ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting: 7th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting held on Agro-Forestry under the co-chairmanship of Union Agriculture Minister. In the meeting, the progress in implementation of various programs and activities under the Medium Term Action Plan of ASEAN-India Cooperation (Year 2021-2025) was reviewed. The meeting also welcomed the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-India relations. The Association of […]
Goddess Lakshmi And Lord Ganesh On New Currency Notes
Goddess Lakshmi And Lord Ganesh On New Currency Notes: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal recently appealed to the Union government to print images of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh on new currency notes for the country’s “economic prosperity. Section 22 of The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, gives RBI the “sole right” to issue […]
National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Scheme
National Means Cum Merit Scholarship Scheme: Last date to submit applications for National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) is 31st October, 2022 on National Scholarship Portal (NSP). Under the Scheme, scholarships are awarded to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out at class VIII and encourage them to continue their […]
7th Annual Meeting Of The Board Of Governors Of AIIB
7th Annual Meeting Of The Board Of Governors Of AIIB: Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman recently attended the 7th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of AIIB via video conference. The theme of this year’s Annual Meeting was “Sustainable Infrastructure Toward a Connected World”. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 27th October 2022
Today Current Affairs: 27th October 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Bestu Varas : Gujarati New Year
Bestu Varas : Gujarati New Year Gujarati New Year or Bestu Varsh is being celebrated on October 26, 2022 In Gujarat, the New Year which is popularly known as Bestu Varsh is celebrated as part of the five-day Diwali Celebrations. Ideally, Gujarati New Year falls on Pratipada of Shukla Paksha in the Kartik month; therefore, […]
Blue Flag Tag
Blue Flag Tag: Two beaches in Lakshadweep received international eco-label “Blue Flag”. Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach in Lakshadweep recently entered into the coveted list of Blue Beaches. These two beaches have a dedicated staff to maintain cleanliness and provide safety and security for swimmers. With these new entrants, India currently has 12 beaches […]
HAWK Air Defence Equipment
HAWK Air Defence Equipment: The United States is considering sending older HAWK air defence equipment from storage to Ukraine to help it defend against Russian drone and cruise missile attacks. The HAWK interceptor missiles would be an upgrade to the Stinger missile systems a smaller, shorter-range air defence system – that the United States has […]
Ethiopia- Tigray Conflict
Ethiopia- Tigray Conflict: An Ethiopian government team and Tigray forces are going to have peace talks in South Africa. Since 1994, Ethiopia has had a federal system in which different ethnic groups control the affairs of 10 regions. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) (the party in power in the Tigray region of Ethiopia)- was influential […]
Lancet Countdown On Health And Climate Change
Lancet Countdown On Health And Climate Change: A report was released titled Lancet countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels, showing that from 2000-2004 to 2017-2021, heat-related deaths increased by 55% in India. This report comes ahead of this year’s United Nations climate change conference (COP27), to be held […]
