World Green City Award 2022: Hyderabad City has overall won “World Green City Award 2022” in the category “Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth”, at the International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) 2022 World Green Cities Awards which was organised in Jeju, South Korea. The six categories of award are Living Green for […]
Grievance Redressal Index
Grievance Redressal Index: UIDAI tops the Grievance Redressal Index for the second consecutive month. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), releases a grievance redressal index on monthly basis. UIDAI’S grievance redressal ecosystem comprised of UIDAI HQ, its Regional Offices, Technology Centre, and contact centre partners. It enables UIDAI to resolve around 92% of […]
Giraffes
Giraffes: Giraffes brought to India by the British may belong to endangered species. A genetic distance analysis of the giraffes in Alipore showed that they were most closely related to Nubian and Rothschild giraffes. About 150 years ago, British colonialists brought batches of single species of the northern giraffe to India, from their other colonial […]
International Solar Alliance
International Solar Alliance: 5th assembly of ISA has been inaugurated in India. India holds the office of the President of the ISA Assembly, with the Government of France as Co-President. The Assembly is the apex decision-making body of ISA, where each Member Country is represented. It meets annually at the ministerial level at the ISA’s […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 19th October 2022
Today Current Affairs: 19th October 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Single Integrated Pensioners Portal
Single Integrated Pensioners Portal: Union Minister of state for Science and Technology recently launched the Single Integrated Pensioners’ Portal. Single Integrated Pensioners’ Portal developed in collaboration with State Bank of India and aimed at “Ease of Living” for the Central Government Pensioners. All the remaining 16 Pension disbursing banks shall now begin their integration with […]
National Conference On Tourist Police Scheme
National Conference On Tourist Police Scheme: Union Ministry of Tourism in co-ordination with Ministry of Home Affairs and the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) is organising the national conference of director generals/inspector generals of police department of all states and Union territories “in connection with implementation of uniform Tourist Police Scheme at pan […]
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index MPI 2022
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index MPI 2022: The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2022 was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). Key Highlights of the Index: Global Data: 1.2 billion people are multidimensionally poor. Nearly half of them live in severe poverty. Half of poor […]
National Highways Infra Trust (NHAI InvIT)
National Highways Infra Trust (NHAI InvIT): According to the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, National Highways Infra Trust (NHAI InvIT) is looking to raise additional ₹3,800 crore and around Rs 1,500 crore were being garnered through an issue of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) with a long-dated maturity of 24 years. These InvIT bonds will […]
Learning Losses
Learning Losses: World Bank held a discussion on the “Learning Losses” Learning losses in terms of education due to COVID: World Bank-UNESCO-UNICEF report: Learning losses from COVID-19 could cost this generation of students close to $17 trillion in lifetime earnings. Learning losses were greater for students of lower socioeconomic status in countries like Ghana, Mexico, […]
