GSAT-7B : Dedicated Satellite For The Indian Army The Ministry of Defense has given the Acceptance of Necessity for the GSAT-7B satellite. This satellite will be a dedicated satellite for the Indian Army. The satellite would help the Indian Army enhance its surveillance in border areas. Currently, India has only two dedicated military satellites — […]
Lead Poisoning
Lead Poisoning: High levels of lead were found in the blood of thousands of children living around the Kabwe mine in Zambia. Lead poisoning or chronic intoxication is caused by the absorption of Lead in the system and is characterised especially by fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhoea, loss of appetite, anaemia, a dark line along […]
Article 355 Of The Constitution
Article 355 Of The Constitution: Citing post-poll violence in Birbhum district, West Bengal, many political leaders have urged the president to invoke Article 355 of the Constitution to ensure that the state government functions in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. The petitioner has asked for imposition of Article 355 on account of breakdown […]
Article 371 Of The Constitution
Article 371 Of The Constitution: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu is planning to lead an all-party delegation to New Delhi soon to seek amendment of Article 371 (H) which has special provisions pertaining to the state in order to place it at par with special provisions meant for Nagaland enshrined in Article 371 (A) […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 25th March 2022
Today Current Affairs: 25th March 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Article 355
Article 355: Congress party in West Bengal has demanded that the law and order situation in West Bengal is completely broken and Article 355 should be invoked to ensure the State is governed as per the provisions of the Constitution. On 21st March 2022, there was a violent fight between two groups of the ruling […]
Fifth Edition Of The Women Transforming India Awards
Fifth Edition Of The Women Transforming India Awards: WEP is an initiative by the NITI Aayog to promote and support aspiring as well as established women entrepreneurs in India, assisting them in their journey from starting up to scaling up and expanding their ventures. The idea of the Platform was first proposed by Amitabh Kant, […]
World Tuberculosis Day 2022 : Theme
World Tuberculosis Day 2022 : Theme World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed on 24th March to spread awareness about the disastrous health, social, and economic consequences of TB and to take efforts to end the TB epidemic globally. Earlier in 2021, Centenary celebration was observed for the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, which is presently the […]
Testing Of NASA’s Artemis Program
Testing Of NASA’s Artemis Program: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) rolled out its Artemis I moon mission to the launchpad for testing at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, United States. NASA’s Artemis mission is touted as the next generation of lunar exploration, and is named after the twin sister of Apollo from […]
World Meteorological Day 2022 : Theme
World Meteorological Day 2022 : Theme World Meteorological Day is celebrated globally on 23rd March. Earlier in October, 2021, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released the State of Climate Services report 2021. The day is celebrated to commemorate the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which was created in 1950. Being celebrated since 1961, […]