What Is One Nation, One Election? Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has said that the Election Commission is ready to hold simultaneous elections or ‘One Nation, One Election’. Earlier this year, on National Voters’ Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address had raised the topics of ‘One Nation, One Election’ and ‘One Nation, One […]
Impact of Char Dham Highway Development Project on Himalayas
What Is Char Dham Highway Development Project? The Supreme Court has urged its former Justice AK Sikri to take over as the Chairman of the high-powered committee constituted by it to “consider the cumulative and independent impact of the Char Dham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojana (Char Dham Highway Development Project) on the entire Himalayan valley”. In […]
Draft National Policy For The Medical Devices
Draft National Policy For The Medical Devices: Department of Pharmaceuticals has released an Approach Paper for the Draft National Policy for the Medical Devices, 2022 for consultation. The Draft policy aims at addressing the core objectives of accessibility, affordability, safety and quality, focus on self-sustainability, innovation and growth in the Medical devices sector. This Policy […]
Most Favoured Nation Status : Key Points
Most Favoured Nation Status: Key Points The World Trade Organization’s 164 members commit to treating other members equally so they can all benefit from each other’s lowest tariffs, highest import quotas and fewest trade barriers for goods and services. This principle of non-discrimination is known as most favoured nation (MFN) treatment. There are some exceptions, […]
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Interest Rate 2021-2022
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) : Key Points Union Minister for Labour & Employment announced the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) interest rate for the year 2021-2022 after chairing the two-day long meeting of the 230th Central Board of Trustees (CBT) at Guwahati. The return on workers’ retirement savings parked with the Employees’ Provident Fund […]
Syllipsimopodi Bideni : Oldest Octopus Fossil
Syllipsimopodi Bideni : Oldest Octopus Fossil For the roughly 300 known octopus species dwelling in the world’s oceans, having eight arms is a defining characteristic. But that is not the way it started. Scientists said a fossil unearthed in central Montana of a species named Syllipsimopodi bideni represents the oldest-known relative of today’s octopuses and […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 12th March 2022
Today Current Affairs: 12th March 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Ex DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022
Ex DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022: Ex DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022, an annual exercise between Indian Army and Japanese Ground Self Defence Force which commenced on 27 February 2022 at Foreign Training Node, Belgaum successfully culminated on 10 March 2022. The conduct of this exercise, which covered a vast spectrum from cross training & combat conditioning in field conditions, to […]
Species Richness Survey: Highlights
Species Richness Survey: Highlights Every year, the Wildlife Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation, Punjab, conducts waterbirds census exercise in six major and most biodiverse wetlands, which include the Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary, the Ropar Conservation Reserve, the Harike Wildlife Sanctuary, the Kanjli Wetland, the Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve and the Ranjit Sagar Conservation Reserve. However, the […]
Current Account Deficit : Key Points
Current Account Deficit : Key Points An American financial services company Morgan Stanley has predicted that the Current Account Deficit will widen to a 10-year high of 3% of GDP in FY23. In the wake of continued geopolitical tensions, the surge in oil prices is likely to be sustained, which would lead to deterioration […]
