Mohenjo-Daro: The recent spell of heavy rains and floods that ravaged large parts of Pakistan’s Sindh province has also taken a heavy toll on the archaeological site of Mohenjodaro. In fact, the calamity has pushed the archeological site – situated on the bank of the Indus river – to the “brink of extinction”. Mohenjo-daro, a […]
Cyber Surakshit Bharat
Cyber Surakshit Bharat: The National e-Governance Division (NeGD),organised the 30th Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) Deep-Dive training programme at the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi. Cyber Surakshit Bharat: Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative was conceptualized with the mission to spread awareness about cyber-crime and build capacities of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and […]
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai: The Prime Minister paid tribute to V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, the legendary freedom fighter on his 151th birth anniversary on 5th September 2022. He was popularly known as Kappalottiya Tamilan (The Tamil Helmsman) and Sekkizuththa Semmal (scholarly gentry who suffered at the oil press). Chidambaram Pillai: Birth: Vallinayagam Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai […]
LGBTQIA+
LGBTQIA+: The National Medical Commission (NMC), has written to all State Medical Councils, banning conversion therapy of LGBTQIA+ Community and calling it a “professional misconduct”. The NMC by following a Madras High Court directive, said that conversion therapy is wrong, under the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquettes and Ethics) Regulations, 2002. The LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, […]
PM-SHRI Yojana
PM-SHRI Yojana: On the occasion of Teacher’s Day today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a new initiative – the development and upgradation of 14 thousand 500 schools across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. These PM-SHRI schools will become model schools which will encapsulate the full spirit of […]
Liz Truss
Liz Truss: UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss has been elected as the next Prime Minister of United Kingdom and leader of the governing Conservative Party. Liz defeated her rival, former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399, after over a six-week-long grueling campaign. With the win, she becomes the third female Prime Minister […]
Preventive Detentions
Preventive Detentions: Preventive detentions in 2021 saw a rise by over 23.7% compared with the year before, with over 1.1 lakh people being placed under preventive detention, according to statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Of these, 483 were detentions under the National Security Act, of which almost half (241) were either […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 6th September 2022
Today Current Affairs: 6th September 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
India’s 1st LNG Fuelled Green Truck
India’s 1st LNG Fuelled Green Truck: A start-up backed by Blue Energy Motors, has made India’s 1st LNG–fuelled green truck at Chakan in Pune. Heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles work much like gasoline-powered vehicles with a spark-ignited internal combustion engine. The natural gas is super-cooled and cryogenically (at – 260 degrees F) stored in […]
RBI Guidelines For Digital Lending
RBI Guidelines For Digital Lending: RBI has tightened the norms for digital lending seeing a number of cases of fraud. Digital lending involves giving and recovering loans through web platforms or mobile apps. It facilitates speedy disbursal and helps lower the costs of lending. Guidelines: No middlemen: All loans disbursals/repayment between the holder of the […]
