Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022: The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 has come into force after being passed by the Parliament in April 2022. It replaces the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, a colonial era law, and authorises police officers to take measurements of people convicted, arrested or facing trial in criminal cases Criminal Procedure […]
UN Military Observer Group In India And Pakistan
UN Military Observer Group In India And Pakistan: U.N. Secretary General has appointed Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios of Argentina as the Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). UNMOGIP was established in January 1949. After the first war in Kashmir (1947-1948), India […]
Booster Dose: Corbevax
Booster Dose: Corbevax The government of India announced that those who have received Covishield or Covaxin as their first or second dose for Covid-19 can take Corbevax as the third booster shot. Corbevax is still awaiting World Health Organisation’s Emergency Use Listing (EUL). Until now, the third dose had to be the same vaccine that […]
Digital Currency
Digital Currency: According to a recent study by the United Nations Trade and Development Body (UNCTAD), over 7% of India’s population owned Digital Currency in 2021. India was ranked seventh in the list of top 20 global economies for digital currency ownership as share of population. Developing countries accounted for 15 of the top 20 […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 12th August 2022
Today Current Affairs: 12th August 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Blue Bonds
Blue Bonds: SEBI has proposed the ‘blue bonds’ for sustainable finance Blue bond: It will be a debt instrument to support investments in healthy oceans and blue economies (i.e. use of ocean resources for economic growth)- sustainable exploitation of ocean resources, fishing, and extracting renewable energy. It will catalyse progress towards SDG 14 (Life Below […]
Peninsular Rock Agama
Peninsular Rock Agama: A study has been carried out by researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru to understand several environmental factors (including urbanisation) that could affect the presence of the Peninsular Rock Agama/ South Indian Rock Agama. The Peninsular Rock Agama (Psammophilus dorsalis) which is a type of garden lizard has a strong […]
New START Treaty
New START Treaty: Russia suspended United Stated of America’s on-site inspections under New START Treaty with Washington due to Western sanctions and coronavirus infections. New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) was the last remaining arms reduction pact between the former Cold War rivals and caps to 1,550 the number of nuclear warheads that can be […]
Gold Exchange Traded Funds
Gold Exchange Traded Funds: In July 2022, Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) witnessed a net outflow of Rs 457 crore as investors parked their money in other asset classes as part of their portfolio rebalancing strategy. This was in comparison to a net inflow of Rs 135 crore in June 2022. Gold Exchange Traded Funds […]
Pre-Summit Meeting Of Tiger Range Countries
Pre-Summit Meeting Of Tiger Range Countries: India has hosted the Pre-Summit meeting of Tiger Range Countries (TRCs). The Tiger Range Countries Summit is scheduled to be held at Vladivostok, Russia on 5th September 2022. In January 2022, the 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger conservation was held. India’s National Tiger Conservation Authority has also decided […]
