National AYUSH Mission: Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National AYUSH Mission, the total budget of 3119.46 crores has been allocated/ released as a central share to States/UTs since the inception of the scheme and they have reported an expenditure of Rs. 2290.20 crores. The government of India has adopted a strategy of Co-location […]
Exercise Pitch Black
Exercise Pitch Black: Indian Force will join 16 other nations later this month for Exercise Pitch Black, hosted by the Australian Air Force. It’s a biennial exercise to enhance interoperability and strengthen relationships among participants. It will provide Indian Air Force a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with these nations in a dynamic […]
100% Quota To Locals
100% Quota To Locals: SC Quashes Jharkhand Decision to Grant 100% Quota to Locals in Govt Jobs Observation by SC “‘The citizens have equal rights, and the total exclusion of others by creating an opportunity for one class is not contemplated by the founding fathers of the Constitution of India” Jharkhand Government in 2016 granted […]
Hellfire R9X Missile
Hellfire R9X Missile: The US military used its ‘secret weapon’ — the Hellfire R9X missile (‘Ninja missile’)– to kill Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri on the balcony of a safe house in Kabul. The Hellfire R9X is a US-origin missile known to cause minimum collateral damage while engaging individual targets. It weighs about 45 kg […]
Nagar Van Yojana
Nagar Van Yojana: The Yojana was discussed in Parliament Aim: To create 400 Urban Forest and 200 Nagar Vatikas in at least 20 hectares of land in the urban areas in the next five years (2020-2025) (on existing forest land or any other vacant land by Urban local bodies) About: Launched in 2020 Van will […]
Astrobee : NASA’s New Free-Flying Robotic System
Astrobee : NASA’s New Free-Flying Robotic System Astrobee is NASA’s new free-flying robotic system. Astrobee also consists of a system that serves as a research platform that can be outfitted and programmed to conduct microgravity experiments. The three free-flying robots are named Honey, Queen, and Bumble. The robots are shaped like cubes 12.5 inches wide. […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 3rd August 2022
Today Current Affairs: 3rd August 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
New Zealand’s Bill On Tobacco Endgame
New Zealand’s Bill On Tobacco Endgame: To fulfil its plan to be smokefree by 2025, the New Zealand Parliament recently tabled the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill. Emulating New Zealand, Malaysia is also considering a ban on smoking and the sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to people born after […]
India Has Signed Bilateral Air Service Agreement With 116 Countries
India Has Signed Bilateral Air Service Agreement With 116 Countries: India has signed a bilateral air service agreement with 116 countries including neighbouring Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan along with the US, UK, UAE etc Airline can operate to/from a point in India: Any designated foreign airline can operate to/from a point in India if it […]
African Swine Fever In India
African Swine Fever In India: African Swine Fever has been confirmed for the first time, at a private pig farm in in Kerala, after more than 15 pigs on the farm had died due to the disease in the last ten days. It is a highly contagious and fatal animal disease that infects and leads […]