Russia As a “State Sponsor Of Terrorism”: Ukraine has requested US to designate Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism”. The designation would activate perhaps the harshest suite of sanctions available with the US against Russia. The US Secretary of State (the minister primarily in charge of foreign relations) has the power to designate countries […]
What Is a ‘Poison Pill’ Defence?
What Is a ‘Poison Pill’ Defence? Twitter countered Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company for more than $43 billion with a corporate tool known as a poison pill, a defensive strategy by boardrooms trying to fend off takeovers. This defense mechanism was developed in the 1980s as company leaders, facing corporate raiders and hostile […]
Ammonia In Yamuna
Ammonia In Yamuna: Water supply was disrupted in parts of Delhi once again when ammonia levels in the Yamuna river remained high on 16th April. The concentration of ammonia in the river was 7.4 ppm (parts per million), seven times the level of around 1 ppm that the Delhi Jal Board’s water treatment plants (WTPs) […]
Parboiled Rice
Parboiled Rice: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao staged a dharna at Telangana House, demanding a uniform paddy procurement policy. The protest came after the Centre said it was stopping the purchase of excess parboiled rice, of which Telangana is a major producer. Parboiled rice refers to rice that has been partially boiled at the […]
Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956
Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956: The Telangana Government has requested the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) one more time to refer its complaint made under Section 3 of the Inter State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, to the existing Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II or Brijesh Kumar Tribunal immediately to finalise the fair and equitable […]
Draft Uniform Code For Medical Device Marketing Practices
Draft Uniform Code For Medical Device Marketing Practices: The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) recently published the draft Uniform Code for Medical Device Marketing Practices (UCMDMP), which is aimed at bringing in a voluntary code to regulate fair marketing practices by the medical device industry. It also aims at giving the industry an identity, apart from […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 18th April 2022
Today Current Affairs: 18th April 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Oil Bonds
Oil Bonds: The government issues oil bonds to compensate the oil marketing companies (OMCs) to offset the losses that are suffered by them with the aim of shielding consumers from rising crude oil prices. These bonds were issued by the government mainly from 2005 to 2010. Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister had said that the central […]
Tanzania’s First Woman President : Samia Suluhu Hassan
Tanzania’s First Woman President : Samia Suluhu Hassan Samia Suluhu Hassan is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party that is currently ruling the country. She is Tanzania’s first female president. She is the third woman head of government of a country in the East African Community. The other two female heads of […]
Tribute To Veer Kunwar Singh
Tribute To Veer Kunwar Singh: The Government will pay tribute to freedom fighter Veer Kunwar Singh (1777-1858) on his birth anniversary (23rd April). He belonged to a family of the Ujjainiya clan of the Parmar Rajputs of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar. He was the chief organiser of the fight against the […]
