Telangana Dalit Bandhu Scheme: Dalit activists from across India have appreciated Dalit Bandhu scheme. It is a scheme to uplift Dalits on all fronts and therefore activists have demanded the scheme be extended at the national level. Dalit Bandhu enables entrepreneurship among Dalits through a direct benefit transfer of Rs 10 lakh per family. This […]
Megaliths Of Assam
Megaliths Of Assam: The discovery of a number of megalithic stone jars in Assam’s Dima Hasao district has brought to focus possible links between India’s Northeast and Southeast Asia, dating back to the second millennium BC. The paper, ‘An archaeological survey of the Assam stone jar sites’ documents three distinct jar shapes (bulbous top with […]
5G Vertical Engagement And Partnership Program
5G Vertical Engagement And Partnership Program: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) for “5G Vertical Engagement and Partnership Program (VEPP)” initiative to build strong collaboration partnerships across 5G Use-case ecosystem stakeholders. It is an Initiative, where the DoT will “facilitate necessary approvals, regulatory clearances to enable use case prototyping, pilots, […]
Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ : Successfully Tested
Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ : Successfully Tested Indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ was successfully flight tested on April 11, 2022 at high-altitude ranges as part of user validation trials. The flight-test was jointly conducted by the teams of scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Indian Army and Indian Air Force […]
Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be honoured with the first-ever Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award, instituted in the memory of the veteran singer who passed away in February this year. Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan informed that the award will be given annually to a person who has made a path-breaking, spectacular […]
What Is e-BCAS Project?
What Is e-BCAS Project? The Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to the Civil Aviation Ministry discussed ‘e-BCAS project’. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, BCAS establishes, develops, implements maintains, and reviews the National Aviation Security Programme. It also safeguards civil aviation operations against acts of unlawful interference and threat, taking into account the safety, regularity, and efficiency […]
Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif : Current Prime Minister Of Pakistan
Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif : Current Prime Minister Of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif (born 1951) is a Pakistani politician serving as the 23rd and current prime minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). Previously, he has served as the Chief […]
State Energy And Climate Index : NITI Aayog
State Energy And Climate Index : NITI Aayog Gujarat has topped the list for larger States in the NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index–Round 1 that has ranked States and Union Territories (UTs) on six parameters including discoms’ performance, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. The States have been categorised based on size and geographical […]
RBI Draft Norms For Trade Via E-commerce
RBI Draft Norms For Trade Via E-commerce: The Reserve Bank of India has proposed to modify the existing norms that are in place with the aim of rationalizing and simplifying the process for payment settlement for imports and exports through e-commerce. The draft guidelines named ‘Processing and Settlement of small value Export and Import related […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 12th April 2022
Today Current Affairs: 12th April 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
