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 […]
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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 […]
South Asia Economic Focus: World Bank
South Asia Economic Focus: World Bank The World Bank in its report South Asia Economic Focus (Bi- Annual) cut its economic growth forecast for India and the whole South Asian region. South Asia Economic Focus describes recent economic developments, analyses the economic impact on South Asia of the war in Ukraine, presents growth forecasts, provides […]
Bernardinelli-Bernstein Comet
Bernardinelli-Bernstein Comet: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed that the huge Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet is indeed the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. The nucleus is called the C/2014 UN271 which has an estimated diameter of almost 129 kilometres. The nucleus is around 50 times larger than that […]
e-DAR Portal
e-DAR Portal: The Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) developed the portal named ‘e-DAR’ (e-Detailed Accident Report). The portal provides instant information on road accidents and helps accelerate accident compensation claims, bringing relief to victims’ families. Road safety continues to be a major developmental issue, a public health concern and a leading cause of […]
What Is The Indigenisation Of Defence?
What Is The Indigenisation Of Defence? The Navy is ramping up indigenisation efforts especially in weapons and aviation related items in line with the Government’s push to cut down on defence imports and boost domestic manufacturing. Indigenisation efforts has gained further urgency due to ingoing Russian war in Ukraine and the large scale dependency of […]
