RoDTEP Scheme : In News The tea industry has sought higher rates under the RoDTEP scheme to make exports more competitive in overseas markets. RoDTEP Scheme is a flagship export promotion scheme of the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The WTO-compliant scheme aims to refund to the exporters the embedded central, state, and local […]
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Zebra Mussel : Spotted
Zebra Mussel : Spotted Zebra mussel, an invasive species capable of wiping out entire aquatic ecosystems, has been found for the first time in the Colorado River, the most important river in the American Southwest. Zebra mussels are an invasive, fingernail-sized mollusk. Scientific Name: Dreissena polymorpha They are native to the Caspian and Black Seas, […]
Rapid Apophis Mission For Space Safety
Rapid Apophis Mission For Space Safety: The European Space Agency recently announced that its new Ramses spacecraft may accompany the asteroid Apophis before and after its safe, albeit rather close, pass of Earth. Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (RAMSES) is a planetary defence mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). It will intercept the […]
Banking Current Affairs : 20th July 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 20th July 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc Ivory Coast Joins UN Water Convention as 10th African Nation: Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) has recently become the 53rd Party to the 1992 UN Water Convention, officially known as the Convention on the Protection and Use of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 20th July 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 20th July 2024 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Enemy Property In India
Enemy Property In India: The Indian government has begun to auction properties classified as ‘enemy properties’. Enemy Property are those immovable and moveable assets which were left behind by people who took citizenship of Pakistan and China after leaving India during the partition and post the 1962 and 1965 wars. Besides real estate, enemy property […]
Rwanda : Election
Rwanda : Election Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has smashed his own record by winning recent elections with more than 99% of the vote. Rwanda is a landlocked countrylocated south of the equator in east-central Africa. It is part of the Great Rift Valley region of Africa. Often referred to as the “land of a thousand […]
Phlogacanthus Sudhansusekharii : New Plant Species
Phlogacanthus Sudhansusekharii : New Plant Species Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) recently discovered a new plant species named Phlogacanthus sudhansusekharii, from Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh. Phlogacanthus Sudhansusekharii is a newly discovered plant species which belongs to the family ‘Acanthaceae’ and the ‘Phlogacanthus’ genus. It was discovered from the Itanagar Wildlife […]
Gaia Spacecraft
Gaia Spacecraft: Gaia spacecraft has faced and overcome significant challenges in its mission to map over a billion stars in the Milky Way. Gaia Spacecraft was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in December 2013. It is located 1.5 million kilometres from Earth at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2). It monitors each of […]
Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) Program
Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) Program: The Government’s ambitious Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) program is set to get a fresh boost under the leadership of the Union Minister for Youth Affairs. Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) Program is aimed at school children between nine and 18 years age group. The nation-wide […]
