Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC): The Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs opened a Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC) account recently. Mahila Samman Savings Certificate Scheme was announced in the 2023-24 Union Budget to commemorate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. It is a one-time savings scheme for women. Objective is to empower […]
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Eco-Sensitive Zones : Supreme Court Modified Its Previous Judgment
Eco-Sensitive Zones : Supreme Court Modified Its Previous Judgment The Supreme Court of India has modified its earlier judgment that mandated a minimum one-kilometre eco-sensitive zone around protected forests, national parks, and wildlife sanctuaries across the country. Previous Judgement: In June 2022, the SC ordered that ESZs of a minimum of one kilometer should be […]
PRET Initiative
PRET Initiative: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the PRET initiative to be better prepared for future outbreaks of a similar scale and devastation as the COVID-19 pandemic. The Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) Initiative is aimed at providing “guidance on integrated planning for responding to any respiratory pathogen such as influenza […]
Delegates Of G20 Visited The Hemis Monastery
Delegates Of G20 Visited The Hemis Monastery: Delegates of G20 visited the Hemis Monastery in Leh and also witnessed the famous Cham dance. Hemis Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located in Leh City. It belongs to the Drukpa lineage of Buddhism. The monastery was first established in the 11th century and later re-established in the […]
INS Tarkash For Operation Kaveri
INS Tarkash For Operation Kaveri: INS Tarkash from the Indian Navy recently reached Port Sudan to help in the evacuation of stranded Indians as part of “Operation Kaveri”. INS Tarkash is a state-of-the-art stealth frigate of the Indian Navy equipped with a versatile range of weapons. Tarkash belongs to the Talwar class of guided missile […]
What Is Sun Halo?
What Is Sun Halo? The people of Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj were graced by an inspiring phenomenon called Sun Halo. It is an optical phenomenon that occurs due to sunlight refracting millions of hexagonal ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. When white light passes through unique hexagonal ice crystals found in upper-level cirrus clouds, causing the […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 28th April 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 28th Apr 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Meeting Of The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Interbank Consortium (SCO IBC)
Meeting Of The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Interbank Consortium (SCO IBC): Under the chairmanship of India, the XIX Council Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Interbank Consortium (SCO IBC) was held in Goa. SCO Interbank Consortium was established by the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on 26 October 2005. It provides funding and […]
Lesser Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo: After a six-year absence, the lesser flamingos have finally found their way back to Pulicat Lake. Lesser Flamingo is the smallest of all flamingos but has the largest population. It possesses the “hallux” or hind toe that some other flamingos do not have. Males are a little taller than females. It inhabits coastal […]
European Free Trade Association
European Free Trade Association: India and the four-nation bloc EFTA recently discussed ways to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement with a view to strengthening economic ties between the two regions. European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is an intergovernmental organization established in 1960 by the Stockholm Convention. Objective is to promotes free trade and […]
