Windfall Tax: Government has defended the windfall tax (applicable from July 1), as a way to rein in the “phenomenal profits” made by some oil refiners who chose to export fuel to reap the benefits of skyrocketing global prices while affecting domestic supplies. Windfall tax: The United States Congressional Research Service (CRS) defines a windfall […]
Category: Current Affairs
Quantum Network
Quantum Network: IIT, Madras has become 1st institute in India to join IBM Quantum Network. IBM’s Quantum Network aims to advance quantum computing skills and research in India. Quantum computing is a rapidly-emerging technology that harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems too complex for classical computers. Quantum networks form an important element […]
Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav
Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav: The Union Health Ministry is planning to launch a nationwide, mega voluntary blood donation drive, called the Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav, on September 17, with an aim to collect one lakh units of blood. The drive hopes to create a database of donors who can be called upon at times of emergency. The […]
India’s Retail Inflation
India’s Retail Inflation: India’s retail inflation resurged to 7% in August from 6.71% in July, fuelled by a 7.62% uptick in food prices paid by consumers, even as industrial output growth in July dropped to the lowest level since April at just 2.4%, with output levels dropping 2.75% month on month. This is the eighth […]
Agricultural And Processed Food Exports : Data
Agricultural And Processed Food Exports : Data The Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S) has released the data of India’s Agricultural and processed food products exports for the first quarter of current Fiscal (April-July 2022-23). DGCI&S, under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, is the pioneer official organization for collection, compilation and […]
World Dairy Summit 2022
World Dairy Summit 2022: Prime Minister inaugurated the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022 at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. International Dairy Federation is the leading source of scientific and technical expertise for all stakeholders of the dairy chain. Since 1903, IDF’s network of dairy experts has provided a mechanism […]
Wonder On Wheels
Wonder On Wheels: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) commissioner launched ‘Wonder on Wheels’, an initiative to introduce art and cultural activities for Anganwadi children, in collaboration with NGO Freethinking Foundation. This is the continuation of the Montessori School on Wheels programme launched before. The bus is furnished with detachable seating, shelves and storage to allow […]
Gyanvapi Mosque
Gyanvapi Mosque: A Varanasi district court dismissed an application filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee challenging the maintainability of the suit filed by five Hindu women seeking the right to worship Hindu deities within the Gyanvapi mosque (located in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh) premises all year round. District judge A.K. Vishvesha ruled that neither the […]
Appointments Of Judges In High Courts
Appointments Of Judges In High Courts: The Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) U.U. Lalit has recommended eight names for appointment to the Bombay High Court. Six of them are judicial officers and two are advocates. If the government agrees with the Collegium, the judicial strength in the Bombay High Court […]
EWS Quota
EWS Quota: The Supreme Court will examine whether The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, which introduced a 10 per cent quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government jobs and admissions, violates the basic structure of the Constitution. A five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) U U Lalit decided to examine the […]
