Cyclone Mandous: It has been reported that a cyclone may impact the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts from 8th December 2022 onwards. Cyclone Mandous is a slow-moving cyclone that often absorbs a lot of moisture, carries a humongous amount of rainfall and gains strength in the form of wind speeds. The name has been suggested […]
Category: Current Affairs
National Security Advisor Meet
National Security Advisor Meet: The National Security Advisor (NSA) of India, for the first time, hosted a special meeting with his counterparts from Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Earlier in January 2022, the Prime Minister of India hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit in virtual format. Highlights about the Meetings […]
Growth Forecast For India’s Economy : World Bank
Growth Forecast For India’s Economy : World Bank The World Bank recently lifted its growth forecast for India’s economy this year to 6.9%, after having downgraded it to 6.5% in October, 2022, citing resilience in economic activity despite a deteriorating external environment. It was released by World Bank. India Development Report titled ‘Navigating the Storm’. […]
India Digital Payments Report For The Third Quarter Of 2022
India Digital Payments Report For The Third Quarter Of 2022: According to the ‘India Digital Payments Report’ for the third quarter of 2022, UPI clocked over 19.65 billion transactions worth ₹32.5 trillion. UPI is a system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application. It does so by merging several banking features, seamless […]
Artificial Intelligence-Powered ChatGPT
Artificial Intelligence-Powered ChatGPT An artificial intelligence tool called ChatGPT was released on the internet. The tool has been developed by OpenAI, a research institute founded in 2015. This tool ‘knew’ every topic under the sun; it could answer questions and carry on a conversation. This tool interacts with humans in natural language and is impressive […]
Print And Digital Media Association : Approved As a Self-Regulatory Body
Print And Digital Media Association : Approved As a Self-Regulatory Body The government has approved the Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA) as a self-regulatory body for publishers of news and current affairs across the country. The organisation with 47 digital news publishers on board will look at grievances related to digital media news content […]
Jeevan Pramaan Patra : Digital Service For Pensioners
Jeevan Pramaan Patra : Digital Service For Pensioners The Jeevan Pramaan Patra have been disbursed by the Government using the network of Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks in the country. Jeevan Pramaan is a biometric enabled digital service for pensioners. Pensioners of Central Government, State Government or any other Government organization can take benefit of […]
World Soil Day 2022
World Soil Day 2022: World Soil Day (WSD) is observed every year on December 5, to highlight the value of healthy soil and to promote the sustainable management of soil resources UN designated December 5 2014, as the first official soil day It is a conservation and rehabilitation approach to food and farming systems. It […]
International conference on the contributions of J C Bose
International conference on the contributions of J C Bose: Ministry of Culture organized an “International conference on the contributions of J C Bose” on his 164th birth anniversary (1858-1937). J C Bose discovered wireless communication and was named the Father of Radio Science He invented Crescograph to measure plant growth He did pathbreaking work on […]
Dharavi Redevelopment Project
Dharavi Redevelopment Project: The Bombay High Court (HC) seeks the Dharavi redevelopment project authority’s reply to Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for removal of Mahim Nature Park from the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. Mahim Nature Park is a protected forest under Indian Forest Act, 1927. Dharavi Redevelopment Project is the makeover of Mumbai’s slum cluster, Dharavi. The […]
