Mount Semeru Volcano Eruption: Mount Semeru volcano erupted recently triggering top alert status. It is located in Indonesia. It is one of the East Java Island’s tallest volcano. Semeru’s last major eruption was in December 2021. Semeru, also known as Mahameru, has erupted numerous times in the past 200 years. Indonesia is one of the […]
Category: Current Affairs
International Civil Aviation Organisation Ranking
International Civil Aviation Organisation Ranking: India is among the top 50 countries with best aviation safety in the latest ICAO rankings. In the rankings by the ICAO, India is now at the 48th position, a “quantum leap” from the 102nd rank it had in 2018. The rankings are for 187 countries and assessments were done […]
First Loss Default Guarantee (FLDG) System
First Loss Default Guarantee (FLDG) System: RBI Two months after the Reserve Bank issued guidelines on digital lending, banks, NBFCs and fintech players are still awaiting clarity on many aspects, including the FLDG system. FLDG is a lending model between a fintech and a regulated entity in which a third party guarantees to compensate up […]
Human Tiger conflicts : Increase In Number Of Incidents
Human Tiger conflicts : Increase In Number Of Incidents There is an increase in the number of incidents of Human- Tiger conflicts. Every four years, India carries out a census of the tiger population across India. The latest estimate put the tiger population at 2,967. Tigers were reportedly increasing at a rate of about 6% […]
Samruddhi Corridor
Samruddhi Corridor: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first phase of the 701-km ‘Hindu Hrudayasamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg’ on December 11. The Expressway will reduce the time taken to 839-km distance between Nagpur and Mumbai, to seven hours. This currently takes at least 17 hours. The Expressway, also called Samruddhi corridor, built […]
India’s First Dark Night Sky Reserve
India’s First Dark Night Sky Reserve: Ladakh is all set to have India’s first Dark Night Sky Reserve at Hanle village in Changthang region. In about eighteen locations in Hanley, powerful telescopes will be installed for stargazing. The Hanle Dark Sky Reserve (HDSR) will come up within the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, situated 4,500 metres above […]
Indian Navy Day 2022
Indian Navy Day 2022: India observes Navy Day on December 4 every year. It aims to acknowledge the role of the Indian Navy and commemorate its achievements in ‘Operation Trident’ during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. This year, for the first time, Navy Day Celebrations are being conducted outside the National Capital. This year, as India […]
‘Millets-Smart Nutritive Food’ Conclave
‘Millets-Smart Nutritive Food’ Conclave: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal will be the Chief Guest at the ‘Millets-Smart Nutritive Food’ Conclave to be held in New Delhi on 05 December 2022. The Conclave is being organized by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry through its apex agricultural export promotion body, Agricultural and […]
PM Daksh Program
PM Daksh Program: According to the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment about 5 lakh people got benefits under PM Daksh Program. PM-DAKSH (Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi) Yojana was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E) in 2020-21. It is a National Action Plan for skilling marginalized persons […]
Four-Tiered Regulatory Framework For Categorisation Of Urban Co-operative Banks
Four-Tiered Regulatory Framework For Categorisation Of Urban Co-operative Banks: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently announced a four-tiered regulatory framework for categorisation of Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs). According to RBI, such framework is needed to balance the spirit of mutuality and co-operation more prevalent in banks of smaller sizes and those with limited area […]
