The Missing Deputy Speaker: Supreme Court sought response from Centre on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that contends that not electing a Deputy Speaker to the 17th (present) Lok Sabha, since 2019, is “against the letter and spirit of the Constitution”. The post has also been lying vacant in the five state Assemblies including Rajasthan, […]
Category: Current Affairs
Uttarakhand’s Anti Cheating Law
Uttarakhand’s Anti Cheating Law: On February 11 2023, a protest in Dehradun over paper leaks and scams in government recruitment tests turned violent. On the following day, the Uttarakhand Governor gave his assent to the Uttarakhand Competitive Examination (Measures for Control and Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Ordinance, 2023 to prevent the use of […]
ChatGPT-Powered WhatsApp Chatbot
ChatGPT-Powered WhatsApp Chatbot: The Ministry of Electronics and IT’s (MeitY) BHASHINI is working on a ChatGPT-Powered WhatsApp Chatbot to help Indian farmers learn about various government schemes. BHASHINI (BHASHa INterface for India) is India’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) led language translation platform. The launch of the WhatsApp chatbot may take time as ChatGPT currently relies on […]
Monkeypox : Report
Monkeypox : Report According to a recent statement by the World Health Organization (WHO), as many as 85,765 confirmed and 1,382 probable cases of monkeypox were reported from 110 countries since January 1, 2022. Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus which belongs to the orthopoxvirus genus. The virus is normally seen in African […]
Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana: To empower youth by providing them entry-level skill training in Railway Training Institutes, “Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana” (RKVY) has been notified. Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana is a skill development scheme with a special focus on providing training for jobs that are relevant to the Railways. It is a sub-scheme under Pradhan […]
Custodial Death : Report
Custodial Death : Report According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the last five years, the highest number of custodial deaths have been reported in Gujarat at 80. Custodial death is a death that occurs while a person is in the custody of law enforcement officials or in a correctional facility. It […]
Marburg Virus Disease : First-Ever Outbreak
Marburg Virus Disease : First-Ever Outbreak The World Health Organization recently said that Equatorial Guinea had confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease. Marburg virus disease (MVD) earlier known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever, is a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever that affects both people and non-human primates. MVD is caused by the Marburg virus, a […]
President’s Colour Award
President’s Colour Award: Union Home Minister will present the President’s Colour Award to the state police at a ceremony at the Haryana Police Academy The President’s Colour is one of the highest honour that can be awarded to any military unit, military training establishments, and state/UT Police Forces of India. It is bestowed upon in […]
TAPAS UAV
TAPAS UAV: The Prime Minister of India has shared aerial coverage of Ground and Air displays captured from an indigenously developed Medium Altitude Long Endurance TAPAS UAV during rehearsal from a height of 12000 feet. TAPAS UAV is known as Tapas-BH (Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance-Beyond Horizon 201), formerly referred to as Rustom-II. The […]
14th Edition Of Aero India 2023
14th Edition Of Aero India 2023: The Prime Minister of India inaugurated the 14th edition of Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru. Aero India is a premier global aviation trade fair, which provides an opportunity for the Indian aviation-defence industry, to showcase its products, technologies and solutions to the national decision-makers. The Aero India show is […]
