Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship 2022: The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India under its “Waste to Wealth” Mission announced the “Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship 2022” to empower young innovators who are engaged in community work of waste management, waste awareness campaigns, waste surveys etc. as Swachhta Saarthis. The fellowship was launched […]
Category: Current Affairs
Dress Code and Freedom Of Religion
Freedom Of Religion: After six students were banned from entering a college in Karnataka’s Udupi district for wearing a hijab last month, the row over whether educational institutions can impose a strict dress code that could interfere with rights of students has spilled to other colleges in the state. The issue throws up legal […]
Who Were the Ghost Army? Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act
Ghost Army: US President Joe Biden on February 2, 2022 signed into law a bill titled, “Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act”, essentially providing recognition to the ‘Ghost Army’, a tactical deception unit deployed by the US during World War II. In 1944, this unit was tasked with a mission to put on a […]
North Korea Biggest Missile Test
North Korea Missile Test: North Korea has conducted its biggest missile launch since 2017. North Korea has claimed the missile which it test fired recently is extremely powerful and can travel hundreds of miles, It also has the ability to strike the US Northern Pacific command Guam. The test was an intermediate-range ballistic missile […]
Chandrayaan-3 Mission
Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will make its third venture to the Moon through the Chandrayaan-3 mission in August this year. This was stated by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to Lok Sabha. Chandrayaan-3 is a planned third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). […]
Diplomatic Boycott Of The Beijing Winter Olympics
Diplomatic Boycott Of The Beijing Winter Olympics: India announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which get underway recently. By doing so, India has joined a growing list of countries that will not send government delegations to the Chinese capital for the Winter Olympics. In December, the United States had announced a […]
What is the Definition of Forest? Under State Of Forest Report
Definition Under State Of Forest Report: Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change informed Rajya Sabha about the Definition under State of Forest Report. As per decision 19/Conference of Parties (CP) 9-Kyoto Protocol, the forest can be defined by any country depending upon the capacities and capabilities of the country as follows:- Forest is […]
National Adaptation Fund For Climate Change (NAFCC)
National Adaptation Fund For Climate Change (NAFCC): The National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) was established to support adaptation activities in the States and Union Territories (UTs) of India that are vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. NAFCC is implemented in project mode and till date, 30 projects are sanctioned in […]
International Space Station (ISS) Will Cease Operations
International Space Station (ISS): NASA has announced that the International Space Station (ISS) will cease operations in 2031, after which it will fall out of orbit and plunge into the waters of the South Pacific Ocean. According to NASA’s budget estimates, the ISS’ re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere will take place in January 2031. […]
What are Surety Bonds?
Surety Bonds: In the Budget 2022-23, the government has allowed the use of surety insurance bonds as a substitute for bank guarantees in case of government procurement and also for gold imports. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has also released final guidelines to ensure orderly development of surety insurance business in […]
