Employees Provident Fund Organisation : Employee Rating Survey The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) have jointly launched the Employer Rating Survey to assess and encourage employers’ support for increasing women’s participation in the workforce. The employer rating survey was launched at an event “Women in the […]
31 MQ-9B Sky Guardian
31 MQ-9B Sky Guardian: The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale of 31 MQ-9B Sky Guardian to India. The MQ-9B Predator drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle. MQ-9B SeaGuardian is a maritime-focused version of the SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS). The MQ-9B drones are also known as “Predators”. They are […]
Indian Gray Wolf
Indian Gray Wolf: The Indian gray wolf has recently been sighted in the confines of National Chambal Sanctuary (NCS) in Uttar Pradesh. The last sightings were reported during ‘Operation Bhediya’ carried out between 1997 and 2000 to map the canines’ footprint in Chambal. Scientific Name: Canis lupus pallipes Conservation Status IUCN: Least Concern Wildlife (Protection) […]
Digital Detox Initiative
Digital Detox Initiative: The Karnataka government recently announced a new ‘Digital Detox’ initiative in collaboration with the All India Game Developers Forum (AIGDF). The programme aims to spread awareness about the negative impacts of excessive technology use and encourage more mindful digital habits. The goal of the ‘Digital Detox’ initiative is to reduce the amount […]
Champai Soren : Jharkhand’s New Chief Minister
Champai Soren : Jharkhand’s New Chief Minister Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s (JMM) Champai Soren has taken oath as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand on February 2, 2024. He was accompanied by Satyanand Bhokta and Alamgir Alam who were sworn in as Cabinet Ministers. Mr. Champai was elected as the new leader of the JMM Legislature […]
Banking Current Affairs : 2nd Feb 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 2nd Feb 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc World Wetlands Day 2024: World Wetlands Day, celebrated annually on February 2nd, commemorates the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in 1971. The official theme for World Wetlands Day 2024 is “Wetlands and Human Wellbeing”. Tamil […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 2nd Feb 2024
Today’s Current Affairs: 2nd Feb 2024 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Sphaerotheca varshaabhu : Species Of Frog
Sphaerotheca varshaabhu : Species Of Frog Researchers from various national and international organisations have identified and documented a previously unknown species of frog which has been thriving amidst the urban landscape of Bengaluru. Sphaerotheca varshaabhu is a new frog species. Sphaerotheca Varshaabhu, meaning a genus of frog which welcomes rain, has been attributed to its […]
eROSITA : Data
eROSITA : Data The German eROSITA consortium has released the data for its share of the first all-sky survey by the soft X-ray imaging telescope. The eROSITA (extended ROentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array) is a wide-field X-ray telescope on board the Russian-German “Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma” (SRG) observatory. It was developed under the leadership of the […]
Bluetongue Disease
Bluetongue Disease China has banned the direct and indirect import of ruminants and its related products from Iraq due to an outbreak of bluetongue disease Bluetongue disease (BT) is a non-contagious, viral disease affecting domestic and wild ruminants (primarily sheep and including cattle, goats, buffalo, antelope, deer, elk and camels). It is transmitted by insects, […]
