PRET Initiative: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the PRET initiative to be better prepared for future outbreaks of a similar scale and devastation as the COVID-19 pandemic. The Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) Initiative is aimed at providing “guidance on integrated planning for responding to any respiratory pathogen such as influenza […]
Delegates Of G20 Visited The Hemis Monastery
Delegates Of G20 Visited The Hemis Monastery: Delegates of G20 visited the Hemis Monastery in Leh and also witnessed the famous Cham dance. Hemis Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located in Leh City. It belongs to the Drukpa lineage of Buddhism. The monastery was first established in the 11th century and later re-established in the […]
INS Tarkash For Operation Kaveri
INS Tarkash For Operation Kaveri: INS Tarkash from the Indian Navy recently reached Port Sudan to help in the evacuation of stranded Indians as part of “Operation Kaveri”. INS Tarkash is a state-of-the-art stealth frigate of the Indian Navy equipped with a versatile range of weapons. Tarkash belongs to the Talwar class of guided missile […]
What Is Sun Halo?
What Is Sun Halo? The people of Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj were graced by an inspiring phenomenon called Sun Halo. It is an optical phenomenon that occurs due to sunlight refracting millions of hexagonal ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. When white light passes through unique hexagonal ice crystals found in upper-level cirrus clouds, causing the […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 28th April 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 28th Apr 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Meeting Of The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Interbank Consortium (SCO IBC)
Meeting Of The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Interbank Consortium (SCO IBC): Under the chairmanship of India, the XIX Council Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Interbank Consortium (SCO IBC) was held in Goa. SCO Interbank Consortium was established by the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on 26 October 2005. It provides funding and […]
Lesser Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo: After a six-year absence, the lesser flamingos have finally found their way back to Pulicat Lake. Lesser Flamingo is the smallest of all flamingos but has the largest population. It possesses the “hallux” or hind toe that some other flamingos do not have. Males are a little taller than females. It inhabits coastal […]
European Free Trade Association
European Free Trade Association: India and the four-nation bloc EFTA recently discussed ways to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement with a view to strengthening economic ties between the two regions. European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is an intergovernmental organization established in 1960 by the Stockholm Convention. Objective is to promotes free trade and […]
India’s First Solar City
India’s First Solar City: Sanchi, a world heritage site located in Madhya Pradesh, is all set to become India’s first solar city. It is located in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. It lies in an upland plateau region just west of the Betwa River. Sanchi is a religious place with historical and Archaeological significance. […]
Code On Social Security 2020 And Gig Workers
Code On Social Security 2020 And Gig Workers: The Ministry of State for Labour and Employment told the Lok Sabha that the definition of ‘gig worker’ and ‘platform worker’ has been provided for the first time in the Code on Social Security (SS), 2020. The Code aims to regulate the organized/unorganized (or any other) sectors […]
