Daily Current Affairs

In News Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given a nod to the formation of village defence groups (VDGs) in Jammu and Kashmir. About village defence committees (VDCs) History: The VDCs were constituted in 1995 in 10 districts of the Jammu region to fight militants in far-off places.  Around 26,567 locals were recruited […]

In News Recently the KAVACH System was showcased on South Central Railway . About KAVACH System  ‘Kavach’ literally means armour, is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system by Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in collaboration with Indian industry . It is a set of electronic devices and Radio Frequency Identification devices installed […]

In News A team of scientists from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) has discovered a new gin berry species from the Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.  The findings have been published in the latest issue of Nordic Journal of Botany, published from Sweden . About  The species, named  Glycosmis albicarpa with a distinct […]

In News  Recently ,India abstained on a vote at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as the Council decided to set up an international commission of enquiry into Russia’s actions in Ukraine. About UN  Human Rights Council It is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection […]

In News The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the world’s highest-level decision-making body with a universal membership of all 193 nations, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. United Nations Environment Programme It is the leading global environmental authority established in 1972. It sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable […]

In News  Recently ,Meghalaya has withdrawn consent to the CBI to investigate cases in the state, becoming the ninth state in the country to have taken this step.  What is general consent? The CBI is governed by The Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, and it must mandatorily obtain the consent of the state […]

In News  Recently ,Skyshade Daylights Private Limited – the only Start-up company in India for Daylight Harvesting Technologies signed an MoU with Technology Development Board. TDB (Technology Development Board) is a statutory body of the Department of Science & Technology. About  The Ministry of Science & Technology will give Rs 5 Crore of the 10 […]

In News The Haryana government introduced a Bill in the state Assembly against religious conversion through force, undue influence or allurement. Major Highlights of the Bill Section 3 of the Bill Makes it clear that no person shall convert or attempt to convert, either directly or otherwise, any other person from one religion to another […]

In News India is all set to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo. About Aurobindo Ghose He is popularly known as yogi Rishi Aurobindo. He was a revolutionary, nationalist, poet, educationist and philosopher.  Birth:  He was born on August 15, 1872, in Calcutta to Shri Krishnadhan Ghosh. His father was a rich doctor […]