Daily Current Affairs

Context District administration of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu along with Bengaluru-based non-profit ATREE are using a ‘hyper local’ approach to restore one of south Asia’s oldest rivers, the Thamirabarani. About The Thamirabarani or Tamraparni or Porunai is a perennial river that originates from the Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats. It flows […]

In Context Recently, the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayat launched the JALDOOT App. About The App  will be used across the country to capture the water level of selected wells in a village.  It will enable Gram Rojgar Sahayak (GRS) to measure the water level of selected wells twice a year (pre-monsoon and […]

In News  Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi has declined the government’s offer to be Attorney General (A-G) for India . About the Attorney General for India The Constitution of India places the post of the A-G on a special footing.  The A-G is the Government of India’s first law officer, and has the right of audience […]

In News  International trade of two new hazardous pesticides — Iprodione and Terbufos — has been recommended for “prior informed consent” (PIC) procedure under Rotterdam convention.  The PIC procedure is a mechanism for formally obtaining and disseminating the decisions of importing parties on their willingness to receive future shipments of hazardous chemicals. About  The 17th […]

In News  The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has given the green signal to relocate five tigers from three national parks of the state to Madhav National Park (MNP). Madhav National Park(MNP) About: It is situated near Shivpuri town in Madhya Pradesh and is a part of the upper Vindhyan hills.  It was the hunting […]

In News Recently, the President conferred the National Service Scheme NSS Awards for the year 2020-21. Background National Service Scheme (NSS) was launched during 1969, the birth centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi, in 37 universities involving 40000 students. NSS is an extension of the higher education system to orient the student youth to community service […]

In News India’s first ‘flex fuel’ developed car is set to launch soon. About Flex Fuel Vehicle  It is a Toyota sedan that can run on one or multiple fuel types. Pilot Project:  The pilot has been initiated as part of a government-led push to carmakers for adopting alternative fuels and the sedan. It will […]

In Context The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) hopes to achieve a remarkable feat — the 200th successful launch of the Rohini RH-200 sounding rocket in a row. About RH-200 is a two-stage rocket capable of climbing to a height of 70 km bearing scientific payloads.  It is 3.5-metre-tall and is used by the ISRO […]

In News Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India has undertaken conservation measures and also introduced digital checks to track public access in  Sittanavasal. About Sittanavasal Cave (also, Arivar Koil) is a 2nd-century Tamil ?rama?a complex of caves in Sittanavasal village in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu, India.  Its name is a distorted form of Sit-tan-na-va-yil, […]

In News Recently, World Environment Health Day was celebrated on September 26 which called for an urgent need to strengthen the One Health approach. About World Environmental Health Day The theme for this World Environment Health Day is: Strengthening Environmental Health Systems for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. There are 17 Sustainable Development […]