Current Affairs

Swachhta Start-up Challenge
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  Recently the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in partnership with ‘Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade’ (DPIIT) and ‘French Development Agency’ (AFD) under ‘Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0’ under ‘Swachhta Start-up Challenge. Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 SBM-U 2.0 was launched on…

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First Scientific Bird Atlas
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South Indian state of Kerala has launched its first Scientific Bird Atlas and with this it has also come that this bird atlas is Asia’s largest bird atlas in terms of geographical extent which has 25,000 Checklist coverage. Kerala Bird Atlas is the first of…

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‘Transparency International’
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  Recently, the Corruption Perception Index 2021 (CPI) was released by ‘Transparency International’. As a whole, this index shows that the control of corruption in 86 percent of countries has either been largely stable or poor over the past decade. Transparency International ‘Transparency International’ is…

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COMPETES Act, 2022
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  The United States has unveiled the ambitious America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act, 2022 that seeks to open new avenues for talented individuals around the world with a new start-up visa. It aims to strengthen supply chains…

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Assam Vaibhav Award
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Recently, one of the country’s most eminent industrialists, Mr. Ratan Tata, has been conferred its highest civilian honor ‘Assam Baibhav Award’ by the Government of Assam. It is the highest civilian award of the state of Assam. The award was officially announced by Chief Minister…

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Small satellite launch vehicle
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  Recently the Chairman of ‘Indian Space Research Organization’ (ISRO) has mentioned the launch of ‘SSLV-D1 Micro Sat’ in April 2022. SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle) aims to launch small satellites into low earth orbit. In recent years, the ‘Small Satellite Launch Vehicle’ has become…

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Meta’s AI Supercomputer
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  According to Facebook’s parent company Meta, it’s new “artificial intelligence supercomputer” will be the fastest worldwide by the middle of 2022. Key point Meta introduced the AI ​​Research Super Cluster (RSC) on January 24, 2022. It is believed to be one of the fastest…

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Environmental management plan
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    Recently the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi and Haryana to implement the Environment Management Plan (EMP) prepared by both the governments for the rejuvenation and conservation of Najafgarh Lake, a transboundary wetland (wetland). The implementation of these Action Plans is to…

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National Voters’ Day
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National Voters’ Day is celebrated every year on 25 January to encourage the voters of the country to participate in the electoral process. This year the 12th edition of this day is being celebrated. The theme of this year’s National Voters’ Day is ‘Making Elections…

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Basal stem rot
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  Recently, researchers from Kerala have identified two new species of fungi belonging to the genus Ganoderma, which are related to coconut stem rot. About basal stem rot: There are two fungal species Ganoderma keralense and Ganoderma pseudoapplanatum. Butt Rot or Basal Stem Rot of…

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