News:Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) has launched BHIM 2.0 with additional features. Facts: About BHIM: Bharat Interface for Money(BHIM) is Unified Payments Interface(UPI) based payment interface application that allows real time fund transfer The app has been launched in 2016.It was developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The BHIM… Continue reading Govt launches BHIM 2.0 with new functionalities, additional language support
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Annual Crime in India Report 2017
News:The annual Crime in India Report 2017 has been published by the National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB). Facts: Key takeaways from the report: In 2017,there was an increase of 3.6% in registration of cases over 2016. Delhi witnessed the highest crime rate in the country with 1,050 Indian Penal Code(IPC) crime incidents per lakh of the… Continue reading Annual Crime in India Report 2017
Marawah Island
News:The World’s oldest known natural pearl was discovered at a Neolithic site on Marawah Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi. Facts: About the discovery: The pearl has been named as the ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl that have been radio dated to 5,800-5,600 BCE. The discovery proves that pearls and oysters were being used in the… Continue reading Marawah Island
Digital Bharat Digital Sanskriti
News:Union Ministry of State for Culture & Tourism has launched the E-Portal of Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) ‘Digital Bharat Digital Sanskriti’. Facts: About the Digital Bharat Digital Sanskriti: The ‘Digital Bharat Digital Sanskriti’ is an E-portal that will enable dissemination of cultural education through digital interactive medium into classrooms all over the… Continue reading Digital Bharat Digital Sanskriti
National Tiger Conservation Authority(NTCA)
News:The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has red-flagged the Madhya Pradesh government’s move to increase tourism activities inside the state’s tiger reserves. Facts: About NTCA: The National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change constituted under enabling provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Objectives of… Continue reading National Tiger Conservation Authority(NTCA)
Azad Hind Government
News:The 76th anniversary of the formation of the Azad Hind Government will be celebrated on 21st October, 2019, at the Red Fort, Delhi. Facts: About Azad Hind Government: The Azad Hind Government or the Provisional Government of Free India was established in Singapore on October 21,1943 by Indians in exile. Subhas Chandra Bose was the… Continue reading Azad Hind Government
Liver transplant registry
News:India’s first voluntary liver transplant registry has been started by the Liver Transplantation Society of India. Facts: About liver transplant registry: The liver transplant registry aims to collate national data of the procedures and their outcomes. The registry has been established as nearly 2,000 liver transplants are carried out in the country annually.But there is… Continue reading Liver transplant registry
Defence Acquisition Council
News:Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence minister has accorded approval for three projects to be indigenously designed, developed and manufactured by the Indian industry. Facts: About the Projects: The first two projects include third generation Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) and the Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for the T-72 and T-90 Tanks. The third generation… Continue reading Defence Acquisition Council
Daily Quiz #17 UPSC Prelims Marathon – October 22, 2019
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Must Read News Articles-October 22nd 2019
GS 2 ‘Giving judgment on policy framework not under RTI’ The Delhi High Court has remarked that giving judgment on the policy framework of an organization and directing change of policies are not envisaged under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Uttar Pradesh tops in crimes against women, says NCRB report The Crime in India… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 22nd 2019
