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10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |June-30-2022
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We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – June 30th, 2022
Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more than enough… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – June 30th, 2022
NITI Aayog and TIFAC Launch Report on Future Penetration of Electric Two-Wheelers in the Indian Market
What is the News? NITI Aayog and Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) have released a report titled ‘Forecasting Penetration of Electric Two-Wheelers in India’. Note: TIFAC is an autonomous organization set up in 1988 under the Department of Science & Technology to look ahead in the technology domain, assess the technology trajectories and… Continue reading NITI Aayog and TIFAC Launch Report on Future Penetration of Electric Two-Wheelers in the Indian Market
Commonwealth adopts ‘Living Lands Charter’ for future generations
What is the News? The Commonwealth leaders have adopted the Living Lands Charter at the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. What is the Living Lands Charter? It is a non-binding agreement adopted by the Commonwealth member countries. Purpose: The charter mandates member countries to safeguard global land resources and arrest land… Continue reading Commonwealth adopts ‘Living Lands Charter’ for future generations
Explained: What is CAPSTONE, NASA’s new satellite?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is CAPSTONE?3 Which orbit will CAPSTONE study?4 How will the CAPSTONE spacecraft work? What is the News? NASA has launched CAPSTONE, a microwave oven-sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds(25 kg). What is CAPSTONE? Full Form: Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment(CAPSTONE) Aim: To help reduce risk… Continue reading Explained: What is CAPSTONE, NASA’s new satellite?
Cabinet approves Computerization of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies(PACS)
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)?3 Why are PACs computerized?4 What are the benefits of the computerisation of PACs? What is the News? Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS). The objective behind this is to increase the efficiency of PACS,… Continue reading Cabinet approves Computerization of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies(PACS)
Explained: Amarnath Yatra, the legend and the pilgrimage
What is the News? After being suspended for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Amarnath Yatra in the Himalayas of South Kashmir will begin on June 30 this year. What is Amarnath Yatra? Amarnath Yatra is an annual pilgrimage visit to the Amarnath cave shrine of Lord Shiva high up in the Himalayas.… Continue reading Explained: Amarnath Yatra, the legend and the pilgrimage
Nigeria’s latest lithium find: some key questions answered
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Lithium?3 What is High-Grade Lithium?4 What are the uses of Lithium? What is the News? Recently, High-grade Lithium has been discovered in Nigeria. What is Lithium? Click Here to read about it What is High-Grade Lithium? The Geological Agency described lithium as high grade because it is found… Continue reading Nigeria’s latest lithium find: some key questions answered
NIUA’s C-Cube and WRI India launch the India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions
What is the News? National Institute of Urban Affairs’ (NIUA) Climate Centre for Cities (NIUA C-Cube), World Resources Institute India(WRI India) and their partners has launched India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions. What is the India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions? It is India’s first national coalition platform for urban nature-based solutions(NbS). Aim: To create a collective… Continue reading NIUA’s C-Cube and WRI India launch the India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions
