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Recently, the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and “suggested” the inclusion of a government nominee in the decision-making process for shortlisting of judges. Key points Memorandum of Procedure (MoP)
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist. Makki is the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. 1267 committee
(TO SUBSCRIBE FULL TEST WITH ANS& EXPLANATION, WHATSAPP: 7428811251) One Month test pdf of 220 MCQs is available in Rs 100.) GS MAINS MODEL 17 JANUARY 2023: प्रश्न: तीन लाख प्राथमिक कृषि ऋण समितियां (PACS) बनाने की केंद्र की महत्वाकांक्षा को साकार किया जा सकता है – बशर्ते यह राज्यों को साथ लेकर चले और इस मामले में सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के फैसले की भावना का पालन करे जो सहकारी समितियों Read More …
Startup India Innovation week culminated on 16th January 2023 with felicitation of Winners of National Start up Awards 2022 on National Start up Day. Startup India Innovation Week National Startup Awards MAARG platform
the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has published draft requirements regarding preparation and publication of Annual Transparency Report (ATR) by auditors/audit firms.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 16th January released the discussion paper on expected loss (EL)-based approach for loan loss provisioning by bank. It proposes to move to provisioning on the principles of ‘expected losses’ from ‘incurred losses.’ Key points
ISRO’s Venus mission, called Shukrayaan I, was expected to be launched in December 2024, however, the organisation is yet to receive approval from the Indian government for the Venus mission and that the mission could as a result be postponed to 2031. (Source: The Hindu) About Shukrayaan I About Venus Venus missions
The 21st Edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise between India and France – Exercise Varuna commenced on the Western Seaboard today, 16 Jan 23. While the bilateral exercise between the two navies were initiated in 1993, it was christened as ‘VARUNA’ in 2001 and has become a hallmark of India – France strategic bilateral relationship. Participating missiles and ships
For the first time, a research team from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) has identified and reported the solitary waves in the Martian magnetosphere with the help of high-resolution electric field data recorded by Langmuir Probe and Waves instrument on the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft of NASA. About Solitary waves
A recent study states that climate-driven heating of seawater is causing a slowdown of deep circulation patterns in the Atlantic and Southern oceans and if this process continues, the ocean’s ability to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere will be severely limited, further exacerbating global warming. Key highlights of study (Source: Science Daily)
(TO SUBSCRIBE FULL TEST WITH ANS& EXPLANATION, WHATSAPP: 7428811251) One Month test pdf of 220 MCQs is available in Rs 100.) GS MAINS MODEL 16 JANUARY 2023: प्रश्न: भारत में स्वास्थ्य सेवा को सस्ता और सुलभ बनाने के लिए क्या प्रयास करने की आवश्यकता है? सार्वजनिक-निजी भागीदारी इस दिशा में क्या भूमिका निभा सकती है? (पब्लिक पॉलिसी, GS-3) UPSC PRELIMS CURRENT AFFAIRS TEST 16 JANUARY 2023 प्रश्नः किसी कंपनी के Read More …
The success of “Womaniya on Government eMarketplace” was commemorated in New Delhi on January 14. There are over one lakh 44 thousand Udyam-verified women micro, small enterprises (MSE) registered at present, known as “Womaniya”.
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs has published the World Social Report 2023: Leaving no one behind in an ageing world. Key highlights or the report
The National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) has notified India’s first national assessment regulator, PARAKH. Key points (Source: HT)
A new study, published in the journal Nature Communications, provides evidence in support of the theory that the closing of the gap between North and South America had led to the evolution of the modern form of Global overturning circulation (GOC) . What is Global overturning circulation (GOC)? (Source: The Hindu)