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Category: Current Affairs
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has told peer-to-peer lending platforms to halt certain activities Read More …
Govt of India planning free cashless treatment for road accident victims
The Government of India will roll out cashless medical treatment for injured accident victims nationwide Read More …
India joins Battery Energy Storage Systems Consortium for RE integration
India on 4th December became a member of the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Consortium. Read More …
UAE launches ALTERRA fund
The COP28 host country UAE announced the launch of ALTERRA, a groundbreaking US $30 billion Read More …
Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)
Recently, the Tamil Nadu government officials inspected the zero-liquid discharge (ZLD) plants at various industries Read More …
Volta basin
According to the ‘Global Drought Snapshot 2023’ report by UNCCD, riparian countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Read More …
UNCCD launches ‘Global Drought Snapshot 2023’ report
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on December 1, 2023 launched ‘Global Drought Snapshot’ Read More …
First tranche e-auction of Critical & Strategic Minerals
The first tranche e-auction of Critical & Strategic Minerals was launched by the Union Government Read More …
COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health
India has refused to sign the COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health. India cited the Read More …
India re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council
India was re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council at elections held at its Read More …
Safeena Hussain becomes the first Indian woman to win WISE Prize
Safeena Hussain has become the first Indian woman to bag the WISE Prize worth 5 Read More …
Vaishali and her Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa become the first-ever Grandmaster brother-sister duo in history
Indian chess player Vaishali Rameshbabu became a Grandmaster by crossing 2,500 International Chess Federation (FIDE) Read More …
Consumer Protection Authority notifies dark pattern guidelines
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on 30 November notified Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation Read More …
Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)
India has been unanimously elected as a member representing Asian region in the Executive Committee Read More …
Sub-Neptunes
Astronomers have discovered an uncommon star system with six planets huddled immensely close to their Read More …
Voice over New Radio (VoNR)
According to a recent report, Reliance Jio has been testing Voice over New Radio (VoNR) Read More …
India’s first solar-powered expressway
The Uttar Pradesh government has earmarked 1,700 hectares of land flanking the 296 km Bundelkhand Read More …
Amplifi 2.0
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the Amplifi 2.0 (Assessment and Read More …
RBI and BoE sign MoU related to Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Bank of England (BoE) on 1 December 2023 Read More …
Prime Minister Modi announces Green Credit Program (GCP) at COP28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 December 2023 announced a Green Credit Program (GCP) at Read More …
Gajraj Suraksha
In a bid to address the rising concern of elephant deaths in train collisions, Indian Read More …
Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) and Snakebites
An associate professor in risk management and founder of Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN), along with Read More …
Dolomite Problem
For 200 years, scientists have failed to grow a common mineral in the laboratory under Read More …
Pressmud
Pressmud is a residual byproduct in the sugar industry often known as filter cake or Read More …