Page-4 of Archives: January, 2025

UPSC Current Affairs Quiz: January 30, 2025

1. In the light of India’s projects on connectivity, consider the following statements: Corridor/Highway Connecting Cities BCIM Economic Corridor Lhasa (China) – Kolkata (India) India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway Moreh...

January 30, 2025

International AI Safety Report

The International AI Safety report, released in 2025, outlines critical challenges associated with rapidly evolving artificial intelligence technologies. This comprehensive document addresses various threats, including job displacement, environmental...

January 30, 2025

Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2023-24

The Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) for 2023-24 reveals growth in India’s unincorporated non-agricultural sector. Released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on...

January 30, 2025

Ethanol Procurement Price Revision for 2024-25

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs in India has approved a revision of the ethanol procurement price for the Ethanol Supply Year 2024-25. This decision aims to support...

January 30, 2025

Disaster Mitigation Funding Approved by High-Level Committee

Recently, the Government of India, through a High-Level Committee (HLC) led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, approved allocation of Rs 3,027.86 crore for disaster mitigation projects. This...

January 30, 2025

National Critical Mineral Mission

The Government of India has approved the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) with a budget of ₹16,300 crore. This initiative aims to enhance India’s self-reliance in critical minerals...

January 30, 2025

Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs Launched

The Government of India has recently approved the Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This initiative aims to enhance credit access for manufacturing...

January 30, 2025

Sharavathy Pumped Storage Project

The recent conditional approval of the Sharavathy Pumped Storage Project has sparked controversy among environmentalists and local communities. The project is situated within the Sharavathy Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary...

January 30, 2025

Comprehensive Classification of India’s Nomadic Tribes

The Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) and Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) have recently completed study on India’s denotified, semi-nomadic, and nomadic tribes. This comprehensive classification effort involved categorising...

January 30, 2025

Israel Cuts Ties with UNRWA

In October 2024, Israeli parliament (Knesset) had passed laws to stop the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) from operating in the occupied West Bank...

January 30, 2025