Dexa: BCCI’s new selection criteria for Indian players

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on January 1st that the Dexa bone density test will be mandatory for Indian players to be selected for the national team. The Yo-Yo Test will also return as part ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023

Category: Sports Current Affairs

Investor Risk Reduction Access Platform

Stock exchanges have been directed by the Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) to set up an Investor Risk Reduction Access (IRRA) platform. With the growing reliance on technology in the securities market, there is an increase in instances ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Delimitation of Constituencies in Assam

The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently announced that it had commenced the process of delimitation of state assembly and parliamentary constituencies of Assam. The last delimitation in Assam happened in 1976. The current delimitation exercise is being conducted based ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Triple Test Survey on Reservation

The Allahabad High Court had ordered the Uttar Pradesh Government to conduct urban local body elections without the OBC reservations as the “triple test” requirement for the quota has not been fulfilled. The state government has recently constituted a commission ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

ISRO and Start-ups to Focus on Science Experiments and Human Space Flight in 2023

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced plans to conduct science experiments dedicated to the Sun and the Moon in 2023, even as the start-up sector in India is set to soar in the space applications segment. The upcoming ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Omicron XBB.1.5

Omicron XBB.1.5 is a variant of the Covid-19 virus that has caused concern among experts due to its immune-evasive and highly contagious nature. It has been linked to a surge in hospitalizations in the US and UK. How is Omicron ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Confuciusornis shifan

The fossil remains of a 119 million-year-old beaked bird were recently discovered in China. About Confuciusornis shifan Confuciusornis shifan lived during the Early Cretaceous Period, around 119 million years ago in present-day China. It belonged to the Confuciusornithidae family of ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: December 31, 2022.

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for December 31, 2022. INDIA PM flags off 7th Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri. G Kamala Vardhana Rao has taken over the charge as the CEO of food regulator ..

Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM)

The election Commission of India (ECI) has developed a prototype for the Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM) aimed to facilitate voting for domestic migrants across India. The prototype of the RVM will be demonstrated to political parties on January 16th, ..

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

World Population to Hit 7.9 Billion on 2023 New Year’s Day

The US Census Bureau, on December 30, 2022, projected that the global population will hit 7.9 billion on the 2023 New Year’s Day. About the US Census Bureau’s population projections Over 73.7 million people were added since the 2022 New ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs