UNICEF Report ‘Child Alert: Severe Wasting’

According to a new report that was released by UNICEF, an increasing number of children across the world are most likely to die from “severe wasting” due to skyrocketing price of life-saving treatments and food. The effects of the COVID-19 ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Oxfam Report: Profiting from Pain

According to a report titled ‘Profiting from Pain’ by Oxfam International, during the Covid-19 pandemic a new billionaire emerged every 30 hours, while a million people might slip into extreme poverty every 33 hours during this same time period. The ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

National Anti-Terrorism Day

Every year May 21st is observed as National Anti-Terrorism Day. What is the objective of the day? The objective of the day is to spread the message of peace & harmony and wean away the youth from terrorism by highlighting ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

RBI surplus transfer to government – Update (May, 2022)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board recently approved the transfer of ₹30,307 crores to the central government for the financial year 2021-22. This is the lowest dividend in ten years. The huge investments of RBI in reverse repo operations ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)

On 23rd May 2022, Joe Biden, the President of the United States unveiled a discussion on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). This discussion has been held with a dozen initial partner countries that also include India. The countries ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences

Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: May 24, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for May 24, 2022. INDIA – PM headed Inter-State Council, which works to promote and support cooperative federalism in the country, reconstituted – WHO honours India’s one million all-women ASHA workers for ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Biosafety guidelines for genome edited plants

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has recently issued ‘Guidelines for Safety Assessment of Genome Edited Plants, 2022’. What are the guidelines about? As per the guidelines, researchers who use gene-editing technologies for plants are exempted from seeking approvals from the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES)

China proposed a project named Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES) to survey the sky through a space-based telescope. What is the objective? The objective is to find habitable terrestrial planets outside the solar system, around 32 light-years from Earth. It ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Centre of Excellence for Hyperloop Technology

The Ministry of Railways said that it will collaborate with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) to develop an indigenous Hyperloop system. The ministry will also help to set up a Centre of Excellence for Hyperloop Technologies at ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

RBI: Cardless cash withdrawal facilities at all ATMs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed all banks, ATM networks, and White Label ATM Operators (WLAOs) to provide their customers with the option of Interoperable Card-less Cash Withdrawal (ICCW) across all ATMs in the country. How does this ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs