Page-32 of Current Affairs - January, 2023
Joshimath at Risk of Sinking: Satellite Images Reveal Ground Subsidence
The National Remote Sensing Center (NSRC) of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has released satellite images of the city of Joshimath, Uttarakhand, which reveal a preliminary land subsidence analysis that indicates that the entire city is in danger of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Neelakurinji Plant Listed as a Protected Species under Wildlife Protection Act
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) has listed Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, including it on the list of protected plants. This move is aimed at protecting the plant from ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Sethusamudram Project
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has recently moved a resolution in the state assembly seeking the revival of the Sethusamudram Project, a proposed shipping canal project in India that would connect the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Sur Sarita – Symphony of Ganga
The Ministry of Culture in India recently organized a grand curtain raiser program called ‘Sur Sarita – Symphony of Ganga’ at the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi, on the eve of the launch of the world’s longest river cruise. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Lohri Harvest Festival
Lohri is a popular Indian festival that is celebrated to mark the beginning of the harvest season for winter crops. Every year, during the month of Paush, a day before Makar Sankranti – usually on January 13, with much fanfare ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
India’s Direct Tax Collection Records Steady Growth in FY2023
According to government data, the country’s gross direct tax collection of the current fiscal year (FY2023) till January 10 went up 24.58% to Rs 14.71 lakh crore, against the gross collections made in the corresponding period the previous fiscal. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2024