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Cut in Windfall Tax on petrol, diesel, ATF

On July 20, 2022, Union government reduced the windfall tax on petrol, diesel, crude oil and jet fuel, following the cut in international rates. Highlights Windfall tax on...

July 20, 2022

Himachal Pradesh: First to connect all VLTD vehicles with ERSS

Himachal Pradesh has become India’s first state to connect the Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLTD) with the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS). Highlights All the registered commercial vehicles...

July 20, 2022

New Technologies used in Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

Union Government had launched the “Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-I (PMGSY-I)”, to provide rural connectivity. As of July 13, 2022, road length of 6,45,566 km has been sanctioned...

July 20, 2022

RBI: Four-tiered regulatory for Urban Cooperative Banks

On July 19, 2022, a simple four-tiered regulatory framework was adopted by the Central Bank, for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs). Key Facts The RBI adopted the framework on the basis...

July 20, 2022

National Standards for Civil Service Training Institutions

On July 18, 2022, Union government unveiled the “National Standards for Civil Service Training Institutions (NSCSTI)”, with the aim of raising their quality and capacity. Key Facts NSCSTI...

July 20, 2022

Telangana- UNDP MoU on DiCRA

Government of Telangana recently announced “Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture (DiCRA)” as a part of Digital Public Goods Alliance, in association with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)....

July 20, 2022

What is Karakoram Anomaly?

Recently, Researchers unravelled why some areas of glaciers in the Karakoram Range are going against the worldwide trend of glacial melt due to climate change. Highlights Even in...

July 20, 2022

Sanjay Agarwal Committee on MSP

Union Government has constituted “Sanjay Agarwal Committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP)”, to make it more effective and transparent. Committee has been created around eight months later the...

July 20, 2022

Daily Current Affairs Quiz : July 20, 2022

1. Some public sector banks have recently connected to the AA ecosystem. What is the expansion of AA? [A] Amount Aggregator[B] Account Aggregator[C] Affiliate Aggregator[D] Account Administrator Show...

July 20, 2022

Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – July 19, 2022 [Mock Test]

1. With respect to India, a minister cannot be a member of which of the following parliamentary committees? Privileges Committee Business Advisory Committee Estimates Committee Public Accounts Committee...

July 19, 2022

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