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Dispute over Kuril Islands
Japan has said that four islands near the Kamchatka Peninsula have been illegally occupied by Russia. The Japanese call these islands ‘the Northern Territories’ while Russia calls them ‘Kurils.’ Overview: The islands stretch north across the Pacific Ocean from Japan’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
What is a ‘Battery Passport’?
Germany’s Ministry of Economy, Robert Habeck, has announced that there are plans by a group of companies in the country’s automotive industry to develop a ‘passport’ that will be tracing the environmental impact of European batteries. Overview: The consortium consisting ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
ACI Worldwide Report on Real-time Transactions
As per the ACI Worldwide Report on Real-time transactions, in the year 2021, India’s real-time transactions increased to 48.6 billion. This is almost threefold of China which is the closest challenger having 18 billion transactions. Overview: India’s transaction volume is ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
National Framework for Malaria Elimination
The National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME) 2016-2030 outlines the strategies of India to eliminate the disease by the year 2030. This framework has been developed with the aim of eliminating malaria from the country and contributing to improved quality ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
NASA Space Equity Action Plan
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of America has released an equity action plan with the aim of making space more accessible. This new plan supports the efforts of the US government regarding the plans it has to make ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Asurgarh Fortified Settlement
An advanced radiocarbon dating technique that has been conducted on the Asurgarh fort settlement in the Kalahandi district of Odisha has placed this settlement in the ninth century BC or the Iron Age. This makes the settlement 2,500-2,600 years older ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Palli: India’s First ‘Carbon-neutral Panchayat’
Palli village located in the Samba district of Jammu has become India’s first panchayat to become carbon neutral, fully solar energy powered, and all its records have been digitized which will help in receiving all benefits of Central schemes easily. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Daily Current Affairs Quiz : April 27, 2022
41. ‘Trilateral Development Corporation (TDC) Fund’ is a new diplomatic initiative of which country? [A] Russia[B] India[C] China[D] USA Show Answer Correct Answer: B [India] Notes:Union Ministry of External Affairs of India has recently launched a platform called the Trilateral ..
UNDP- Panchayati Raj Ministry MoU
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) have signed an agreement with the aim of collaborating in the areas of knowledge sharing and strengthening the mechanism to monitor the localization of sustainable development ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: April 27, 2022
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for April 27, 2022. INDIA – COVID-19 vaccines: DCGI grants EUA (emergency use authorisation) to Biological E’s Corbevax for those aged 5-12, Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for 6-12 age group and Cadila Healthcare’s ..