Pakistan Islamic Bond

Pakistan raised USD 1 billion loan through Sukuk bond, at a record 7.95% interest rate. Key Points It is the cost that Pakistan has agreed to pay on an Islamic bond. Country has also agreed to pledge a portion of ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

India’s First Woman Rafale Pilot

Pilot Shivangi Singh is India’s first Woman Rafale pilot. She was a part of the Indian Air Force Tableau at the Republic Day celebrations. She joined the Indian Air Force in 2017. She is the only second woman pilot to ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: Defence Current Affairs

New Districts of Andhra Pradesh

The Jagan Mohan Reddy Government of Andhra Pradesh recently created 13 new districts. The districts were created based on Parliamentary constituencies. With this the total number of districts in Andhra Pradesh has increased to 26. About the new districts The ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

J&K Next-Gen Administrative Reforms

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) is to collaborate with the Jammu and Kashmir Government for administrative reforms. What is the plan? A roadmap is to be created on the following three initiatives: The DARPG and the ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

IMF on El-Salvador Bitcoin legal tender

The International Monetary Fund recently asked El Salvador to remove the legal status of bitcoin. What happened? In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country to allow its consumers to use cypto currencies. Fear arose all over the country ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs

Russia Military drills near Ukraine

Russia recently held military drills in the annexed Crimean region. More than six thousand troops participated in the drills. Russia had already stationed 100,000 soldiers in the Ukraine border. Why did Russia conduct the drill? The drill was conducted in ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs

Drone Certification Scheme

On January 26, 2022, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) notified a drone certification scheme for ensuring minimum safety and quality requirements, because it will boost indigenous manufacturing. Drone Certification Scheme The drone certification scheme was notified under Rule 7 of ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Kerala: Ordinance to dilute Lokayukta Powers

Kerala government has decided to bring an ordinance for amending the “Kerala Lokayukta Act”, so that it would have the powers of rejecting report of anti-corruption body. Highlights State cabinet recently recommended to the governor to issue ordinance for amending ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

ASER Survey on Chhattisgarh (Rural)

Report on “Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Chhattisgarh (Rural) 2021” was released recently. The report highlights the learning crisis created by covid-19 pandemic induced lockdowns, since March 2020. Highlights Report highlights that, proportion of primary school children who cannot ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Om: CSIR-CDRI RT-PCR kit for Omicron Variant

The scientists from ‘CSIR – Central Drug Research Institute’ have developed an indigenous RT-PCR kit called ‘Om’. This kit will be used to test the omicron variant. Highlights Om kit is the first kit developed by any government institution for ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs