Current Affairs
NOVEMBER 14,2023
ORGANIZATION OF THE PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC) The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent intergovernmental organization of oil-exporting developing nations that coordinates and unifies the petroleum policies of its Member...
NOVEMBER 10,2023
STATE FOOD SAFETY INDEX The State Food Safety Index (SFSI) 2022- 2023 is released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). It sheds light on the performance of Indian states in ensuring food safety. What is the State Food Safety Index...
NOVEMBER 09,2023
REGULATIONS ALLOWING FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA The University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified regulations allowing foreign universities to establish and operate campuses in India with autonomy. The regulations require foreign institutions to be in the top 500...
NOVEMBER 08,2023
PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA (PM-GKAY) Why is in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the extension of the central government’s free foodgrains scheme under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 for the next five years. About Pradhan...
NOVEMBER 07,2023
CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER Why is in news? Heeralal Samariya was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner. About Chief Information Commissioner: The Central Information Commission was constituted in 2005 under the Right to Information Act, 2005. It is not...
NOVEMBER 06,2023
MPOX (MONKEYPOX) Why is in news? The virus acquired an unexpectedly high number of mutations. About Mpox (monkeypox): Mpox (monkeypox) is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus. It is a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus. Two different clades exist: clade I and...