Current Affairs
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...
NOVEMBER 04,2023
UNESCO’S CREATIVE CITIES NETWORK (UCCN) Kozhikode, a city in Kerala, and Gwalior, a city in Madhya Pradesh, have been included in UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network (UCCN). These cities were chosen to represent specific creative fields, with Kozhikode falling under the...
NOVEMBER 3,2023
PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX Why is in news? India’s manufacturing activity slipped to 55.5 in October as compared to 57.5 in September.Hiring activity faded and business confidence slipped to a five-month low. About Purchasing Managers Index: It is a survey-based...
NOVEMBER 02,2023
AGARTALA-AKHAURA RAILWAY PROJECT Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated a rail link connecting Northeast India with Bangladesh. The Agartala-Akhaura project will cut down the travel time between Agartala and...
NOVEMBER 01,2023
INDIA’S ‘DEEP OCEAN MISSION’ - SAMUDRAYAAN India’s flagship deep ocean mission, ‘Samudrayaan’, was initiated in 2021 by the Minister of Earth Sciences. It is India’s ambitious quest to explore and harness the depths of the ocean. India will embark on a journey to a...