Daily Current Affairs  – 2 December 2022

In News  Recently, Baguette — the staple French bread — was inscribed into the UN’s list of intangible cultural heritage (ICH). In March 2021, France nominated the baguette as its candidate for consideration within the UNESCO ICH list.  It drew attention to the steady decline in the number of bakeries in the country as around […]

In News  Recently , Natovenator polydontus was seen in the news. About Natovenator polydontus,  It is part of the dinosaur group called theropods – sharing traits including bipedalism – best known for large meat-eaters including Tyrannosaurus, Tarbosaurus, and Giganotosaurus.  It lived about 72 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period and was built like a […]

In News Atal Innovation Mission recently launched fresh applications for Community Innovator Fellowship. About Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) Agency It was launched by NITI aayog. Aim To create and promote an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship across the country via interventions at school, university, research institutions, MSME and industry levels. To provide platform and collaboration […]

In News Recently, the French scientists have warned of the onset of another outbreak after they revived a 48,500-year-old zombie virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia. This has broken the previous record held by a 30,000-year-old virus discovered by the same team in Siberia in 2013. What is a Zombie Virus? Zombie virus […]

In News Recently, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has prepared the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP). About  Nodal Agency: The National Horticulture Board (NHB) Aim:  To improve exports of targeted crops by about 20% and create cluster-specific brands to enhance the competitiveness of cluster crops.  Objectives:  To promote the Agriculture sector in […]

In News Recently, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare stated that it is open to taking pro-farmer changes in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in response to the recent climate crisis and rapid technological advances. More about the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana Aim: A flagship scheme of the Government of India, […]

In News Recently, the Vice President Jagdeep inaugurated the 23rd edition of the Hornbill Festival at Naga heritage village in Nagaland. About the Festival Often cited as “festival of all festivals” Hornbill Festival usually takes place between the 1st and the 10th of December every year in Nagaland.  Aim of the festival: To revive and […]

In News Recently, the government appointed a Kirit Parikh committee to review the gas pricing formula. Major recommendations of the committee Ceiling price  There is a need for a fixed pricing band for gas from old fields which is called APM (Administrative Price Mechanism) gas. These fields account for two-third of natural gas produced in […]

In News Recently, India assumed the monthly presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Key Points About:  This is the second time of monthly presidency in India’s two-year tenure as an elected member of the Council in 2021-22. India had earlier assumed UNSC presidency in August 2021. December Presidency: Two signature events at the […]

In News India has formally assumed the presidency of G-20 on December 1, 2022. India will hold the presidency till 30th November 2023. India’s theme as stated by the Prime Minister is — “One Earth, One Family, One Future”. More about the news Agenda: The Prime Minister had described India’s agenda at the G-20 as […]