Daily Current Affairs  – 5 May 2022

In News Bhopal, Surat, Bhubaneswar, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Varanasi and Indore are set to be declared India’s ‘first set of smart cities’.  About Smart Cities Mission (SCM) It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in 2015. It will cover 100 cities and is being implemented by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and all state and […]

In News  Recently, Atal Innovation Mission launched the phase 1 of the 2nd edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0). About  Atal New India Challenge is a flagship program of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog.  It solicits innovations from start-ups and MSMEs in the prototype stage and after a competitive process of selection […]

In News  Recently, the Defence Ministry introduced a portal, System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH), to directly transfer pension to pensioners. About System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH) It is an initiative of the Ministry of Defence which aims at providing a comprehensive solution to the administration of pension to the defence pensioners in line […]

In News Recently, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) commenced the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2022. Heads of states from CDRI member countries including India attended the conference. Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) India initiated CDRI as a global partnership […]

In News Recently, experts stated that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s star ratings for food products may mislead consumers. About Experts criticised the nutrition labelling system for food packets recommended by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will: Fail to enable consumers to make healthy choices. Mislead them […]

In News  Recently, India and Germany  decided to launch an Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development. Major Highlights of Partnership  Development assistance: Under this, Germany has committed to providing additional development assistance of €10 billion till 2030 to support India’s green growth plans.  This assistance will be provided to India under the Joint Declaration […]

In News The Indian Prime Minister participated in the 2nd India-Nordic Summit along with Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland at Copenhagen in Denmark.  1st India-Nordic Summit was held in 2018 in Stockholm. About the Summit Aim: The summit focused on economic engagement, green partnership and mobility and cooperation in the Arctic […]

In News Election Commission sent notice to Jharkhand C.M for allotment of mining lease to himself over Office-of-Profit charge. What is the issue? The Election Commission has sought an explanation on the ‘office of profit’ charge from the Jharkhand C.M. The Commission said that the holding of office of profit by the Chief Minister would […]