Daily Current Affairs  – 12 May 2021

  Facts in News Shuvuuia Deserti Shuvuuia is a genus of bird-like theropod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period.  It is a member of the family Alvarezsauridae, small coelurosaurian dinosaurs. This dinosaur species were prevalent around 70 million years ago in present-day Mongolia and Northern China. In the Mongolian language, Shuvuuia stands for “bird”. Image […]

In News  Recently, the Supreme Court ordered the release of prisoners to decongest jails amid the COVID-19 second wave. About Overcrowded Prisons Indian prisons have been housing more inmates than their capacity for decades now and this problem of overcrowded prisons is getting worse amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report on prison statistics […]

In News Recently, the National Financial Reporting Authority(NFRA ) compiled a provisional database of companies and their auditors. Need Auditing Requires Complete Independence Auditor has been entrusted with the responsibility to ensure the truthfulness and correctness of financial statements before these are presented to its various stakeholders. However, there is an inherent conflict of interest […]

In News Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has provided an enhanced allocation of Rs. 2250 crore for 2021-22 for the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture It is a centrally sponsored scheme. The Centre contributes 60 per cent of the total outlay for developmental programmes […]

In News National Bamboo Mission (NBM) has launched an MIS module for strengthening the domestic Agarbatti industry. About An MIS (Management Information Systems) based reporting platform for agarbatti stick production has been launched. This platform will help- to collate the locations of stick making units,  for the availability of raw material,  for the functioning of […]

In News Recently, Puducherry has achieved the target of 100% piped water connection(Har Ghar Jal’ ) in rural areas under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Major Points  The Puducherry becomes the fourth State/UT after Goa, Telangana and Andaman & Nicobar Islands to provide assured tap water supply to every rural home under Union Government’s flagship […]

In News The 4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue was held virtually through video conferencing.  About Both the countries discussed economic matters as well as coordination on global pandemic situations. The Indian delegation included representatives from the Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Revenue, Department of Financial Services and Ministry of External Affairs. Major Highlights The Dialogue […]

In News Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of China has released its seventh population census which shows a slowing population growth rate. Major Findings China’s population was 1.41 billion in 2020, increasing by 72 million since the last census in 2010, recording a 5.38 per cent growth with an average annual growth of […]