Daily Current Affairs  – 12 June 2021

  Facts in News Index of Industrial Production (IIP)  Recently ,India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rose by a sharp 134.44% in April 2021. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index that shows the growth rates and performance of different sectors of industry in the economy.  Broadly it is a composite indicator of the […]

In News The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has received a complaint that Bru refugees from adjoining Mizoram were being resettled in a forest. About The complainant pointed out that construction was being carried out for resettling the Brus in a 250-hectare green belt. It was pointed out that this would be in violation of Section […]

In News “Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward”, a report by ILO and the UNICEF, has stated that progress to end child labour has stalled for the first time in 20 years. About  It is released ahead of World Day Against Child Labour (12th June) in the United Nations International Year […]

In News Recently ,the Government of India has released funds for various activities of Farm Mechanization to empower the farmers through the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) scheme. Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) The Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM) was launched in the year 2014-15 under the National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology. Under […]

In News The Government of India has advanced the target for 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol (also called E20) to 2025 from 2030. Ethanol Blending Ethanol It is a biofuel, that is, a fuel produced by processing organic matter.  Ethanol in India is obtained primarily from sugarcane via a fermentation process.  Ethanol is […]

In News Recently, the US Senate has approved a bill titled the US Innovation and Competition Act (USICA). About the Bill Aim: The bill aims to boost US semiconductor production and the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technology. Background It builds off a previous proposal called the Endless Frontier Act, which was lauded […]

In News According to a recent United Nations-backed research, up to two billion people in southeast Asia can face food and water shortages even as the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) mountain ranges lose up to two-thirds of its ice by 2100. About Hindu Kush Himalayan Region It is often referred to as the ‘Third Pole’ […]