Daily Current Affairs  – 27 April 2023

In News The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the closing ceremony of Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam via video conferencing. About Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam The genesis of the programme lies in the vision of the Prime Minister of promoting the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat through initiatives which bring out and help rediscover the age-old […]

In News The Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs opened a Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC) account. About Mahila Samman Savings Certificate Scheme It is a new small savings scheme launched specifically for female investors and was announced in Budget 2023 to promote investment among women.  Accounts opened under this scheme […]

In News  Ten personnel of the Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) were reported killed in an IED attack by Maoists in the state’s Dantewada district. Reasons for recent attacks  The timing of the attack fits with the Maoist strategy of heightened military activity and more attacks on security forces every summer.  The CPI(Maoist) carries […]

In News The collision of two galaxies likely ignites quasars, the new study published in journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society highlighted. The collisions were discovered when researchers, using deep imaging observations from the Isaac Newton Telescope in La Palma. What are Quasars? A quasar (also known as a QSO or quasi-stellar object) […]

In News  The Supreme Court has recently modified its judgment to have mandatory eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) around protected forests. More about the news The previous judgment of SC:  On June 3, 2022, the apex court had ordered the 1-km buffer zone for protected areas to act as a “shock absorber”. Its judgment was to have […]

In News At the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), the body called for full inclusion of indigenous people in realising their socio-economic development and preservation of culture, languages as well as environment. Also, Every year, on 9 August, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is marked. […]

In News The Union Cabinet has approved the policy for the medical devices sector and six strategies have been planned to tap the potential of the sector with the implementation action plan.  Medical Device Sector in India The current market size of the medical devices industry in India is estimated at $11 bn (approximately, ? […]