Daily Current Affairs  – 31 March 2023

In News The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released images of Earth captured by the EOS-06 satellite. About The images are generated by the ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC). NRSC/ISRO has generated a global False Colour Composite (FCC) mosaic from the images captured by the Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) payload on board EOS-06. […]

In Context Salt marshes have been playing an outsized role in stabilising the environment. But more than 90 per cent of these biologically productive ecosystems may soon succumb to sea level rise by the turn of the century. What are Salt marshes? Salt marshes are coastal wetlands that are flooded and drained by salt water […]

In News Recently, Indian Council of Historical Research has prepared to release records of people’s ancestors kept by genealogy priests About Genealogy priests called Panda have been collecting records of families going back 15 to 20 generations, with details like place of origin, names, births, deaths, reason of death, place of residence, grants made to […]

In News Recently,  the Ministry of Defence (MoD)signed contracts worth ?32,000 crore for various defence systems. About On the eve of the financial year closing, Ministry of Defence has signed the following agreements It signed agreements with Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for acquisition of 11 next-generation offshore patrol […]

In Context The Union Government has given full exemption from basic customs duty on all drugs  and food for special medical purposes imported for personal use for treatment of all Rare Diseases listed under the National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021.   How does the new duty exemption work? The exemption has been granted by […]

In News Recently, Quality Control Orders (QCO) have been issued for cotton, polyester and viscose by the Bureau of Indian Standards. About:  For ensuring availability of quality products to consumers, Quality Control Orders (QCOs) are issued by various Ministries/Departments of Government of India in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the Bureau […]

News Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, one of the closest allies of Russia.  Tactical vs Strategic Nuclear Weapons Tactical nuclear weapons are small nuclear warheads and delivery systems meant to carry out a limited strike in a smaller area. On the other hand, strategic nuclear weapons are […]

In News The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has allowed prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) to be part of the interoperable Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ecosystem. The NPCI has recently introduced interchange fees of up to 1.1 per cent on merchant UPI transactions done using prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) from April 1. Prepaid Payment Instruments […]