Under the Open Market Sale Scheme, the Food Corporation of India sells surplus rice and wheat stocks. The prices of the food grains are pre-determined. Recently, the Government of India issued orders to the FCI to sell 30 LMT of wheat under the open market sale scheme. The Union Government has taken this step to ..
Month: Current Affairs – January, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs – 2022
Topics: e-auction • export of wheat • Food Corporation of India (FCI) • Food distribution • Food Inflation • India’s wheat exports • Indian wheat • NAFED • oil price rise • Open market operation • open market sale scheme • price rise • public distribution system (PDS) • Wheat
To increase the use of Artificial Intelligence in health care, agriculture, emergency response, electric grid, and weather forecasting, the United States and the European Union signed an agreement. The agreement will aid the government increase the use of Artificial Intelligence in their projects and collaborations. The application of the agreement is believed to be wide. ..
Month: Current Affairs – January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Agreements • Artificial Inteligence • Electricity Grid • European Commission • European Union • Health care • Machine learning • USA • Weather forecasting
Holocaust means destruction on a large scale. International Holocaust Day is marked to commemorate the Jewish people killed or massacred by Hitler and his army. More than six million Jews were killed during this period. The day is marked on January 27. The United Nations passed a resolution in 2004 to mark this day. The ..
Month: Current Affairs – January, 2023
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: First World War • Hitler • Holocaust • Holocaust Memorial Days • Holocaust remembrance days • International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance • Jews • Nazi Germany • United Nations
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe set the ECE standards for helmets. The standard is being used in several countries. For the last 20 years, the ECE 22.05 standard was used. ECE 22.06 was introduced in 2020. ECE 22.06 includes a low-speed crash test, impact resistance test, and lots more. The new Ignyte IGN ..
Month: Current Affairs – January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Accidents • Bikes • ECE 22.06 • helmet • ISI • Road accidents • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs launched the MCA21 to speed the access to the services of the ministry. Recently, the ministry added some key features to MCA21. They are e – adjudication, compliance management, and e-consultation. Adjudication means a judgment on a dispute. E-adjudication is an online dispute-solving platform. It will reduce the number of ..
Month: Current Affairs – January, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs – 2022
Topics: CBDT • Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) • Companies Act 2013 • MCA21 • MCA21 Mission Mode Project • MCA21 version • MCA21 Version 3.0 • ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) • National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) • NCLT • Online Dispute Resolution • Permanent account number
The Standing Committee constituted to work on Electricity issues in India made recommendations to create a new Electricity Policy. Based on the recommendations, the Ministry of Power constituted an expert committee under the chairmanship of Gireesh Pradhan to create the policy. The panel submitted the draft policy in October 2021. Now, the ministry has finalized ..
Month: Current Affairs – January, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs – 2022
Topics: Central Electricity Authority (CEA) • Clean Energy • coal-fired power plants • DISCOMs • Electricity Act 2003 • Green Hydrogen • national electricity policy • net zero emission • Policy • Smart metering • standing committee
