This quiz is based on Daily Current Affairs Articles posted regularly on Aspirant IAS Academy website.
Day: June 16, 2023
Daily Current Affairs for 16 June 2023
NATIONAL 2025 IIAS (International Institute of Administrative Sciences) Annual Conference India recently decided to host the 2025 IIAS Annual Conference. This reflects India’s commitment to multilateralism, good governance, and administrative reforms Gabon’s First Agri-SEZ Project In a significant development the Read More …
Dheeram Project
Context: The Ernakulam District Kudumbashree Mission is set to roll out ‘Dheeram’, a project aimed at imparting martial arts based self defence training to women, at two gender resource centres. About Dheeram Project: Two women master trainers will impart training Read More …
BIMSTEC to Adopt Bangkok Vision 2030
Context In a 19th ministerial meeting of BIMSTEC in Thailand, the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation is going to adopt a ‘Bangkok Vision 2030’ which would be an overarching document and give direction to the organization. The marine transport cooperation agreement is Read More …
Wholesale Price Index
Context: India’s wholesale prices remained in deflationary mode for the second month with prices falling 3.48%, and all categories reporting a contraction in prices compared with May 2022, when inflation had hit a record high of 16.6%. About Wholesale Price Read More …
18th edition of the CII-EXIM Bank Conclave
Context: Recently, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the 18th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Growth Partnership in Delhi. About the Conclave: Theme: Creating Shared Future Organized by: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and EXIM Bank of India, in association Read More …
Transgenic Crops
Context: Three States, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana, have deferred a proposal, approved by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), to test a new kind of transgenic cotton seed. PYQ: Q. How can biotechnology help to improve the living standards of farmers? (2019) Read More …
Supreme Court abandoned the Zomi-Kuki Tribals of Manipur
Context Recently, there have been violent communal clashes in Manipur due to the Manipur High Court (HC) directing the State to pursue a 10-year-old recommendation to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the non-tribal Meitei community. The violence escalated after the All-Tribal Student Union Manipur Read More …
Competition Act applies to public sector undertaking
Context Recently, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Competition Act, 2002 applies to public sector undertakings (PSUs) like Coal India Limited (CIL). PSU vs. Government Company: A company which has more than 51% shares and is managed and controlled by the Indian Central, State, or Read More …
80 castes to be added to the Central OBC list
Context According to information, around 80 more castes in six States are going to be added to the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), with the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) already processing the approval for most of them in the Parliament. About the Read More …