Page-27 of Current Affairs - January, 2023

Statement on climate of India during 2022

In 2022, the annual mean land surface air temperature in India was 0.510C above the long-term average (1981-2010 period). This made the year the fifth warmest on record since nationwide records began in 1901. Despite this, it was lower than ..

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Draft Regulation of Common Effluent Treatment Plants Rules, 2022

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on January 04, 2023, issued Draft Regulation of Common Effluent Treatment Plants Rules, 2022. These regulations aim to ensure that adequate upstream and downstream conveyance linkages/channels are in place for the ..

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Uttarakhand Women Reservation Bill

Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh has approved a bill providing 30% horizontal reservation for domiciled women citizens of the state in public services and posts. The bill, known as the Uttarakhand Public Services (Horizontal Reservation for Women) Bill ..

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Kerala ‘Year of Enterprises’ Project

The Kerala government’s ‘Year of Enterprises’ project has been selected as a best practices model in the thrust on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) session during the recent Chief Secretaries National Conference held in the national capital. The project, ..

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Gujarat and Rajasthan Emerge as Top Investment Destinations in India

According to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Gujarat has surpassed all other Indian states in attracting new investments from both domestic and foreign corporations. Fresh investments worth Rs 3.98 trillion were announced for Gujarat during the ..

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Union Minister Narayan Rane launches web portal for RAMP

In an effort to scale up the implementation capacity and coverage of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, the Minister of MSMEs, Narayan Rane recently launched the web portal for the Rs 6,062.45 crore World Bank-assisted central ..

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Anthropological study in rural China

For most people around the world, physical work takes up a significant amount of time and energy every day. However, it is not always clear whether it is men or women who are working harder in households. In hunter-gatherer societies, ..

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Bengaluru Dominates Startup Funding in India with $10.8 Billion in 2022

In 2022, Bengaluru, the technology capital of India, has topped the startup funding chart with a whopping $10.8 billion, according to data provided by Tracxn, a global market intelligence platform. Mumbai, the financial capital of India, followed close behind with ..

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