Page-4 of Current Affairs - January, 2023

Twenty Point Programme (TPP) Progress Report

January 30, 2023

The Government of India launched the TPP in 1975. It has been revised twice since its launch, once in 1982 and then in 1986. The main objective of the program is to eradicate poverty and improve the lives of rural ..

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Commission for the sub-categorisation of OBCs

January 30, 2023

In 2017, the President of India constituted a Commission under Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice G Rohini. The main objective of the commission was to prepare a report examining the OBC subcategories in the country. The President formed ..

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Soliga ecarinata: New Wasp named after Soliga Community

January 30, 2023

The Biligri Rangana hills are located in the Western Ghats. That is, in the state of Karnataka. A group of researchers found a new wasp species in the region. The new wasp species has been named after the Soliga community ..

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RBI Study on GST Compensation receiving States

January 30, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India recently released its study of state finances. The report details the financial positions of the states and also presents an analysis of states receiving GST Compensation. Tamil Nadu is one of the five states in ..

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All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), 2020-2021

January 30, 2023

The Government of India started the AISHE in 2010-11.  A task force formed from AICTE, UGC, National Medical Council, Distance Education Council,  and representatives from leading universities conduct the survey. In 2020-21, the survey was started under the leadership of ..

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Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022

January 30, 2023

The Government of India conducts the Khelo India Youth Games every year to hunt talents from different parts of India. The sports event is seen as the best gateway for Indian athletes to enter international events and bring pride to ..

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Google Policy Change In line with CCI direction

January 29, 2023

Our smartphones come with pre–installed apps like Gmaps, Gmail, Google search engines, etc. We cannot uninstall these apps even if we do use them. Apart from Google apps some smartphones also come with third-party apps (supported by Google). Google uses ..

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iNCOVACC: First Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine

January 29, 2023

There are different methods of vaccine administration. Oral, Intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular. But the Bharat Biotech recently launched an intranasal vaccine to treat COVID-19. It is called iNCOVACC. Intra-nasal means the vaccine is administered through nose. India has approved the ..

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