The United Kingdom (UK) became the 12th member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on 15 December 2024. UK’s Entry into the CPTPP Overview of the CPTPP Origins:
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Gympie-Gympie-‘World’s most poisonous plant’
The Gympie-Gympie plant (Dendrocnide moroides), often regarded as the world’s most poisonous plant, is notorious for its excruciating sting caused by hair-like needles filled with neurotoxins. About Gympie-Gympie Appearance and Characteristics Toxicity and Effects Precautions and Dangers
Cyclone Chido & Mayotte
Storm Details: Cyclone Chido, a Category 4 storm, caused unprecedented devastation in Mayotte before making landfall in Mozambique’s Pemba region on December 15, 2024. Casualties and Destruction: Authorities fear a death toll reaching hundreds, potentially thousands. The destruction has crippled Read More …
India’s first diabetes biobank set up in Chennai
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in partnership with the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) has established India’s first diabetes biobank in Chennai.
SBI chief to head panel to recommend fresh list of accounts for NARCL
The Department of Financial Services (DFS) has set up a committee under SBI Chairman C.S. Setty to address the hurdles faced by the National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL), commonly known as the Bad Bank. About NARCL (Bad Bank): NARCL came Read More …
Jalvahak Scheme
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled a major policy for cargo promotion – ‘Jalvahak’ – incentivising movement of long haul cargo via National Waterways (NW) on rivers Ganga, Brahmaputra and Barak. Jalvahak scheme incentivises long-haul cargo Read More …
UPSC प्रारंभिक + मुख्य परीक्षा करेंट अफेयर्स टेस्ट 12 & 13 दिसंबर 2024
मुख्य परीक्षा: आज का मॉडल प्रश्न प्रश्न: कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता (AI) में नैतिक मुद्दों —————————–कदम उठाए गए हैं? (GS-4, नीतिशास्त्र) प्रारंभिक परीक्षा: आज के टेस्ट प्रश्न प्रश्न: विश्व शतरंज चैंपियनशिप के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिये:1. कैंडिडेट्स टूर्नामेंट का Read More …
UPSC (IAS) PRELIMS+MAINS 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS WEEKLY TEST (ENG & HINDI): 1-8 DECEMBER 2024
UPSC CIVIL SERVICES PRELIMS+ MAINS GENERAL STUDIES: CURRENT AFFAIRS WEEKLY TEST/UPSC सिविल सेवा प्रारंभिक+मुख्य सामान्य अध्ययन: समसामयिकी साप्ताहिक टेस्ट (THIS TEST IS AVAILABLE ANYTIME) ONE WEEK TEST FEE Rs; 30, ONE YEAR FEE: Rs 1500. WEEKLY UPSC PRELIMS AND MAINS Read More …
Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” returned to Notre Dame
An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” returned to Notre Dame, five years after it was saved from the flames of the cathedral’s devastating 2019 fire. The crown — a circular band of branches Read More …
CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ (ONE-DAY EXAM.) :14 DECEMBER, 2024
MONTHLY COMPILED PDF with MCQs EXPLANATION: Monthly MCQs compiled PDF is available Rs 60 per month. WhatsApp: 9818187354/7428811251. OR CLICK HERE (USEFULL FOR: STATE-Civil Services, SSC, NDA-CDS, Railway, Banking, IES, etc.) ([email protected]) Question: With reference to exercise, “Desert Knight 2024″, Read More …
Exercise Desert Knight 2024
India, France, and the UAE conducted a major air combat exercise, “Desert Knight,” in December 2024 over the Arabian Sea. Key Highlights
Switzerland suspends ‘most favoured nation’ status to India
Switzerland has announced the suspension of the Most Favored Nation (MFN) clause in its Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India, effective January 1, 2025. This decision will increase the withholding tax rate on dividends paid to Indian tax residents Read More …
UPSC PRELIMS + MAINS CURRENT AFFAIRS DAILY TEST SERIES: 14 DECEMBER, 2024
TODAY’S UPSC MAINS GS CURRENT AFFAIRS TEST MODEL Question: How may a High Court judge —————— impeached? (GS-2, Indian Polity) TODAY’S UPSC PRELIMS CURRENT AFFAIRS TEST ([email protected]) Question: With reference to CWC’s “Assessment of Water Resources of India 2024”, consider Read More …
Motion to impeach a High Court judge
A six-member delegation of Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha handed over a motion seeking impeachment of Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, to secretary general of the upper house on December 13, 2024. Constitutional Provisions Governing Removal of Read More …
Assessment of Water Resources of India 2024
The Central Water Commission (CWC) has released the study titled ‘Assessment of Water Resources of India 2024. The study highlights critical insights into the country’s water availability and its implications for water stress levels: Key Findings: Conclusion: