GK current affairs 2022

  🔆Interpol launches first-ever metaverse ✅ Interpol unveiled the first-ever ‘ metaverse ’ specifically designed for law enforcement worldwide, at the 90th General Assembly in Delhi. Key Highlights: post-office-regulations-2024-2025-post-office from sivappr388 medium;">✅WEF: The World Economic Forum has partnered with Interpol on Meta. ✅Virtual tour: It allows the registered users to take a virtual tour of its general secretariat headquarters in France’s Lyon. Interact with other officers via their avatars ✅Take training courses in forensic investigation and other policing skills, it said. ✅Secure cloud: The facility is provided through the global police organization’s secure cloud. ✅Creation of an expert group on the metaverse: To represent the concerns of law enforcement on the global stage Ensure that the new virtual world is secure by design.   ✅ Challenges for metaverse: Social engineering scams Violent extremism Misinformation   List of possible crimes li...

  Average cost of  1GB   of mobile data  ( in US$ ):  Israel: 0.04  Italy: 0.12  India: 0.17  France: 0.23  Turkey: 0.39   China: 0.41  Malaysia: 0.45  Columbia: 0.49  Australia: 0.57   Germany: 2.67  Japan: 3.85  USA: 5.62  Canada: 5.94  South Korea: 12.55 Read more blogs like this India's first Liquid Mirror Telescope  Dark energy India's new AK-630 tanks are awesome  RBI ने क्यों लगाया था प्रतिबंध? one liner gk current affairs Facts about Rivers नदियों की रोचक जानकारी~भूगोल

  ✅ Why in News :  Usage of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System(NavIC system) has increased in sectors like transportation and personal mobility. 🔸There is also an increase in the number of NavIC enabled smart mobile phone models in the Indian market. ▪️About Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System ( IRNSS )  ✅IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). ✅The main objective is to provide reliable position, navigation and timing services over India and its neighbourhood. ✅IRNSS is a regional and not a global navigation system. ✅Unlike the widely used GPS which includes 24 satellites, NavIC has 8 satellites and their range is within India and its adjoining regions extending up to 1,500 km from the country’s border. ✅Technically satellite systems with more satellites provide more accurate positioning information. However, compared to GPS which has a position accuracy of 20-30 metres, the...

 🔆Long Range Radio (LoRa) ✅ Why in News: the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), an arm of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has developed a new low cost financial network to take banking to remote areas. ✅LoRa technology is a wireless modulation technique in the physical layer, allowing long-range communication using chirp spread spectrum. ✅LoRa technology uses dedicated radios, which are not usually present in end-user devices, limiting interferences from other devices. ✅LoRa is ideal for applications that transmit small chunks of data with low bit rates. 🔆It is a new dedicated low cost financial network that can be used privately by banks to send encrypted texts to conduct financial transactions.

  🔆National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Energy Storage ✅ Why in News : NITI Aayog presented a report on the current status and future trends in the ACC battery sector. ✅The report emphasises the potential role of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme on ACC energy storage in creating domestic economic value. ✅The policies and incentives recommended in this report could pave the way for top-level battery manufacturers to invest in India. ▪️National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Energy Storage ✅Nodal Ministry: the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Government of India ✅Budget allocation: Rs. 18,100 crores  ✅Target: Manufacturing capacity of 50 GigaWattHour (GWh) of ACC and 5 GWh of niche ACC. ✅The cash subsidy will be offered on output, i.e. the volume of cells manufactured and sold by the beneficiaries.  ✅Technology agnostic initiative - only cells with higher performance specifications (i.e., Energy Density & Cyc...

 🔆Ecological niche modelling ✅ why in News: Researchers at the Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh used ecological niche modelling strategies to examine the economically important of spice, saffron. ▪️About Saffron: ✅Crocus sativus, is a flowering plant, propagated through underground stems called corms. ✅It grows best under Mediterranean climate According to latest reports, Iran grows nearly 90% of the worlds saffron. ✅Uses: Adds flavour to food, helps in healing disorders of the nervous system, acts as an anti-depressant, and also shows anti-cancer India produces 5% of the worlds saffron and historically, some of the world’s most prized saffron has been grown in old lake beds of Kashmir. ▪️Agro-climatic conditions:  ✅well-drained soil of high pH value (6.3 to 8.3), summer temperatures (when flowers develop) of around 25°C and good soil nutrient availability. ✅Average national yield = 2.6 kg per hectare ▪️About ecological niche: ✅An eco...

  Talking Governor: On tensions between Arif Mohammad Khan and Kerala CM Kerala is witnessing an ugly spat between the Governor and the Chief Minister Kerala Governor  Arif Mohammad Khan’s outburst  against the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) and its functionaries including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan marks an escalation in tensions between him and the elected government. Until now, Mr. Khan and Mr. Vijayan had maintained a functional relationship despite their apparent differences. At the heart of the current flare-up is Kannur University’s controversial decision to appoint the wife of Mr. Vijayan’s private secretary as an associate professor. Mr. Khan, who is also the chancellor of the university, has been critical of the move, but his decision to hold a full-length press conference crossed a line and damaged the majesty of his office. In the presser, Mr. Khan lashed out at CPI(M) functionaries and labelled some of their actions as being anti-national, ne...

  🔆India’s First  Lithium Cell Plant ✅The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)will inaugurate India’s first lithium cell manufacturing facility at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. ▪️Lithium  ✅Discovered in 1817 by Swedish chemist Johan August Arfwedson in the mineral petalite, lithium is also found in brine deposits. ✅Lithium is also found in pegmatite ores, such as spodumene (LiAlSi2O6) and lepidolite (of varying structure), or in amblygonite (LiAlFPO4) ores.

 

 

 [ Photo ] 🔆CENTRE - STATE SCIENCE CONCLAVE ✅The first of its kind Conclave will strengthen Centre-State coordination and collaboration mechanisms - in the spirit of cooperative federalism - to build a robust science, technology & innovation (STI) ecosystem across the country. ✅The two day Conclave is being organised at Science City, Ahmedabad on 10-11 September 2022. ✅It will include sessions on different thematic areas including STI Vision 2047; Future Growth Pathways and Vision for STI in States; Health -  Digital Health Care for All; Doubling Private Sector investment in R&D by 2030; Agriculture - Technological interventions for improving farmers’ income etc. ✅The first of its kind Conclave will witness the participation of Gujarat CM, Union MoS Science & Technology (S&T), S&T Ministers and Secretaries of States & Union Territories, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, NGOs, young scientists and students. Join @PIB_UPSC @upsc_science_and_technology

  🔆Cyborg Cockroaches ✅ Why In News : An international team of researchers have devised a system that can create cyborg cockroaches, that are part insect and part machine.  ✅Cyborg cockroaches' movements are controlled by tiny integrated circuits.  ✅They will be able to conduct surveillance in procedures like urban search and rescue, environmental monitoring and inspection of areas dangerous to humans. ✅By equipping the cockroaches with small wireless control modules, handlers will be able to control the insect’s legs remotely for long periods of time. ✅Methodology:   The team used Madagascar cockroaches, which are not only the largest species of cockroaches, reaching an estimated 6 cm, but are also known for making hissing sounds when disturbed, which they make by expelling air from the openings on their back.  ✅The researchers also designed the system to be rechargeable, by powering it with a super thin 0.004 mm solar cell module that is installed on the...

 ✅ टॉप  हेडलाइंस : 09 सितम्बर 2022 ─────────────────────── 1. पल्लथुरुथी बोट क्लब (पीबीसी) के सदस्यों द्वारा पंक्तिबद्ध महादेविकाडु कट्टिल थेकेथिल चुंदन (स्नेकबोट) ने पुन्नमदा झील पर आयोजित नेहरू ट्रॉफी बोट रेस (एनटीबीआर) का 68वां संस्करण जीता।  2. भोजपुरी लोकनृत्य के प्रतिपादक रामचंद्र मांझी का निधन। 3. भारतीय शहर यूनेस्को ग्लोबल नेटवर्क ऑफ लर्निंग सिटीज में शामिल हुए, ये हैं – केरल में त्रिशूर और नीलांबुर और तेलंगाना में वारंगल।  4. साक्षरता समस्याओं के प्रति जागरूकता और चिंता बढ़ाने के लिए हर साल 8 सितंबर को अंतर्राष्ट्रीय साक्षरता दिवस मनाया जाता है।  5. भारत के अग्निकुल कॉसमॉस ने 3डी-मुद्रित रॉकेट इंजन के लिए पहला पेटेंट हासिल किया है।  6. केंद्रीय वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्री ने हाल ही में संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के सैन फ्रांसिस्को के खाड़ी क्षेत्र में परिवर्तन और अपस्किलिंग कार्यक्रम में यूएस स्टार्टअप सेतु – सहायक उद्यमियों का शुभारंभ किया। 7. राष्ट्रपति द्रौपदी मुर्मू शुक्रवार को प्रधानमंत्री तपेदिक मुक्त भारत अभियान की शुरूआत करेंगी 8. प्रधानमंत्री नरेन...

Current Affairs 10 september 2022  1. ब्रिटेन की महारानी क्‍वीन एलिजाबेथ II का निधन 8 सितंबर 2022 को किस राष्‍ट्र (Nation) में हुआ? a. इंग्‍लैंड b. स्‍कॉटलैंड c. वेल्‍स d. नॉदर्न आयरलैंड Answer: b. स्‍कॉटलैंड – स्‍कॉटलैंड एक नेशन है और यह यूनाइटेड किंगडम का हिस्‍सा है। – क्‍वीन एलिजाबेथ II ने 96 साल की उम्र में स्‍कॉटलैंड के बाल्मोरल कासल में अंतिम सांस ली। – बीमारी की वजह से महारानी बाल्मोरल महल में रह रही थीं। – आखिरी बार लोगों ने उनकी तस्‍वीर 6 सितंबर 2022 को देखी थी, जब उन्‍होंने लिज ट्रस को नया पीएम एप्‍वाइंट किया था। – एलिजाबेथ II, सबसे लंबे समय तक (70 साल) ब्रिटेन की क्वीन रहीं। – अंतिम संस्‍कार में 10 दिन लगेंगे। इस दौरान कई तरह के शोक आयोजन होंगे। क्‍वीन एलिजाबेथ के बारे में – पूरा नाम एलिजाबेथ एलेक्जेंड्रा मैरी था। – हालांकि ऑफिशियल नाम एलिजाबेथ द्वितीय था। – वह ग्रेट ब्रिटेन और नॉदर्न आयरलैंड के यूनाइटेड किंगडम की महारानी और कॉमनवेल्‍थ की चीफ थी। – जन्‍म : 21 अप्रैल 1926 को लंदन में हुआ था। – पति : फिलिप (शादी 20 नवंबर 1947 को हुई) – क्‍वीन कब बनी : 6 फरवरी, 1952 – वह ब्...

Current Affairs 09 september 2022  1. आर्मी चीफ जनरल मनोज पांडे को किस पड़ोसी देश की राष्‍ट्रपति ने अपनी सेना के जनरल की मानद उपाधि दी? a. पाकिस्‍तान b. चीन c. बांग्‍लादेश d. नेपाल Answer: d. नेपाल – नेपाल की राष्ट्रपति विद्या देवी भंडारी ने 05 सितंबर 2022 को इंडियन आर्मी चीफ जनरल मनोज पांडे को नेपाली सेना के जनरल की मानद उपाधि (honorary title) दी। – दोनों देश एक दूसरे की सेना प्रमुख को मानद जनरल का ऑनरेरी टाइटल देते हैं। यह परंपरा है। – दोनों देशों ने इस परंपरा को 1950 में शुरू किया गया था। – इसके लिए नेपाल और भारत की थल सेना के चीफ द्वारा एक-दूसरे के देश की यात्राएं करते हैं। – भारत भी नेपाली सेना के चीफ को “भारतीय सेना के जनरल” की मानद रैंक से सम्मानित करता है। – इससे पहले यह सम्मान वर्ष 2020 में जनरल मनोज मुकुंद नरवणे को दिया गया था। जनरल मनोज पांडे ने नेपाली सेना को सैन्य सामान सौंपा – जनरल मनोज पांडे पांच दिवसीय आधिकारिक यात्रा पर 04 सितंबर 2022 को काठमांडू पहुंचे। – इस दौरान उन्होंने नेपाली सेना के थल सेनाध्यक्ष जनरल प्रभु राम शर्मा को विभिन्न गैर-घातक सैन्य सामान सौंपे। – ...

  🔆 Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) System  ✅It is a short-range Surface to Air Missile (SAM) system, primarily designed and developed by the DRDO to provide a protective shield to the moving armoured columns of the Army from aerial attacks. ✅It is equipped with state-of-the-art guidance and control algorithms including warhead chains.  ✅The uniqueness of the QRSAM weapon system is that it can operate on the move with search and track capability and fire on a short halt. ✅It can operate on the move with search and track capability and fire on short halt. ✅Data captured by range instruments like telemetry, radar and Electro Optical Tracking Systems (EOTS) were used to confirm the system performance.

  Uncertain future: On Chileans rejecting new Constitution Chileans have rejected a new Constitution, but they still need to replace the old one  leftist President Gabriel Boric, would have transformed South America’s most free market-friendly country into a state-driven, rights-rich welfare society. But the voters seem to have concluded that the draft went too far. With almost all votes counted, 62% of voters said ‘No’. The Constitution drafting process itself was the result of months-long social and political struggles. Chile witnessed street protests in 2019 — triggered by a modest rise in subway fares — which prompted then President Sebastián Piñera to promise to rewrite the Constitution. Despite amendments, the Pinochet-era Constitution remains a pro-business, pro-market document, restricting state intervention in the economy. While Chile has seen fast development ever since its market reforms, it has also grown into one of the most unequal countries in the region, leadin...

  A matter of trust: On the uncertainty in Jharkhand The Governor must end the uncertainty over the unseating of Hemant Soren The   Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand has proved its majority   amid the continuing uncertainty over the Chief Minister’s membership of the   State Legislative Assembly . Mr. Soren is accused of allotting a mining lease to himself, an act that can potentially cost him his Assembly seat. I n the 81-member strong Assembly , the ruling alliance of Mr. Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Congress, NCP, RJD and CPI(M-L) had 48 votes in Tuesday’s vote of confidence, a comfortable majority. With 26 seats, the BJP has been left far behind but it has continued nurturing hope of seizing power that it had not won in the polls. The JMM-led alliance has been wobbly despite its numerical dominance in the face of the BJP’s constant threats of sabotage. Whispers regarding an ongoing scheme to upend the State government, as in Madhya Pradesh and Maharasht...

Dangers of brinksmanship: On India and the Taiwan Strait crisis  India will need to assess the security implications of another Taiwan Strait crisis    The   shooting down of a Chinese drone by Taiwan’s military   on September 1 has marked a new phase in the already simmering tensions across the Taiwan Strait, highlighting the growing risks of escalation, even if unintended. Over recent weeks,   China’s military has carried out unprecedented military drills   surrounding Taiwan, following   the visit last month of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi . Some manoeuvres crossed the median of the Taiwan Strait and were declared by China’s military to have also taken place in territorial waters claimed by Taiwan. Taiwan soberly chose not to engage the PLA vessels. In the wake of the drills, the Chinese military has subsequently sought to continue asserting Beijing’s territorial claims by sending drones into Taiwan’s airspace. Photographs taken up close of ...

CURRENT AFFAIRS  1. यूनाइटेड किंगडम की नई प्रधानमंत्री कौन चुनी गईं? a. ऋषि सुनक b. लिज ट्रस c. विवेक मूर्ति d. साजिद जावेद Answer: b. लिज ट्रस – लिज ट्रस को 05 सितंबर 2022 को ब्रिटेन का नया प्रधानमंत्री चुना गया है। – पार्टी के चुनाव में भारतीय मूल के नेता और ब्रिटेन के वित्‍त मंत्री रह चुके ऋषि सुनक हार गए। बेसिक बातें – – यह कोई जनरल इलेक्‍शन नहीं था, जिसमें जनता वोट करती है और सांसद चुनती है। तब लीडर को प्रधानमंत्री बनाया जाता है। – यह हुआ कि जब 2019 में कंजर्वेटिव पार्टी जीती UK में, तो बोरिस जॉनसन पीएम बनें। – लेकिन जुलाई 2022 में पार्टी में विरोध हुआ और उनको पार्टी चीफ पद से इस्‍तीफा देना पड़ा। – इसके बाद यह तलाश शुरू हुई कि पार्टी का अगला नेता कौन होने वाला है और वही पीएम भी होगा। – इसके लिए चुनाव हुआ। यह आम चुनाव नहीं था। – इस चुनाव में सबसे पहले कंजर्वेटिव पार्टी के सांसदों ने पीएम उम्‍मदवारों को चुना। – इसके बाद पार्टी के आधिकारिक सदस्‍य चुनते हैं। – लगभग 1 लाख 60 हजार वोटर वोटर होते हैं। – तो उन्‍होंने लिज ट्रस को यूनाइटेड किंगडम का नया पीएम चुन लिया है। – ऋषि सुनक लगभ...