GK & CA
Collection of weekly GK & CA since year 2016.
December, 2022
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Quote of the week
You can change friends but not neighbours. - Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian politician and statesman who served three terms as the 10th Prime Minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004
Sun, 25 Dec, 20225573
Rythu Bandhu scheme
Rythu Bandhu scheme also Farmer's Investment Support Scheme (FISS) is a welfare program to support farmer’s investment for two crops a year by the Government of Telangana. The government is providing farmers ₹5000 per acre per season to support the farm investment, twice a year, for rabi(Yasangi) and kharif(Rainy) seasons. (Source: Wikipedia)
Sun, 25 Dec, 20225572
Argentina FIFA World Cup 2022 champion
Argentina won its third World Cup title by beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a 3-3 draw featuring two goals from the 35-year-old Messi and a hat trick by his heir apparent, France forward Kylian Mbappé (Source: The Indian Express)
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UN biodiversity conference
Historic biodiversity agreement - a commitment to protect 30% of land and water considered important for biodiversity by 2030. The global framework comes a day before the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, or COP15, is set to end in Montreal (Source: The Indian Express)
Sun, 25 Dec, 20225570
Group of Friends
India launches ‘Group of Friends’ to promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers. India, Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Morocco and Nepal are co-chairs of the ‘Group of Friends to Promote Accountability for Crimes Against Peacekeepers’ (Source: The Hindu)
Sun, 25 Dec, 20225569
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
The IPEF is an economic initiative launched by United States President Joe Biden on May 23, 2022. The framework launched with a total of 14 participating founding member nations. It is relied on four pillars namely tax, anti-corruption, clean energy and data and privacy. So far, India has agreed to the first three (Source: Wikipedia)
Sun, 25 Dec, 20225567
All India Institute of Ayurveda
The All India Institute of Ayurveda, Delhi) is a public Ayurveda medicine and research institution located in New Delhi, India. The proposal for the establishment of AIIA at New Delhi originated from then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's on 5 May 2000 (Source: Wikipedia)
Sun, 18 Dec, 20225566
Family ID in J & K
The government has decided to implement the Unique Alpha Numeric Code (Family Identity Card) in J&K. It will be an eight-digit code. The database will have all details of the families, which will prove beneficial for the implementation of social security schemes (Source: The New Indian Express)
Sun, 18 Dec, 20225565
Fusion energy breakthrough
Scientists announced on Tuesday (December 13) that researchers at the Lawrence National Laboratory in California conducted a nuclear fission reaction that produced more energy than what was used to ignite it. This marks a major breakthrough for the field (Source: The Indian Express)
Sun, 18 Dec, 20225564
Beypore Uru
It is a wooden dhow (ship / sailing boat / sailing vessel) handcrafted by skilled artisans and carpenters in Beypore, Kerala. The Beypore Urus are purely made of premium wood, without using any modern techniques (Source: The Hindu)
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India Water Impact Summit
Union Minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on 15th December 2022 inaugurated the 7th Edition of the India Water Impact Summit (IWIS) at New Delhi. The theme of this year’s Summit is ‘Restoration and Conservation of Small Rivers in a Large Basin’ (Source:pib.gov.in)
Sun, 18 Dec, 2022