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GST Day

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: July 02, 2022In: Paper- I, UPSCNo Comments

1st July is observed as GST (Goods and Services Tax) Day. This year marks the anniversary of the implementation of the historic tax reform of the Goods and Services Tax. The first GST Day wa... Read more

47th meeting of GST Council

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: July 02, 2022In: Paper- III, UPSCNo Comments

The 47th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax-GST Council was held in Chandigarh under the chairmanship of Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The meeting was a... Read more

Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) initiative

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: July 02, 2022In: Paper- II, UPSCNo Comments

The US and its allies, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the United Kingdom, have launched a new initiative called Partners in the Blue Pacific for effective and efficient cooperation with... Read more

International Asteroid Day: 30 June

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: July 02, 2022In: Impt. Days/ WeekNo Comments

Every year 30 June is observed as International Asteroid Day. It is also celebrated by the United Nations. International Asteroid Day is celebrated on June 30, 1908, the anniversary of the S... Read more

Miss India Worldwide 2022

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: July 02, 2022In: NationalNo Comments

The winner of the longest-running Indian beauty pageant outside of India, Miss India Worldwide 2022, was announced as British biomedical student Khushi Patel. Shrutika Mane was named the sec... Read more

One Health pilot project

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: July 02, 2022In: NationalNo Comments

The Ministry of Dairying and Animal Husbandry launched the ‘One Health’ pilot project in Bengaluru. The One Health pilot project will bring together stakeholders from human, anim... Read more

Gabon and Togo join the Commonwealth

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: July 02, 2022In: Appointment/ ElectionNo Comments

The Commonwealth countries (after the entry of Togo and Gabon) now have 56 member states. The two historically French-speaking nations were formally admitted into the federation at the Commo... Read more

Mohamed Jalud appointed as President of International Weightlifting Association

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: July 02, 2022In: Appointment/ ElectionNo Comments

Mohamed Jalood Mohamed Jalud has been appointed President of the International Weightlifting Association, and 11 additional new members have been added to its executive board. The internatio... Read more

Nitin Gupta has been named as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: July 02, 2022In: Appointment/ ElectionNo Comments

IRS officer Nitin Gupta has been appointed as the new Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman. Gupta, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1986 batch of the Income Tax cadre,... Read more

ENGLISH QUIZ 02.07.2022

Posted By: Pratiyogita Kiranon: July 02, 2022In: Quiz huntNo Comments

1. Who has been named as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes? A. Nitin Gupta B. Shivam Sharma C. Kiran More D. Ravinder Khatana 2. Recently in which city the ‘One Health’ p... Read more