UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz 5 October 2021

Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Cryptocurrency’.

Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Cryptocurrency’. 1. The total market value of all the crypto assets surpassed 2 trillion dollars as of September 2021, a 10-fold increase since early 2019. 2. Anonymity of crypto assets also creates data gapes for regulators and can open unwanted doors for money laundering, as well as terrorist […]

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UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz 5 October 2021

With reference to the Electricity (Transmission system Planning, Development and Recovery of Inter-State Transmission Charges) Rules 2021, consider the following statements:

With reference to the Electricity (Transmission system Planning, Development and Recovery of Inter-State Transmission Charges) Rules 2021, consider the following statements: 1. It empowers state power distribution and transmission companies to determine their transmission requirements and build them. 2. The Central Electricity Authority shall prepare a short-term plan every year on rolling basis for next

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B C Patnaik takes charge as MD of LIC

BC Patnaik takes charge as MD of LIC

BC Patnaik has taken charge as Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India. He was appointed as Managing Director vide a government notification dated July 5, 2021, LIC said in a statement. Prior to taking charge as Managing Director of LIC, Patnaik was Secretary-General, Council for Insurance Ombudsmen, (CIO) Mumbai. He joined LIC of India in March 1986 as

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GST collection for September crosses ₹1.17 lakh crore

GST collection for September crosses ₹1.17 lakh crore

The gross GST revenue collected in the month of September was ₹1.17 lakh rupees, which included a CGST component of 20,578 crores, SGST is 26,767 crore, and IGST component of 60,911 crore rupees. The revenue for September was 23% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year. During the month, revenue from import of goods was 30% higher and the revenues from

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FC Goa beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 to lift maiden Durand Cup football trophy

FC Goa beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 to lift maiden Durand Cup football trophy

Indian Super League side FC Goa have crowned champions of the 130th Durand Cup football championship, beating local outfit Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 at the end of extra time in a climactic culmination to the event at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) on October 03, 2021 night. FC Goa Captain Eduardo Bedia scored the all-important

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World Teachers’ Day: 05 October

World Teachers’ Day: 05 October

World Teachers’ Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is held annually on 05 October since 1994. It commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which sets benchmarks regarding the rights and responsibilities of teachers, and standards for their initial preparation and further education, recruitment, employment, and teaching and learning

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