Daily GK Update - 8th April 2023 Current Affairs

                                                       Current Affairs

                                                       National Affairs

Indian Government has set up a committee under the Finance Secretary to examine pension reforms.

• The committee will examine NPS (National  Pension Scheme) for government employees.

Mircha Rice of Bihar has been given GI Tag.

• Mircha Rice is famous for its aromatic qualities.
• It is of size and shapes like black pepper that’s why it is known as “Mircha Rice”.
• It is grown in the west Champaran district of Bihar.

The Indian government has approved a new space policy.

• Under the new space policy, the private sector will be able to participate in space production like satellites and rockets.
• The government has approved 100% FDI in the Space Sector through the government route.

ISRO has successfully tested System Demonstration Model for Mission Gaganyaan.

• Gaganyaan project envisages a demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of 3 members to an orbit of 400 km for a 3 days mission and bring them back safely to earth, by landing in Indian sea waters.

LIGO Project which will be India’s largest scientific facility is being set up in India.

• LIGO- Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory is a network of International laboratories meant to detect Gravitational Waves generated by Celestial Bodies like stars.

India has witnessed a boom in Tourist Arrivals.

• A total of 6.19 Million Foreign Tourists came to India.
• India earned Rupees 1.34 Lakh Crore from these tourists.

The government has approved the entry of females in the Army’s Artillery Regiment.

• Government has approved the induction of women in the Regiment of Artillery." In January 2023, General Manoj Pande, the Chief of Army Staff, announced a proposal to induct women officers in the artillery regiments that had been sent to the Centre.

                                                       International Affairs

Paris has become the first city in the world to ban the use of electric scooters.

• Amid the rising number of people being injured and killed on e-scooters in the French capital, Paris residents have voted to ban rental electric scooters, reported BBC on 3 March. As per the official results, almost 90% of votes cast on Sunday favoured a ban the battery-powered devices.

Deepest ever Fish has been filmed in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench.

• A ghostly white snailfish has the record for the deepest fish ever seen after it was filmed at more than 27,000 feet beneath the ocean surface.
• Scientists on board the research vessel DSSV Pressure Drop stumbled across the snailfish.

                                                               Economy

Direct Tax Collection in the Financial Year has crossed 16.1 trillion dollars.

• As compared to the financial year 2022, Direct tax Collection increased by 17.63%.

RBI has launched a centralized portal ‘PRAVAAH’ for licensing and approval of applications.

• RBI is set to introduce a new secured web-based portal called "PRAVAAH", aimed at simplifying and streamlining the application processes.
• “PRAVAAH”- Platform for Regulatory Application, Validation, and Authorisation.