TNPSC 26th NOVEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS TNPSC SHOUTERS ENGLISH PDF

 

5 per cent GST on auto rides - effective from January 2022

• Companies like 'Ola, Uber' act as a bridge between auto rickshaw drivers and passengers. GST of 1 to 5 per cent will come into effect next year for auto rides registered online. Companies like Ola collect taxes from passengers through auto drivers and pay them to the government. Regular auto travel will not be taxed;

The name of the new type of virus is '' Omigron '' - World Health Organization

• The new corona virus, found in South Africa, is far worse than the 'delta' type virus. ' Scientists say this is due to a new type of corona virus called P1.1.529. The World Health Organization did not name this type of corona virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has named the new corona virus found in South Africa "Omigron".

Prime Minister's participation in the Constitution Day celebrations organized by the Supreme Court

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Constitution Day celebrations organized by the Supreme Court. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Mr. Justice N. V. Ramana, Union Minister Mr. Kiran Riju, Senior Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court, Mr. K. K. Venugopal, Attorney General of India, Mr. Vikas Singh, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association were also present on the occasion.
• Constitution Day of India (Constitution Day of India) is celebrated annually on November 26 (today) to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of Independent India. On the same day, November 26, 1949, the Constitution of India was adopted and came into force on January 26, 1950. Every year we celebrate Republic Day, the day the Constitution was enacted.
• Speaking on the occasion of laying the foundation stone for the Equality Statue and Memorial of Ambedkar, the Father of the Indian Constitution, in Mumbai in 2015, Prime Minister Modi announced that November 26 would be observed as the Constitution Day of India.

Indo-Israeli Women's Stem Conference on the Need for Socio-Cultural Change, Flexible Working Hours and Gender Equal Pay

• At the India-Israel Women's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Conference on November 24, 2021, Indian and Israeli experts discussed the need for change in the socio - cultural context, discussing ways to achieve gender equality in the above fields.
• The event was jointly organized by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, Israel. The project to involve female researchers in joint research and development projects between India and Germany has been initiated for the first time
• The first-of-its-kind project to promote women in research and development through Lateral Entry was launched yesterday.

The Involvement of Women in Scientific and Engineering Research is a project launched by the Indo-German Science and Technology Center to promote female researchers in research and development

• The project is a joint venture between the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany, to support female scientists holding regular / long-term research positions. Those selected will receive a maximum of Rs 39 lakh from the Indian side and € 48000 from the German side.