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Rotterdam Convention

In News  International trade of two new hazardous pesticides — Iprodione and Terbufos — has been recommended for “prior informed consent” (PIC) procedure under Rotterdam convention.  The PIC procedure is a mechanism for formally obtaining and disseminating the decisions of importing parties on their willingness to receive future shipments of hazardous chemicals. About  The 17th […]

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)

In News Recently, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully crashed into Dimorphous. About Humanity’s first planetary defence test:  With the collision, the test has been completed successfully in a mission that went exactly as planned without any hitches. Reason for test:  The impact should have nudged the asteroid slightly and subtly changed its orbit […]

Push for Semiconductor Industry

In News The government recently modified the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the development of a semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in India. The scheme aims to make India’s $10 billion chip-making initiative more attractive to investors. More about the Modified Scheme About: The new scheme seeks to harmonise government incentives for all technology nodes […]

8 years of ‘Make in India’ Programme

In News ‘Make in India’ recently completed 8 years since its inception. More about the news Make in India, the flagship program of the Government of India that aspires to  Facilitate investment,  Foster innovation,  Enhance skill development, Build best-in-class manufacturing infrastructure, Protect the intellectual property, Make India digital, Create healthy relationships with various countries, Provide […]

Rohini Sounding Rocket

In Context The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) hopes to achieve a remarkable feat — the 200th successful launch of the Rohini RH-200 sounding rocket in a row. About RH-200 is a two-stage rocket capable of climbing to a height of 70 km bearing scientific payloads.  It is 3.5-metre-tall and is used by the ISRO […]

Flex Fuel

In News India’s first ‘flex fuel’ developed car is set to launch soon. About Flex Fuel Vehicle  It is a Toyota sedan that can run on one or multiple fuel types. Pilot Project:  The pilot has been initiated as part of a government-led push to carmakers for adopting alternative fuels and the sedan. It will […]

National Service Scheme (NSS)

In News Recently, the President conferred the National Service Scheme NSS Awards for the year 2020-21. Background National Service Scheme (NSS) was launched during 1969, the birth centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi, in 37 universities involving 40000 students. NSS is an extension of the higher education system to orient the student youth to community service […]

Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC)

Context The Indian government is pushing smartphone makers to enable support for its NavIC navigation system in new devices to be sold in India from next year. About Indigenous technology: NavIC is an independent stand-alone navigation satellite system developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Reliable alternative: It acts as an alternative to the […]

World Environmental Health Day

In News Recently, World Environment Health Day was celebrated on September 26 which called for an urgent need to strengthen the One Health approach. About World Environmental Health Day The theme for this World Environment Health Day is: Strengthening Environmental Health Systems for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. There are 17 Sustainable Development […]

Sittanavasal Cave

In News Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India has undertaken conservation measures and also introduced digital checks to track public access in  Sittanavasal. About Sittanavasal Cave (also, Arivar Koil) is a 2nd-century Tamil ?rama?a complex of caves in Sittanavasal village in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu, India.  Its name is a distorted form of Sit-tan-na-va-yil, […]