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Changes to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)

In News Recently, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs MCA proposed a broad range of changes to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). Key Proposed Changes Empowering National Company Law Tribunal: The ministry has proposed to empower the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to slap hefty fines on those that contravene IBC rules.  NCLT’s discretion has […]

Road Accidents in India

In News Recently, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) emphasized that efforts by all are necessary to reduce road accidents by 50 percent before the end of 2025. About Efforts of MoRTH:  It has undertaken multiple initiatives across all 4Es of Road Safety by:  Engineering,  Enforcement,  Education and  Emergency Care. This year, […]

Crisis in the Himalayas

In News Recently, Uttarakhand’s hill town Joshimath experienced rapid subsidence (or ground sinking). More about the news Significance of the town: Joshimath serves as a gateway to popular pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib as well as the popular international skiing resort of Auli. Issue: Despite a population of only about 23,000, it has […]

Spot Bellied Eagle Owl

Context A wildlife team has recently spotted the ‘Spot Bellied Eagle Owl’ (Bubo Nipalensis) for the first time in the Seshachalam forest, and for the third time in Andhra Pradesh. About Spot Bellied Eagle Owl Features:  It is overall a stark, grayish-brown bird, with dark, coarse brown coloration over the back and upper wings. It […]

Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)

In News Recently, astronomers have used data from the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune to detect a radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in an extremely distant galaxy. Atomic hydrogen is the basic fuel required for star formation in a galaxy. About This is the first confirmed detection of strong lensing of 21 […]

Etalin hydroelectric project

In News The Etalin hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh has been rejected in its present form by the Forest Advisory Committee in the face of overwhelming opposition to its construction. About  The Forest Advisory Committee has asked the Arunachal Pradesh government to file a fresh proposal for forest diversion and the construction of the Etalin […]

Fourth Industrial Revolution

In News, The World Economic Forum (WEF) has chosen Hyderabad for establishing its Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution focused on healthcare and life sciences. C4IR Telangana will be the 18th center to join WEF’s Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) network that spans four continents. Do you Know? The first industrial revolution used water and steam […]

Kalashnikov AK-203 Assault Rifles

In News Recently, an Indo-Russian joint venture has started manufacturing Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles in India. AK-203 Assault Rifles About: India is the first country to start producing the AK-200-series assault rifles of the world-famous brand. Korwa Ordnance Factory in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, has produced the first batch of 7.62 mm Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles.  […]

UNSC sanctions committee blacklists Lashkar’s Makki

In News Pakistan-based deputy chief of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba Abdul Rehman Makki has been blacklisted as a global terrorist by the United Nations.  The UN Security Council’s Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee added Makki to its list of individuals and entities subject to the asset freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo. About UNSC Sanctions Committee The 1267 […]

Exoplanets

In News The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first new exoplanet.  Researchers have labelled the planet as LHS 475 b, and it’s roughly the same size as Earth. Located just 41 light-years away, the planet orbits very close to a red dwarf star and […]