In News Recently, Well-known Malayalam writer Benyamin bagged the 45th Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Literary Award for his book “Manthalirile 20 Communist Varshangal”. He is best known for award-winning novels such as ‘Aadujeevitham’ (Goat Days) and ‘Mullappoo Niramulla Pakalukal’ (Jasmine Days) and short stories, presents the inhabitants of Manthalir village, and how the heady mix of […]
In Context Recently, the ICMR’s Drone Response and Outreach in North East (i-Drone) was launched in Manipur. About the Project Purpose: The i-Drone was designed to overcome vaccine delivery challenges in hard-to-reach terrains of India, by deploying unmanned aerial vehicles or drones to these areas. It was used to transport Covid-19 vaccines travelling an aerial […]
In News The latest leak of offshore financial records has shown that the elites are finding ingenious new ways to ring-fence (protect) their assets from scrutiny at home. It is reshaping the secrecy industry in international finance after regulators worldwide have begun cracking down on global money flows. Pandora Papers Pandora papers are 11.9 million […]
In News A new species of swamp eel belonging to the genus Rakthamicthys that is endemic to India was discovered in a well in Mumbai. Key Points It was named Rakthamichthys mumba. Unlike other species of its genus, the mumba lacks eyes, fins and scales, has jaws equal in forwarding extent, different gill aperture, crescentic-shaped […]
In Context According to a new UN report, more than 500 million people in India and more than 80 per cent of the populations of Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Iran are exposed to medium and high levels of poor air quality due to sand and dust storms. About The findings were published in the […]
In News Recently, the Environmental experts and politicians raised concerns over Centre’s proposal of oil palm for North East and Andamans. About Environmental experts and politicians are warning that the Centre’s move to promote oil palm cultivation in India’s northeastern States and in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands could be disastrous. The widespread destruction of […]
In News Recently, the Ministry of Civil Aviation notified liberalised Drone Rules, 2021. Background Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Rules were perceived by academia, Startups, end-users and other stakeholders as being restrictive in nature as they involved considerable paperwork, required permissions for every drone flight and very few “free to fly” green zones were available. Based […]
In News A 4 year National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) has been unveiled by the Finance Minister. This monetisation will create further value for infrastructure creation in the country It will explore innovative ways of private participation without transfer of government ownership. About It is a 4 year program worth Rs 6 lakh crore to unlock […]
In News Punjab and Haryana are switching to sustainable cropping techniques to preserve groundwater. About Groundwater levels in both states have been on a rapid decline. According to the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), it decreased by about 85 percent in Punjab between 1984 and 2016. Haryana’s groundwater depletion rate is among the highest in […]
In News Prime Minister of India announced the launch of ‘PM Gati Shakti Master Plan On India’s 75th Independence Day, Gati Shakti Plan About: It is a 100 lakh crore national infrastructure master plan for developing ‘holistic infrastructure and give an integrated pathway to the Indian economy It will build upon the National Infrastructure Pipeline […]
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