Mid-Day Meal Scheme: A national level meet was recently organised by the National Human Rights Commission to discuss the status of various policies to ensure Right to Food and nutrition. Following are the suggestions made by the experts at the end of the meet: Extend the midday meal scheme up to Class XII. Start an […]
Month: August 2021
DABUS – Artificial Intelligence System
South Africa Grants Patent To An Artificial Intelligence System: South Africa, first time in the world, has granted a patent to an ‘artificial intelligence system’ relating to a “food container based on fractal geometry” innovation. The innovation involves interlocking food containers that are easy for robots to grasp and stack. The patent has been given […]
Indian Ocean Warming – Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change (IPCC)
Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change (IPCC): The Indian Ocean is warming at a higher rate than other oceans, said the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released. The authors of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report, “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis”, said the warming of the ocean would lead to […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 10th August 2021
Today Current Affairs: 10th August 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Open Debate On Enhancing Maritime Security
Open Debate On ‘Enhancing Maritime Security: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the High-level Open Debate on ‘Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation’ on 9th August via video conferencing. Narendra Modi, would be the first Indian Prime Minister to preside over a UN Security Council Open Debate. The Open Debate will […]
Defence Exports 2021
Defence Exports Over the years various reforms have been taken to enhance Defence exports. These reforms have ramped the defence exports to new heights. As per the details provided by the government in the Lok Sabha recently, India exported military hardware and systems worth Rs 38,500 crore in the last seven years. Further, the value […]
Women Officers in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force: ITBP has commissioned its first two women officers (Prakriti and Deeksha) in combat recently. The ITBP started recruiting women combat officers in its cadre from 2016 through an all-India examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Before this, it had combat women only in the constabulary ranks. Indo-Tibetan […]
Indian Railways Trains to Run on Hydrogen Fuel
Hydrogen Fuel: Under ‘Mission Net Zero Carbon Emission Railway’ by 2030, Indian Railways are set to run trains on hydrogen fuel-based technology. For this, it is considering retrofitting of existing trains. Hydrogen is the lightest and first element on the periodic table. Since the weight of hydrogen is less than air, it rises in the […]
Atlantic Ocean’s Current System (AMOC)
Atlantic Ocean’s Current System(AMOC): According to a recent study, the Atlantic Ocean’s current system-AMOC, an engine of the Northern Hemisphere’s climate, could be weakening to such an extent that it could soon bring big changes to the world’s weather. Climate models have shown that the AMOC is at its weakest in more than a 1,000 […]
PM-DAKSH Portal And App
PM-DAKSH Portal And App: The government has launched ‘PM-DAKSH’ portal and app to make the skill development schemes accessible to the target groups of Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Safai Karamcharis. The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from the year 2020-21. Under the scheme, eligible target groups are […]
