National Farmers Database: The Centre has created a National Farmers’ Database with records of 5.5 crore farmers, which it hopes to increase to 8 crore farmers by December by linking it to State land record databases, according to Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Farmers’ database is key to advances in digital agriculture. Agriculture has to […]
Day: September 7, 2021
What Is a Satellite Phone?
What Is A Satellite Phone?: Since earlier this week, the Internet has been abuzz with news that the next-generation iPhone could have satellite connectivity, thus enabling it to make calls without a cellular network. It all started when top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the Apple’s next-generation iPhone 13 will feature a low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite […]
Account Aggregator
Account Aggregator: On September 2 eight of India’s major banks joined the Account Aggregator (AA) network that will enable customers to easily access and share their financial data. The framework, which has been under discussion since 2016 and in the testing phase for some time, will now be open to all customers. An Account Aggregator […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 7th September 2021
Today Current Affairs: 7th September 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
World University Rankings 2022
World University Rankings 2022 Edition: The Times Higher Education (THE) recently released its World University Rankings 2022 edition. THE, formerly known as The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES), is a magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education. Earlier, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released the QS World University Rankings 2022. The rankings cover […]
Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) 2021
Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX): India and Singapore have carried out 28th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX). Initiated in 1994, SIMBEX is the Indian Navy’s longest uninterrupted bilateral maritime exercise with any foreign navy. 28th edition of SIMBEX was a mega naval wargame in the southern fringes of the South China Sea, […]
Hycean Worlds: Exoplanets
Hycean Worlds: Exoplanets: Some astronomers have identified a new class of exoplanets – Hycean worlds. The word Hycean comes from the words hydrogen and ocean. Planet-wide oceans and hydrogen-rich atmospheres might cover these worlds. They are also uniquely alien, up to 2.6 times the diameter of Earth, with temperatures up to 200 degrees celsius and […]
Account Aggregator (AA) Network
Eight Major Banks Have Joined The Account Aggregator (AA) Network: Eight major banks have joined the Account Aggregator (AA) network that will enable customers to easily access and share their financial data An AA is a framework that simply facilitates sharing of financial information in a real-time and data-blind manner (Data flow through AA are […]
Karbi Anglong Agreement
Karbi Anglong Agreement: A tripartite agreement among five insurgent groups of Assam, the Centre and the state government was signed. This agreement is in synergy with the vision of Insurgency free prosperous North East, that envisages all-round development of northeast, peace and prosperity. Highlights of the Karbi-Anglong Peace Agreement: Karbi Outfits Surrendered: 5 militant organizations […]
Brahmani River
Brahmani River: Environmentalists expressed concern over the massive diversion of fresh water from the Brahmani river basin, which could pose a grave threat to the famous mangrove vegetation in Odisha. The Talcher-Angul coal mines, steel and power plants as well as the Kalinganagar steel and power hub are drawing enormous quantities of fresh water from […]
