Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: The National Institute of Ocean Technology, an autonomous institute under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is establishing an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Plant with a capacity of 65 kilowatts (kW) in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep. The plant will power the one lakh liter per day low temperature thermal desalination plant, which […]
Month: August 2022
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 9th August 2022
Today Current Affairs: 9th August 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
One District-One Product (ODOP)
One District-One Product (ODOP): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has unveiled the digital version of the One District-One Product (ODOP) gift catalogue during the Export Promotion Councils and Industry Associations meeting at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. On the occasion, Mr Goyal highlighted the ways in which the ODOP gift catalogue is a step towards […]
Akasa Air
Akasa Air: First Flight of Akasa Air from Mumbai to Ahmedabad inaugurated. Akasa Air is the 7th schedule airline with brand name of SNV Aviation having Corporate Headquarters at Mumbai with Boeing Max – 8 aircraft. Akasa Air plans to be a low-cost carrier with single fleet and all economy seats. Akasa Air is planning […]
SSLV-D1-EOS 02
SSLV-D1-EOS 02: The Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S Somanath has said that the maiden launch of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SSLV failed to place the satellites in the intended orbit due to sensor anomaly. SSLV-D1-EOS 02 launched from Sriharikota launch pad had placed the satellites into 356kmX76 kms elliptical orbit instead of 356 […]
Outbound Travel And Tourism – An Opportunity Untapped
Outbound Travel And Tourism – An Opportunity Untapped: A report was released titled ‘Outbound Travel and Tourism – An Opportunity Untapped’, which shows India’s outbound tourism will surpass USD 42 billion by 2024. Outbound tourism is the act of travelling ‘out’ of the home country for the purposes of tourism. Findings of the Report: The […]
Governing Council Of NITI Aayog
Governing Council Of NITI Aayog: Addressing the seventh meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog at Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre, New Delhi, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi heralded the collective efforts of all the States in the spirit of cooperative federalism as the force that helped India emerge from the Covid pandemic. The Governing […]
First Woman Director General Of The Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research
First Woman Director General Of The Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research: Senior electrochemical scientist Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Kalaiselvi’s research work of more than 25 years is primarily focused on electrochemical power systems and in particular, development of electrode materials, and […]
Iran Nuclear Deal
Iran Nuclear Deal: There has been a fresh round of talks over Iran’s nuclear programme in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal which is also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Officials from various countries including Iran were meeting for the first time since March 2022. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of […]
Ten More Ramsar Sites Added
Ten More Ramsar Sites Added: India has added 10 more Ramsar sites, or wetlands of international importance (taking the total number of such sites to 64) Ten sites are: Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary (TN): It is the largest reserve for breeding resident and migratory water birds and an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area forming part of […]
