NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): Researchers studied a supernova explosion that occurred over 450 years ago using NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE). The explosion, called Tycho, was visible to people on Earth in 1572, and the shock wave from the blast is still propagating through the cosmos. Tycho is classified as a Type […]
Month: March 2023
SMART-PDS
SMART-PDS: As per the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, SMART-PDS is an important technologically driven initiative, therefore, all states and union territories should make earnest efforts to implement it at the earliest. SMART-PDS is a system where smart ration cards are issued to beneficiaries of the public distribution system, and ration […]
Porter Prize 2023
Porter Prize 2023: The Union Health Ministry has been awarded the Porter Prize 2023 for successfully combating the COVID-19 crisis. The prize was announced at The India Dialog, organized by Institute for Competitiveness (IFC) and US Asia Technology Management Center (USATMC) at Stanford University on February 23-24, The award was presented to the Ministry of […]
GSMA Government Leadership Award 2023
GSMA Government Leadership Award 2023: GSM Association (GSMA) has conferred Government Leadership Award 2023 to India for implementing best practices in telecom policy and regulation. The Minister for Communications, Electronics & IT and Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw said “GSMA Awards represent global recognition of the telecom reforms carried out by PM Shri Narendra Modi ji. […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 3rd March 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 3rd March 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Country Reports On Terrorism 2021: India
Country Reports On Terrorism 2021: India As per ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2021: India’, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad, Hizbul Mujahideen, ISIS, al-Qaeda, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, are the terrorist groups active in India. Terrorist tactics showed a shift toward attacks on civilians and greater reliance on IEDs( improvised explosive device ), including an explosives attack using drones […]
First Meeting Of The Governing Board Of BIMSTEC Energy Centre
First Meeting Of The Governing Board Of BIMSTEC Energy Centre: India hosted the first meeting of the Governing Board of BIMSTEC Energy Centre (BEC) on 27th February, 2023 at Shangi-La Hotel. Bengaluru. Shri Ajay Tewari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, and chairperson of the Governing Board of the BEC, welcomed the delegates from BIMSTEC member […]
Proton Beam Therapy : For Cancer Treatment
Proton Beam Therapy : For Cancer Treatment There are no government facilities that offer proton beam therapy treatment in India. The treatment is considered a viable alternative to radiation for treating solid tumours, especially for head and neck cancers. PBT is a type of cancer treatment that uses a beam of high-energy protons to destroy […]
FCRA License Of The Centre For Policy Research Suspended
FCRA License Of The Centre For Policy Research Suspended: The Centre suspended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) following prima facie inputs regarding the violation of funding norms. Foreign Contribution Regulation Act was enacted during the Emergency in 1976 amid apprehensions that foreign powers were interfering in […]
E-pharmacy In India : Show Cause Notices To Companies
E-pharmacy In India : Show Cause Notices To Companies In February 2023, the Ministry of Health issued show cause notices to at least 20 companies, including Tata-1mg, Flipkart, Apollo, PharmEasy, Amazon, and Reliance Netmeds for selling medicines online. The growth of e-pharmacy in India has been significant in recent years and is expected to grow […]
