Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs): The Army has identified a holding formation on the Western front and a Strike formation on the Northern borders to be converted into agile Integrated Battle Groups (IBG). IBGs are brigade-sized, agile, self-sufficient combat formations, which can swiftly launch strikes against adversary in case of hostilities. Each IBG would be tailor-made […]
PMJJBY, PMSBY And APY Complete 7 Years
PMJJBY, PMSBY And APY Complete 7 Years: Social security schemes Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have completed seven years of their launch. The schemes were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 9, 2015. PMJJBY: It is a one-year life insurance […]
AIM-PRIME Playbook
AIM-PRIME Playbook: The AIM-PRIME (Program for Researchers in Innovation, Market Readiness, and Entrepreneurship) Playbook was launched by NITI Aayog. The playbook was aimed at promoting early-stage science-based, deep technology ideas to market through training and guidance over a period of 12 months using a blended learning curriculum. AIM-PRIME: Objective:Promoting science-based, deep technology ideas to market […]
National Mission For Clean Ganga
National Mission For Clean Ganga: The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has organised the 6th Edition of the monthly ‘Webinar with Universities’ series on ‘Igniting Young Minds, Rejuvenating Rivers’. The theme for the webinar was ‘Waste Water Management.’ The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is implemented by the National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection […]
UNCCD Conference Of Parties (COP15)
UNCCD Conference Of Parties (COP15): The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change addressed the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15)of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Cote d’Ivoire (Western Africa). Highlights of the COP15: COP 15 is a key moment in the fight against desertification, land degradation […]
Open-RAN Architecture
Open-RAN Architecture: The Ministry of Communications has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s VVDN Technologies Private Limited to facilitate registered startups, innovators and MSMEs working in the field of Open RAN (Radio Access Network) to get their product tested at the existing lab of M/s VVDN. Such testing certification shall accelerate the research […]
What Is W Boson Particle?
What Is W Boson? Researchers from Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) Collaboration, in the US, announced that they have made a precise measurement of the mass of the W boson. It has been stated that this precisely determined value did not match with the estimates from the standard model of particle physics. The W boson […]
First Smoke-Free State of India
Himachal Pradesh : First ‘Smoke-Free State’ In India Himachal Pradesh is the first ‘smoke-free state’ in India. This milestone has been achieved due to the effective implementation of Central Governments’ Pradhan Mantri ‘Ujjwala Yojana’(PMUY) and ‘Himachal Grihini Suvidha Scheme’ of the Himachal Pradesh government. Now, 100% of households in Himachal Pradesh have LPG connections in […]
Param Vishisht Seva Medal : Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande
Param Vishisht Seva Medal : Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande Army chief Gen Manoj Pande was given the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service of exceptional order by President Ram Nath Kovind at a Defence investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) is a military award of India. It […]
Cultivation Of Green Manure
Cultivation Of Green Manure: The Punjab agriculture department is promoting the cultivation of green manure these days as Punjab Agro is providing subsidy on the seed at the rate of Rs 2,000 per quintal, which costs Rs 6,300 per quintal without subsidy. Green manures are crops grown specifically for maintaining soil fertility and structure. They […]
