Amrit Sarovar Mission : Target Set A target of 50,000 Amrit Sarovars was set to be completed by August 15, 2023. So far, 60% of the target has been achieved with over 30,000 Amrit Sarovars constructed in the span of 9 months. Mission Amrit Sarovar was launched as part of India’s “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” […]
Report On “Making India a Global Power House On Farm Machinery Industry”
Report On “Making India a Global Power House On Farm Machinery Industry”: National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) Report on “Making India a Global Power House on Farm Machinery Industry” released recently. NCAER has analyzed the non-tractor farm machinery industry from both demand and supply side perspectives, bringing out the challenges in the sector, […]
5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress
5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress: The 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) was held in Canada in order to discuss the solutions to address the Funding Gap of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). This meeting is crucial since nations agreed to protect 30% of Earh’s lands and oceans by 2030 at the 15th Conference […]
Vikas Engine : ISRO
Vikas Engine : ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested the throttling of Vikas, its workhorse launch-vehicle engine. VIKAS (an acronym for Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai) engine is a family of liquid-fuelled rocket engines conceptualized and designed by the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre of ISRO in the 1970s. The early productions involved imported […]
Quaoar : Dwarf Planet
Quaoar : Dwarf Planet Astronomers have recently spotted a ring around a Pluto-sized dwarf planet called Quaoar in the outer reaches of the solar system. Quaoar is a dwarf planet that’s located in the Kuiper Belt at the solar system’s edge. It is about 697 miles wide (1,121 kilometers). It is roughly one-twelfth the diameter […]
Corbet Tiger Reserve : All Construction activities Banned
Corbet Tiger Reserve : All Construction activities Banned The Supreme Court recently banned all construction activities in the core areas of tiger reserves national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. A Supreme court-appointed panel noticed that illegal constructions for the establishment of a tiger safari were being done within the buffer area of Corbett Tiger Reserve in […]
IEEE C-DOT Certified Telecom Expert Program (ICCTEP)
IEEE C-DOT Certified Telecom Expert Program (ICCTEP): The Secretary (Telecom) of, the Government of India launched the ‘IEEE C-DOT Certified Telecom Expert Program (ICCTEP)’ IEEE C-DOT Certified Telecom Expert Program is a concrete step in the furtherance of wide-ranging collaboration between the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Centre for Development of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 9th February 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 9th February 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Integrative Medicine Centers
Integrative Medicine Center: The Government of India is to inaugurate Integrative Medicine Centers. These centres will operate at Government hospitals. The centres will mainly focus on Ayurvedic medicines and will use modern technologies. The first Integrative Medicine Centre was inaugurated at the Safdarjang Hospital in Delhi. The main objective of the initiative is to use […]
Monetary Policy Updates : RBI
Monetary Policy Updates : RBI The committee recently held its meeting on February 8, 2023. Highlights: RBI hikes benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent. MSF rate will stand revised at 6.75% RBI projects 6.4 pc economic growth for 2023-24, lower than 7 pc this fiscal Inflation to come down to […]
