Vicarious Liability: Whats App The Kerala High Court on February 23 said admins of WhatsApp groups are not liable for objectionable posts made by group members. The court examined whether the admin, the petitioner in the case, has vicarious liability or can be held liable for the act of the social media group member. […]
CORBEVAX
CORBEVAX: India’s first indigenously developed Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) protein sub-unit vaccine for COVID-19, CORBEVAX, developed by Biological E Limited, has received approval for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI)for 12-18 years age group. CORBEVAXTM is a 2-dose vaccine administered intramuscularly and can be stored at 2ºC to […]
Sustainable Cities India Program
Sustainable Cities India Program: The World Economic Forum and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a jointly designed ‘Sustainable Cities India program’. The ‘Sustainable Cities India program’ intends to enable cities to decarbonize in a systematic and sustainable way that will reduce emissions and […]
Carbon Capture and Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Technology
What Are CCUS? According to a study conducted by Radboud University, most Carbon Capture and Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technologies, which suck carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and convert it into fuel or other valuable products, might fail to help the world reach Net Zero emissions by 2050. The study noted that a […]
Who was Lachit Borphukan?
Lachit Borphukan: Indian President will inaugurate a year-long celebration of the 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan. Earlier, the Prime Minister called 17th century Ahom general Lachit Borphukan a symbol of India’s “Atmanirbhar military might”. Lachit Borphukan Born on 24th November, 1622, Borphukan was known for his leadership in the Battle of Saraighat, 1671 […]
P-8I Patrol Aircraft
P-8I Patrol Aircraft: Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has delivered the 12th P-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft to the Indian Navy. This completes the follow-on clause for four additional P-8I aircraft contracted in 2016. P-8I Aircraft is a long-range Maritime Reconnaissance and Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft. It is an Indian variant of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft that […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 25th February 2022
Today Current Affairs: 25th February 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
SPMCIL Declared A Prohibited Place
SPMCIL Declared A Prohibited Place: The Delhi headquarters of the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd. (SPMCIL) has been declared a “prohibited place” under the Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 by the Union Home Ministry “to prevent the entry of unauthorised persons”. The Security Printing & Minting Corporation of […]
Cobra Warrior: Defence Exercise
Multilateral Air Exercise Cobra Warrior: In a first, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will deploy the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas for multilateral air exercise ‘Cobra Warrior’ at Waddington, U.K. Five Tejas aircraft will fly to the U.K. The multilateral air exercise ‘Cobra Warrior’ will also see the participation of Air Forces of […]
The Ramanujan Prize 2022
The Ramanujan Prize: The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians was awarded to Professor Neena Gupta, a mathematician of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, in a virtual ceremony on 22nd February 2022. She received the award for the year 2021 for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. The prize is […]
