Fund Of Funds For Startups: Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), launched under Startup India initiative in 2016 by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has committed Rs. 7,385 crore to 88 Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) as of 24th September 2022. These AIFs in turn have invested Rs. 11,206 crore in 720 startups. FFS has been […]
One Week One Lab
One Week One Lab: Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, who is also the Vice President of CSIR, announces “One Week One Lab” campaign. Objective of this campaign is to showcase the technological breakthroughs and innovations in each of the 37 CSIR laboratories/institutes spread across the country. The Council of Scientific and […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 27th September 2022
Today Current Affairs: 27th September 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum has signed MOU with Air India, AirAsia and Vistara (all under TATA), for SAF to achieve net zero emissions (NZE). International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has put the target of net zero in the aviation sector by 2050. Sustainable aviation fuels are biofuels made from sustainable […]
Sittanavasal
Sittanavasal: With much of the art in Sittanavasal either damaged or vandalised, the Archaeological Survey of India has undertaken conservation measures and also introduced digital checks to track public access. Sittanavasal is considered by historians to be one of the oldest inhabited areas in the district and a major centre of Jain influence. This is […]
Rohini Sounding Rocket
Rohini Sounding Rocket: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning the 200th successful launch of the Rohini RH-200 sounding rocket in a row. RH-200 of the Rohini sounding rocket family has completed 198 consecutive successful flights. The 199th launch will happen in October 2022 during the World Space Week (4th-10th October) celebrations. The […]
Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022
Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022: At the Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States, India’s representative has said that “sustainable biofuels play a key role to reduce GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector.” The US, for the first time, hosted Global Clean Energy Action Forum, a joint convening […]
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission: NASA
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission: NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is about to launch its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission. It is the first Kinetic Impactor Method of planetary defence, where a DART spacecraft will be colliding with the asteroid Dimorphos. The Kinetic Impactor Method involves sending one or more […]
Ambedkar Circuit
Ambedkar Circuit: The Central government announced a special tourist circuit named Ambedkar circuit, which encompasses five key sites associated with Dr B.R. Ambedkar. The government had first proposed the Ambedkar Circuit, or Panchteerth, in 2016, but the conceptualisation of the plan could be held recently. The five cities in the tourist circuit as announced by […]
Megh Chakra Operation
Megh Chakra Operation: The operation code-named “Megh Chakra” is being carried out following the inputs received from Interpol’s Singapore special unit based on the information received from the authorities in New Zealand. It is a pan-India drive against the circulation and sharing of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation […]
