National Technology Day: May 11, 2021: National Technology Day was observed in India on May 11, 2021. The day is celebrated every year on the 11th of May to highlight the achievements of engineers and scientists in the field of technology and science. Former Prime Minister Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee coined this term to celebrate […]
OSIRIS-REx : NASA
OSIRIS-REx: NASA: On May 11, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will depart asteroid Bennu, and start its two-year long journey back to Earth. Bennu is an asteroid located about 200 million miles away from the Earth. Bennu is named after an Egyptian deity. The asteroid was discovered by a […]
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) : Important Points
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant, a former Supreme Court judge, has been appointed the Acting Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) with effect from April 25, the commission said. NHRC was established in 1993. It is in conformity with the Paris Principles, adopted at the first international workshop on […]
Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2021
Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Prominent German philosopher Juergen Habermas had turned down the Sheikh Zayed Book Award over its ties “with the existing political system” in the UAE, a hereditarily ruled country long criticized for its suppression of dissent. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is a literary award begun in the UAE. The award is […]
China’s Seventh Census 2021 : Important Points
China’s seventh census: China’s seventh census, a once-in-a-decade population census, was conducted recently. Key findings: 12 million babies were born last year, the lowest number since 1961, a year when China was in the midst of a four-year famine unleashed by Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward policy in 1958 that devastated the farm sector and […]
DETER – Decentralized Triage and Emergency Response Committees : Karnataka
Decentralized Triage and Emergency Response (DETER) Committees: Karnataka: To manage the Covid pandemic at the local level, the Karnataka state government has formed Decentralized Triage and Emergency Response (DETER) Committees at ward levels in Bengaluru. About DETER committees: The objective is to strengthen government response and management of the coronavirus pandemic. These teams will emphasize […]
MLA-LAD Scheme : Important Points
MLA-LAD Scheme: Rajasthan Government has approved a proposal to provide Rs. 3 crore each from the MLA Local Area Development (LAD) Fund to mobilize resources for Covid-19 Vaccination of the people in the age group of 18 to 44 years. For meeting the expenses, the fund for each legislator has been increased from Rs. 2.25 […]
4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue 2021
The 4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue: The 4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue was held virtually through video conferencing. Highlights from the Dialogue: Talks for collaboration on various aspects including investments, International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA), National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), FinTech, sustainable finance and cross border financial services. The matters relating to G20, the International […]
What Is Beema Bamboo?
Beema Bamboo: The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has designed an ‘oxygen park’ within its premises at Coimbatore with Beema Bamboo. Beema or Bheema Bamboo is a superior clone, selected from Bambusa balcooa, a higher biomass yielding bamboo species. This bamboo clone has been developed by the conventional breeding method. This species is considered to […]
Person in Control Concept of SEBI
SEBI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed doing away with the concept of promoters and moving to ‘person in control.’ It has also suggested reducing the minimum lock-in periods post a public issue for promoters and pre-Initial Public Offering (IPO) shareholders. SEBI is a statutory body established in April, 1992 in […]
