Geospatial Hackathon Union Minister of Science & Technology recently launched Geospatial Hackathon to promote Innovation and Start-Ups in India’s Geospatial ecosystem. Geospatial Hackathon is a hackathon to create interest in geospatial tech and specifically build solutions leveraging maps and satellite data for solving India’s problems. The Department of Science and Technology(DST) under the Minister of […]
Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Project : Order To Stop Work
Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Project : Order To Stop Work With residents of the Joshimath town reporting an increase in landslides and hundreds of houses at the hill town in Uttarakhand developing cracks, the district administration has issued orders to stop work on the National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project. The Tapovan Vishnugad […]
Soul of Steel Challenge
Soul of Steel Challenge: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently kick-started the ‘Soul of Steel’ alpine challenge, an initiative to promote tourism in border areas, at an event in Dehradun coinciding with Veterans Day. The ‘Soul of Steel’ expedition will test one’s high-altitude endurance and adventure in Uttarakhand’s Garhwal Himalayas. It will initially have 12 Indian […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 14th January 2023
Today’s Current Affairs: 14th January 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Neelakurinji Plant : Listed As a Protected Species
Neelakurinji Plant : Listed As a Protected Species The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) has listed Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, including it on the list of protected plants. This move is aimed at protecting the plant from being destroyed or uprooted, which has become […]
Pineapple Express : Common Atmospheric Phenomenon
Pineapple Express : Common Atmospheric Phenomenon Over the past two weeks, California and other parts of the West Coast have been hit with a series of what meteorologists call atmospheric rivers. Forecasters have said that the rain arriving in California on January 12 is being caused by a true Pineapple Express a specific example of […]
Notification Of Minority Communities
Notification Of Minority Communities: The Central Government submitted the views of 24 States to the Supreme Court on whether religious and linguistic minority communities should be identified and notified by the Union Government or the respective State Governments. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains and Zorastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 […]
NOTAM(Notice To Air Missions)
NOTAM(Notice To Air Missions): Thousands of flights were grounded in the US after a major glitch in the computer system. The flights were grounded due to the failure of a key pilot notification system called Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that its Notice to Air Missions system, or NOTAM, […]
FSSAI Standards For Basmati Rice
FSSAI Standards For Basmati Rice: For the first time in the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has specified the identity standards for Basmati Rice. As per these standards, Basmati rice shall possess natural fragrance characteristics of basmati rice and be free from artificial colouring, polishing agents and artificial fragrances. It […]
13th Ministerial-Level Meeting Of India –US Trade Policy Forum
13th Ministerial-Level Meeting Of India –US Trade Policy Forum: The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry of India and the US Trade Representative Ambassador co-chaired the 13th Ministerial-level meeting of India – US Trade Policy Forum (TPF) in Washington D.C. The India-US TPF aims to activate its working groups in the fields of agriculture, non-agriculture […]
