Coastal Erosion: The Ministry of Earth Sciences informed the Lok Sabha that of the 6,907.18-km-long coastline of the Indian mainland, about 34% is under varying degrees of erosion, while 26% is of an accretional nature and the remaining 40% is in a stable state. The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Chennai, an attached office […]
Enhanced Pinaka Mk-I Rocket System
Enhanced Pinaka Mk-I Rocket System: The Enhanced Pinaka Mk-I Rocket System (EPRS) was successfully test fired in the Pokhran range in Rajasthan. As part of the same set of trials, the Area Denial Munition (ADM) was also successfully tested. The tests also validated the performance of different variants of munitions and fuzes that can be […]
Reconstitution Of The Mullaperiyar Dam’s Supervisory Committee
Reconstitution Of The Mullaperiyar Dam’s Supervisory Committee: The Supreme Court ordered the reconstitution of the Mullaperiyar dam’s supervisory committee. The committee will include one technical expert each from Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the two States involved in the dispute concerning safety of the dam. The court has empowered the panel with functions and powers on […]
Hindi Compulsory In The Eight Northeastern States
Hindi Compulsory In The Eight Northeastern States: The Government of India provided that Hindi would be made compulsory up to Class 10 in the eight northeastern states. Hindi is described as “the language of India”. However, the move has been met with protests from various organisations in the Northeast. Also, several south Indian states have […]
Who Was Har Gobind Khorana?
Har Gobind Khorana: The year 2022 marks the 100th birthday of Nobel Prize-winning chemist Har Gobind Khorana. Born: January 9, 1922, Raipur, India He began research on nucleic acids during a fellowship at the University of Cambridge (1951) under Sir Alexander Todd. He made another contribution to genetics in 1970 when he and his research […]
Fortified Rice To Distribute Under Government Programmes
Fortified Rice To Distribute Under Government Programmes: The Union Cabinet has approved a scheme to distribute fortified rice under government programmes. Food Corporation of India and state agencies have already procured 88.65 LMT (lakh tonnes) of fortified rice for supply and distribution. In 2019, the government approved a Centrally sponsored pilot scheme for fortification of […]
Coal Gasification Plant : Jindal Steel & Power Limited
Coal Gasification Plant : Jindal Steel & Power Limited Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) has plans of setting up a coal gasification plant — the second in the country — at its Raigarh plant in Chhattisgarh. India is committed to cut consumption of coal, a primary pollutant, in power plants to half by 2030 […]
UN Peacekeepers in Ukraine
UN Peacekeepers: Canada and allies are planning to work togather to support among United Nations General Assembly members, including China, for a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. Countries opposing Russia’s invasion should seek a recommendation from the General Assembly for a peacekeeping mission with the goal of keeping humanitarian corridors open. While decisions about establishing, maintaining […]
PM-DAKSH Yojana: Need And Significance
PM-DAKSH Yojana: Need And Significance The youth, owing to their educational backwardness, are finding difficulties to obtain employment with good compensation after undergoing short-term skilling courses. In this background, the government has highlighted the need for and significance of this scheme. The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from […]
Madhavpur Mela: Important Points
Gujarat ‘Madhavpur Mela’: President Ramnath Kovind inaugurated the annual Madhavpur Mela. It is a five-day cultural fair that is held in Madhavpur, the coastal village, located 60 kilometers south of Porbandar. This festival celebrates the marriage of Lord Krishna with Rukmini. This marriage is said to have taken place in Madhavpur. It is said that […]
