Butterfly Mines: The UK Ministry of Defence, in its intelligence assessment of the ongoing war in Ukraine, has and sounded an alarm on the possible use of PFM-1 series ‘Butterfly Mines’ by the Russian military in Donetsk and Kramatorsk. The PFM-1 and PFM-1S are two kinds of anti-personnel landmines that are commonly referred to as […]
Category: Current Affairs
Langya Henipavirus
Langya Henipavirus: Almost three years after the novel coronavirus was detected in China, a new zoonotic virus has been discovered in the country’s two eastern provinces with 35 infections identified so far. This new type of Henipavirus is also being called Langya Henipavirus or the LayV. The newly discovered virus is a “phylogenetically distinct Henipavirus”. […]
National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission
National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission: National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission (NIPAM) has achieved target of imparting Intellectual Property (IP) awareness and basic training to 1 million students on 31st July 2022, ahead of the deadline which was 15 August 2022. NIPAM, a flagship program to impart IP awareness and basic training, was launched on 8 […]
Chit Fund
Chit Fund: Rates of GST on the chit funds have been raised from the earlier 12% to 18%. This may raise the borrowing cost and benefits out of the chit fund. A chit fund is a close-ended group lending scheme. It is called ‘Chit Fund’ as a piece of paper is used for writing a […]
SMILE-75 Initiative
SMILE-75 Initiative: The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched the “SMILE-75 Initiative”. SMILE (Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise Scheme) is aimed at making cities/towns and municipal areas begging-free and comprehensive rehabilitation of the persons engaged in the act of begging. Under the initiative, seventy-five (75) Municipal Corporations in collaboration with […]
Electromagnetic Field(EMF) Emissions
Electromagnetic Field(EMF) Emissions: Several steps taken by the government to reduce Electromagnetic Field(EMF) Emissions. They are invisible areas of energy, often referred to as Radiation, that is associated with the use of electrical power and various forms of natural and man-made lighting. Natural Sources (such as thunderstorms, and the earth’s magnetic field) and Human-made sources […]
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022: The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 has come into force after being passed by the Parliament in April 2022. It replaces the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, a colonial era law, and authorises police officers to take measurements of people convicted, arrested or facing trial in criminal cases Criminal Procedure […]
Booster Dose: Corbevax
Booster Dose: Corbevax The government of India announced that those who have received Covishield or Covaxin as their first or second dose for Covid-19 can take Corbevax as the third booster shot. Corbevax is still awaiting World Health Organisation’s Emergency Use Listing (EUL). Until now, the third dose had to be the same vaccine that […]
UN Military Observer Group In India And Pakistan
UN Military Observer Group In India And Pakistan: U.N. Secretary General has appointed Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios of Argentina as the Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). UNMOGIP was established in January 1949. After the first war in Kashmir (1947-1948), India […]
Digital Currency
Digital Currency: According to a recent study by the United Nations Trade and Development Body (UNCTAD), over 7% of India’s population owned Digital Currency in 2021. India was ranked seventh in the list of top 20 global economies for digital currency ownership as share of population. Developing countries accounted for 15 of the top 20 […]
