Programme For Development Of Semiconductors And Display Manufacturing Ecosystem: The Cabinet has approved the certain modifications in the Programme for development of semiconductors and display manufacturing ecosystem in India These modifications are: Fiscal support of 50% of Project Cost on pari-passu basis for all technology nodes under Scheme for Setting up of Semiconductor Fabs in […]
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PLI Scheme For Solar Modules
PLI Scheme For Solar Modules: The Union Cabinet has approved the second tranche of Production Linked Incentive(PLI) Scheme on ‘National programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules’ for achieving manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt scale in High Efficiency Solar PV Modules. The national programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules aims to build an ecosystem […]
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (PCA) Act, 1960
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (PCA) Act, 1960: A doctor in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur allegedly tied a dog to his car and dragged it across the city. The doctor faces charges under Section 428 (mischief by killing or maiming animal) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 11 (treating animals cruelly) of The Prevention of Cruelty […]
National Conference Of Environment Ministers
National Conference Of Environment Ministers: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National Conference of Environment Ministers in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat on 23rd September, 2022 via video conferencing. Taking forward the spirit of cooperative federalism, Conference is being convened to create further synergy amongst the Central and State Governments in formulating better policies on environmental […]
Death Sentence
Death Sentence: The Supreme Court on September 19 referred to a larger Bench issues relating to procedural norms for imposing the death sentence. The intervention is seen as a major step in plugging gaps in the way in which trial courts award the death sentence. Section 235 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) requires […]
Ambedkar Circuit
Ambedkar Circuit: Union Tourism and Culture announced a special tourist train to cover the “Ambedkar Circuit”. The modalities — such as the date of journey, ticket price, number of passengers —are still in the works. The government had first proposed the Ambedkar Circuit, or Panchteerth, in 2016. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said the Panchteerth […]
SPARSH Initiative
SPARSH Initiative: The Defence Accounts Department signed a MoU with Bank of Baroda and HDFC Bank, to onboard them as Service Centres under the System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH) initiative, across more than 14,000 branches throughout India. SPARSH is a web-based system for processing the pension claims and crediting the pension directly into the […]
Lumpy Skin Disease
Lumpy Skin Disease: Lumpy Skin Disease is a viral illness that causes prolonged morbidity in cattle and buffaloes. Caused by the poxvirus Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). LSD affects the lymph nodes of the infected animal, causing the nodes to enlarge and appear like lumps on the skin, which is where it derives its name […]
Kurmis
Kurmis: Kurmis blocked railway tracks in various parts of eastern India demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and inclusion of Kurmali language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution. Kurmi is traditionally a non-elite tiller caste in the lower Gangetic plain of India. They are present in southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts […]
Long Range Radio (LoRa)
Long Range Radio (LoRa): Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT, an Institute under the RBI) has developed a new low-cost financial network to take banking to remote areas. LoRa technology is a wireless modulation technique in the physical layer, allowing long-range communication using a chirp spread spectrum. LoRa technology uses dedicated radios, […]
