Yudh Abhyas Joint Exercise: The upcoming fifteenth edition of the “Yudh Abhyas” joint exercise is expected to take place next month in a high-altitude area in Uttarakhand less than 100 km from the LAC. As per agreements signed by China and India in 1993 and 1996, neither side is allowed to conduct military exercises against […]
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Automatic Number Plate Reader(ANPR) Cameras
Automatic Number Plate Reader(ANPR) Cameras: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will install is planning to remove all the toll plazas on the national highways and rely on Automatic Number Plate Reader(ANPR) cameras. ANPR cameras will read the vehicle number plates and automatically deduct toll fees from the bank accounts of the vehicle owners. […]
What Is SaaS?
What Is SaaS? The study by CII and EY, titled India: The next global SaaS capital cited India is home to about 100-plus unicorns and is rapidly emerging as a hub for SaaS start-ups. SaaS: Software as a service (or SaaS) is a way of delivering applications over the Internet—as service ( freeing up the […]
Government Notifies Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022
Government Notifies Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 to ensure environmentally sound management of waste batteries and replace the Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001. Batteries covered under the new rules: Electric Vehicle batteries Portable batteries Automotive batteries Industrial batteries Battery […]
38th Meeting Of The Joint River Commission (JRC)
38th Meeting Of The Joint River Commission (JRC): India and Bangladesh discussed a wide range of issues related to the major common rivers such as the Ganga, Teesta and several smaller rivers during the 38th meeting of the Joint River Commission (JRC). Key Highlights: JRC finalized the text of the MoU on Interim Water Sharing […]
One Nation One Fertiliser
One Nation One Fertiliser: To bring about uniformity in fertiliser brands across the country, the government issued an order directing all companies to sell their products under a single brand name of ‘Bharat’. All fertiliser bags, whether containing urea or di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) or muriate of potash (MOP) or NPK will sport the brand name […]
National Gopal Ratna Awards -2022
National Gopal Ratna Awards -2022: Gopal Ratna Award is one of the highest National Award in the field of livestock and dairy sector. Given by: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Objective: to encourage all individuals and Dairy cooperative societies / Milk Producer Company / Dairy […]
Stockholm World Water Week 2022
Stockholm World Water Week 2022: National Mission for Clean Ganga hosts virtual session on the first day of the Stockholm World Water Week 2022. World Water Week is the leading annual event on global water issues, organized by ‘Stockholm International Water Institute’ (SIWI) since 1991. The theme for World Water Week 2022 is “Seeing the […]
Nikshay Poshan Yojna
Nikshay Poshan Yojna: Only two-thirds of people living with tuberculosis benefitted from the Union government’s Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY), sole nutrition support scheme, in 2021, which raises major public health concern. The NPY was launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It aims to support every Tuberculosis (TB) Patient by providing […]
Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP)
Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP): Agreement for swift development of modern Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) under Bharatmala Pariyojna The tripartite agreement was signed by National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL). Aim: To centralize freight consolidation (freight is goods transported in bulk by truck, […]
