Sea Snot: Turkey’s Sea of Marmara, that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, has witnessed the largest outbreak of ‘sea snot’. ‘Sea snot’ is marine mucilage, which floats up on the surface of the sea like a brown phlegm. This thick slimy layer of organic matter looks like a viscous, brown and foamy […]
Category: Current Affairs
One Nation, One Ration Card System
One Nation, One Ration Card (ONORC) System: The Supreme Court directed all states and Union Territories (UT) to implement the One Nation, One Ration Card (ONORC) system by 31st July 2021. The scheme allows migrant labourers covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) to access food at any fair price shop with his or […]
Right To Reservation In Promotions For PwDs
Right To Reservation In Promotions For PwDs: The Supreme Court of India has recently held that persons with physical disabilities have the right to reservation in promotions also. A disabled particular person can avail the advantage of reservation for promotion even when she or he was recruited within the common class or developed the incapacity […]
PM Formalization Of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme
PM Formalization Of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme: The Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, launched under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, completed its one year on 29th June. The PMFME Scheme is currently being implemented in 35 States and Union Territories (UTs). Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI). Features: […]
National Thermal Power Corporation : Energy Compact Goals
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC): National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited has become the first energy company in the energy domain in India to declare its Energy Compact Goals as part of UN High-level Dialogue on Energy (HLDE). The United Nations is set to convene a high-level dialogue (HLD) in September, 2021 to promote the […]
Not-For-Profit Hospital Model: NITI Aayog
Not-For-Profit Hospital Model: NITI Aayog: The NITI Aayog released a comprehensive study on the Not-for-Profit Hospital Model in the country. It is an initiative in a step towards closing the information gap on such institutions and facilitating robust policymaking in this area. NITI Aayog It is a public policy think tank of the Government of […]
Bharitalasuchus Tapani : Important Points
Bharitalasuchus Tapani: A Carnivorous Reptile: An international team of paleontologists has thrown light on a carnivorous reptile that lived 240 million years ago (Bharitalasuchus tapani). The Team studied some of the fossil specimens stored at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. In the mid 20th century, researchers from the Institute carried out extensive studies on rocks […]
What is Pyrostria laljii?
Pyrostria laljii: Genus Of The Coffee Family: Pyrostria laljii, a new species which belongs to the genus of the coffee family has recently been discovered from the Andaman Islands. A new species of pokeweed named Rivina andamanensis was also discovered. Andaman and Nicobar is a group of 572 islands and islets that are rich and […]
What are Parliamentary Privileges?
Parliamentary Privileges: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who chairs the Parliamentary Standing Committee on science and technology, has moved a privilege motion against news channel Times Now for “falsified and mischievous” reporting of the proceedings of the panel’s meeting. Parliamentary Privileges: Parliamentary Privileges are certain rights and immunities enjoyed by members of Parliament, individually and collectively, […]
Cipla to Import Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Moderna’s Vaccine: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to Mumbai-based pharma major Cipla to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it the fourth vaccine in the country to be given the emergency use authorisation (EUA). India has made available three COVID vaccines — Covaxin, Covishield and Sputnik. The vaccine, mRNA-1273, manufactured by […]
