Raksha Or SPARSH: Defence Ministry has said that System for Pensions Administration – Raksha or SPARSH has disbursed more than three thousand ninety crore rupees to Defense Pensioners digitally in the month of August this year. More than five lakh sixty-two thousand Defence Pensioners migrated successfully on the digital platform of SPARSH in August. SPARSH […]
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Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD)
Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully demonstrated a new technology with Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD). Designed and developed by ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), IAD is a game-changer with multiple applications for future missions including to Mars and Venus. The IAD was successfully test flown in a ‘Rohini’ sounding […]
India Economy: State Bank of India Report
India Economy: India is set to become the third largest economy in the world by 2029. A State Bank of India report said India will surpass Germany in 2027 and most likely Japan by 2029 at the current rate of growth. The report said that the country has undergone a large structural shift since 2014 […]
Section 437 Of The Code Of Criminal Procedure
Section 437 Of The Code Of Criminal Procedure: Chief Justice of India, U.U. Lalit, in its order on activist Teesta Setalvad on September 2, made an oral observation that under Section 437 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), a woman is entitled to favourable treatment. He was referring to a provision that says being […]
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor: The strongest tropical storm of 2022, dubbed Super Typhoon ‘Hinnamnor’, has been barrelling across the western Pacific Ocean and is presently hurtling back towards the islands of Japan and South Korea, packing wind speeds of upto 241 kilometres per hour. As of September 1, 2022, the category 5 typhoon — the highest […]
CERVAVAC
CERVAVAC: India’s first indigenously developed vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, CERVAVAC, will likely cost ₹200-400 a shot and be commercially available later this year, Adar Poonawalla, CEO, Serum Institute of India (SII), said. CERVAVAC, developed by SII, was approved by the Drug Controller General of India in July. CERVAVAC is a quadrivalent vaccine, meaning it […]
Vostok-2022
Vostok-2022: An Indian Army contingent comprising troops from 7/8 Gorkha Rifles is participating in the multilateral strategic and command exercise ‘Vostok-2022’ which commenced at the training grounds of the eastern military district in Russia. The exercise also includes participation by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. The exercise is aimed at interaction and coordination amongst other […]
UGC Proposes Clustering Of Colleges
UGC Proposes Clustering Of Colleges: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has finalised guidelines for transforming colleges and universities into multidisciplinary institutions and has prescribed three different approaches which include “clustering” of establishments located in proximity to each other. The UGC will make public its “Guidelines for transforming higher educational institutions into multidisciplinary institutions”. These aim […]
Single-Use Plastic
Single-Use Plastic: In keeping with the spirit of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the country is taking steps to curb littered and unmanaged plastic waste pollution. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 on August 12, 2021. In keeping with the spirit of […]
Mary Roy
Mary Roy: Mary Roy, educator and women’s rights activist, died at the age of 89. She is known for winning a Supreme Court lawsuit in 1986 against the gender biased inheritance law prevalent within the Syrian Malabar Nasrani community of Kerala. The judgement ensured equal rights for Syrian Christian women as with their male siblings […]
