NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, 2022: Karnataka has bagged the top rank in NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, 2022, which determines innovation capacities and ecosystems at the sub-national level. The State has held this position, under the Major States category, in all three editions of the Index so far. In the Index released, Manipur secured […]
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Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022
Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022: The Lok Sabha deferred the consideration and passing of the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022, due to protests by the Congress members outside of Parliament over the Enforcement Directorate’s summoning of their party president Sonia Gandhi for questioning. The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 was introduced in Lok Sabha on April 1, 2022. […]
Nord Stream Pipeline
Nord Stream Pipeline: Russia restored critical gas supplies to Europe through Germany via the Nord Stream pipeline after 10 days of maintenance, but uncertainty lingered over whether the Kremlin would still trigger an energy crisis on the continent this winter. Germany, which is heavily dependent on Russian gas, had feared that Moscow would not reopen […]
India’s Bioeconomy Report 2022
India’s Bioeconomy Report 2022: Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) released India’s Bioeconomy Report 2022. During the release, the government launched a special Biotech Ignition Grant call for North East Region (BIG-NER) and announced financial support of up to Rs 50 Lakhs each to 25 startups and entrepreneurs from North East Region to develop biotech […]
Data Related To Left Extremism In India
Data Related To Left Extremism In India: During question hour in Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Home Affairs provided data related to left extremism in India. The incidents of Naxal violence in the country have dropped by 77 % between 2009 and 2021, and deaths of security force personnel due to Maoist violence have more […]
Committee On MSP & Natural Farming
Committee On MSP & Natural Farming: The Union Government set up a committee headed by the former Union Agricultural secretary to further look into the issues of Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Natural Farming. It has been constituted as a follow-up to an announcement by Prime Minister when he had declared the government’s intention to […]
World Report On The Health Of Refugees And Migrants : WHO
World Report On The Health Of Refugees And Migrants : WHO According to a report released recently by the World Health Organisation titled ‘’World report on the health of refugees and migrants’’, India received USD 87 billion in remittances in 2021. The report is the first to offer a global review of health and migration […]
Abort Mission For Gaganyaan
Abort Mission For Gaganyaan: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct two unmanned ‘Abort Mission’ in 2022 to ensure crew safety during the Gaganyaan mission. This is a part of ISRO’s roadmap for the country’s first manned flight to space. The first test vehicle for this purpose will be launched in September 2021. The abort […]
Landlord Port Model
Landlord Port Model: Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) has become the first major 100% landlord port in India, having all berths being operated on the PPP model. In this model, the publicly governed port authority (owner) acts as a regulatory body and as a landlord while private companies carry out all other port operations. In return, […]
Synthetic Biology
Synthetic Biology: As per study by USA, due to climate change one-third of all animal and plant species on the planet could face extinction by 2070. Environmentalists consider synthetic biology or ‘synbio’ as a potential tool to preserve biodiversity and restore the natural ecosystem. The term ‘synthetic biology’ was first used by Barbara Hobomin in […]
