It Is Time To Define The Limits of Sedition: SC: The Supreme Court has said, “it is time to define the limits of sedition”. The observation was made while dealing with the writ petitions filed by two news channels seeking the quashing of FIR and contempt petitions. The Andhra Government had slapped charges against […]
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Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP)
Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP): To ensure holistic growth of horticulture, Union Minister of Agriculture launched the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP). In a pilot phase, the programme will be implemented in 12 horticulture clusters covering 11 States/UTs out of the total 53 clusters selected for the programme. It is a central sector programme. […]
What is AmbiTAG?
AmbiTAG: Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar (IIT Ropar) in Punjab has developed “AmbiTAG”- India’s first indigenous temperature data logger for cold chain management. AmbiTag is a first-of-its-kind IoT device that records real-time ambient temperature during the transportation of perishable products, vaccines and even body organs and blood. That recorded temperature further helps to know […]
PLI Scheme For Key Starting Materials (KSMs) and APIs
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme For KSM/Drug Intermediates and API The Department of Pharmaceuticals has accorded approvals under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Promotion of Domestic Manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/ Drug Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). The Department of Pharmaceuticals has launched this scheme with an objective to attain […]
GDP Contracted By 7.3% In 2020-21
GDP Contracted By 7.3% In 2020-21: India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 7.3% in 2020-21, as per provisional National Income estimates released by the National Statistical Office. GDP growth in 2019-20, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, was 4%. The Gross Value Added (GVA) in the economy shrank 6.2% in 2020-21, compared to a […]
Second Positive Indigenisation List in Defence Sector
Second Positive Indigenisation List: Ministry of Defence (MoD) has notified the ‘Second Positive Indigenisation List’ of 108 items to promote indigenization in the Defence sector and defense exports. This will give a further boost to indigenization with the active participation of the public and private sectors for fulfilling the twin objectives of achieving self-reliance […]
Index Of Eight Core Industries (ICI) : April 2021
Index Of Eight Core Industries (ICI) For The Month Of April 2021.: The Office of Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade released the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) for the Month of April 2021. ICI measures combined and individual performance of production in selected eight core industries viz. Coal, […]
The Tianzhou-2 Cargo Spacecraft: China
The Tianzhou-2 Cargo Spacecraft: China: China took another step towards completing the construction of its first space station by the end of next year following the launch and docking of a cargo spacecraft. The Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft, described by as “the delivery guy for China’s space station”, was launched on a Long March-7 rocket from […]
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme: On account of the disruptions caused by the second wave of COVID 19 pandemic to businesses across various sectors of the economy, Government has further enlarged the scope of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme as under. ECLGS 4.0: 100% guarantee cover to loans up to Rs.2 crore to hospitals/nursing homes/clinics/medical […]
Monsoon Forecast: India Meteorological Department (IMD)
Monsoon Forecast: India Meteorological Department (IMD): The arrival of the southwest monsoon over Kerala has been delayed to June 3, the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The agency had last month forecast that the onset would be on May 31. Skymet, a private weather forecast agency, however, said the monsoon had arrived. This was because two […]
