Krishna River Water Dispute: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have submitted in the Supreme Court that there is no information forthcoming from Karnataka for the past 14 years about how much Krishna river water it has diverted. In turn, Karnataka argued that a lot water is going waste —“flowing down into the ocean” — and there […]
Category: Current Affairs
One Web’s LEO Internet Programme
One Web’s LEO Internet Programme: OneWeb is considering options to remove one of its broadband satellites from low Earth orbit after it failed following a software issue last year. So far, OneWeb has deployed 358 satellites at 1,200 kilometers through 11 launches. OneWeb has a partnership formed earlier this year with debris-removal startup Astroscale under […]
NASA’s Perseverance Rover
NASA’s Perseverance Rover: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover has made a video of the 13th flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter sent by the agency. About Perseverance Rover: It was launched in 2020 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V. It carried a unique instrument, MOXIE or Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment: which for the first time […]
Drug trafficking In Afghanistan
Drug trafficking In Afghanistan: Drugs have been a major source of revenue for the Taliban. With the collapse of Afghanistan’s economy, the Taliban will rely heavily on drug money to maintain control over their cadres. According to the latest World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Afghanistan reported a 37% […]
National Multidimensional Poverty Index: NITI Ayog
National Multidimensional Poverty Index: NITI Ayog NITI Aayog has released the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). Earlier, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021 was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI). The MPI seeks to measure poverty across its multiple dimensions and in effect complements existing poverty […]
Central Bank Digital Currency
Central Bank Digital Currency: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed amendments to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, which would enable it to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), thus enhancing the scope of the definition of ‘bank note’ to include currency in digital form. The move has come amid the […]
Zero Defect Zero Effect Scheme
Zero Defect Zero Effect Scheme: According to the recent data, as many as 23,948 Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) had registered with intent to adopt the principle of the Zero Defect Zero Effect Scheme (ZED). Launched in 2016 by the Ministry of MSME, the scheme is an integrated and comprehensive certification system. The scheme […]
India Young Water Professional Programme
India Young Water Professional Programme: The Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the first edition of the India Young Water Professional Programme. Its launch marks a significant milestone in Australia-India Water relationship. This Programme looks to prepare future water leaders. This program has been taken up under the National Hydrology Project. It will be implemented […]
Bharat Gaurav Scheme
Bharat Gaurav scheme: To tap the huge potential of tourism, the Railways has announced the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ Scheme. About the Bharat Gaurav Scheme: Under this Scheme, theme-based tourist circuit trains, on the lines of the Ramayana Express, can be run either by private or State-owned operators. Key features of the scheme: Service providers, who can […]
Project SWADESH
Project SWADESH: The Department of Biotechnology (DBT)-National Brain Research Centre (DBT-NBRC) has developed Project SWADESH, for managing Neurological disorders. NBRC is the only institute in India dedicated to Neuroscience Research and Education. It is the first large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database designed specifically for the Indian population with big-data architecture and analytics for various disease categories […]
