Extension of the Smart Cities Mission: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched a new scheme extending the Smart City Mission, with an allocation of Rs 8,000 crore as a performance-based challenge fund for incubating 8 new cities.
Category: Current Affairs
Consumer Confidence Survey
Consumer Confidence Survey: According to the latest Consumer Confidence Survey of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)Indian consumers’ confidence about general economic situation, employment scenario, their income and spending have weakened. It is a survey that indicates how optimistic or pessimistic consumers are regarding their expected financial situation. If the consumers are optimistic, spending will […]
Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway and Node System.
Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway and Node System: iHub – AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) launched Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway and Node System. Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway and Node System is first-of-its-kind cost-effective system connects Bluetooth-enabled sensors […]
Champions of the Earth award
Champions of the Earth award: India’s veteran ecologist, Madhav Gadgil has been named as one of the six ‘Champions of the Earth award’ for 2024. Champions of the Earth award was established in 2005 and awarded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It is the UN’s highest environmental honour, recognises trailblazers at the forefront […]
India Skills Report 2025
India Skills Report 2025: India’s employability among graduates is expected to rise by 7 percent, reaching 54.81 percent in 2025, according to the ‘India Skills Report 2025.’ It has been prepared by the industry body Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) in collaboration with Wheebox (a talent assessment agency) and All India Council for Technical Education […]
UN Report on Land Degradation
UN Report on Land Degradation: The United Nations (UN) released its report, The Global Threat of Drying Lands, during COP16 in Riyadh, emphasizing the growing threat of aridity to global agricultural systems. Key Highlights of the UN Report: Affects 40% of Earth’s arable lands (5.7 million sq km) and an additional 7% when soil erosion […]
Cesses and Surcharges
Cesses and Surcharges: Arvind Panagariya, Chairman, 16th Finance Commission, recently termed the grievance of States regarding the Centre’s increasing reliance on cesses and surcharges as a “complicated issue.”Cess and surcharges are levied by the Central government for the purposes of the Union under Article 271 of the Constitution of India.
Ground Level Ozone Pollution
Ground Level Ozone Pollution: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) highlighted the steps being taken to control Ground Level Ozone Pollution(GLOP) in India.Ground-level ozone (O₃) pollution refers to the excess presence of ozone at the Earth’s surface, which is formed through chemical reactions in the atmosphere.Unlike the ozone layer in the stratosphere, […]
DHARINI 3D Foetal Brain Atlas
DHARINI 3D Foetal Brain Atlas: Researchers at Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a revolutionary tool known as DHARINI, a detailed 3D map of foetal (unborn offspring that develops in the uterus of a mammal) brain, that holds significant implications for understanding brain disorders.DHARINI is the world’s largest and most detailed high-resolution 3D […]
Ayush Visa for Medical Value Travel
Ayush Visa for Medical Value Travel: The Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) highlighted the Ayush Visa, an initiative to promote medical value travel (MVT) for foreigners seeking treatment in India’s traditional medicine systems. Ayush Visa introduced in 2023 with four sub-categories: Ayush Visa (AY-1), Ayush Attendant Visa (AY-2), e-Ayush […]
