108th Indian Science Congress: Prime Minister will inaugurate inaugural session of the 108th Indian Science Congress through video conferencing on January 3, 2023. Indian Science Congress, the annual gathering of researchers in the country is organised by the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA). Theme: “Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment.” The first […]
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Dinesh Kumar Shukla : New Chairman Of AERB
Dinesh Kumar Shukla : New Chairman Of AERB Dinesh Kumar Shukla, former Executive Director of AERB & Distinguished Scientist assumed the charge as Chairman, AERB on 31st December 2022. The AERB was constituted on November 15, 1983, by the President of India by exercising the powers conferred by the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 to carry […]
Birth Anniversary Of Satyendra Nath Bose
Birth Anniversary Of Satyendra Nath Bose: The 129th birth anniversary of Satyendra Nath Bose has been celebrated On Jan 1 2023 Satyendra Nath Bose was a Mathematician and physicist from India. Born on January 1, 1894, Bose collaborated with Einstein to develop what we now know as the Bose-Einstein statistics. He was appointed to the […]
Remote Electronic Voting Machine
Remote Electronic Voting Machine: The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently said that it was ready to pilot remote voting for domestic migrants through newly devised remote electronic voting machines (RVMs). Remote Electronic Voting Machine: The new RVM prototype will enable a voter, who is listed in constituencies, to exercise voting rights from a single […]
The National Geospatial Policy, 2022
The National Geospatial Policy, 2022: After liberalizing the use of geospatial data under the draft geospatial data policy in February 2021, the Ministry of Science and Technology has notified the National Geospatial Policy, 2022. “The National Geospatial Policy, 2022 is a citizen-centric policy that seeks to strengthen the geospatial sector to support national development, economic […]
Free Foodgrains Scheme
Free Foodgrains Scheme: The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution issued a notification to provide free foodgrains (rice, wheat and coarse grains) to all eligible households under the National Food Security Act, 2013, for one year from January 1, 2023. The government, however, discontinued the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. […]
Vokkaligas, Lingayats Share In Reservation
Vokkaligas, Lingayats Share In Reservation: Karnataka has categorized the two dominant communities, Vokkaligas and Lingayats, as “moderately backward” from the “backward” category in a move that could increase their share in reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC). Karnataka currently has 32% quota for OBC, and 17% and 7% quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, […]
Butterflies Adaptation And Evolution Processes
Butterflies Adaptation And Evolution Processes: A new study has thrown light on many interesting aspects of butterflies’ adaptation and evolution processes. The study was conducted on several species of butterflies and their imitative traits in the Western Ghats in Karnataka. Highlights of the Study: The findings were categorised into three: Model Species: Those that are […]
Strait Of Hormuz
Strait Of Hormuz: The United Arab Emirates and Iran’s military have started their annual Drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The maneuvers are aimed at improving readiness in confronting foreign threats and any possible invasion. The strait is located at the mouth of the […]
Tidal Disruption Event
Tidal Disruption Event: Telescopes operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently observed a massive black hole devouring a star. The astronomical phenomenon of the destruction of a star by a black hole is formally called a tidal disruption event (TDE) Tidal force is a difference in the strength of gravity between two […]
