What Are Biological Weapon? Biological weapons use microbiological agents (such as bacteria, viruses or fungi) or toxins to intentionally cause death or harm to humans, animals, or plants. Related Initiatives: The 1925 Geneva Protocol banned the use of biological weapons in war. India ratified the Geneva Convention in 1950. Subsequently, the Biological and Toxin Weapons […]
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MSME Innovative Scheme: Key Points
MSME Innovative Scheme: Key Points The Ministry of MSME (Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises) has launched the MSME Innovative Scheme (Incubation, Design and IPR) along with the MSME IDEA HACKATHON 2022. It is the combination of existing sub-schemes around incubation, design, and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for MSMEs. The government also announced equity support of […]
Current Account Deficit : Key Points
Current Account Deficit : Key Points An American financial services company Morgan Stanley has predicted that the Current Account Deficit will widen to a 10-year high of 3% of GDP in FY23. In the wake of continued geopolitical tensions, the surge in oil prices is likely to be sustained, which would lead to deterioration […]
Species Richness Survey: Highlights
Species Richness Survey: Highlights Every year, the Wildlife Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation, Punjab, conducts waterbirds census exercise in six major and most biodiverse wetlands, which include the Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary, the Ropar Conservation Reserve, the Harike Wildlife Sanctuary, the Kanjli Wetland, the Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve and the Ranjit Sagar Conservation Reserve. However, the […]
Sahityotsa: Festival Of Letters Of Sahitya Akademi
Sahityotsa: Festival Of Letters Of Sahitya Akademi Sahityotsav, the Festival of Letters of Sahitya Akademi, India’s most inclusive literature festival will be held from 10th to 15th March 2022 in New Delhi. Festival of Letters 2022 will be a part of the celebrations to commemorate 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. The Exhibition will showcase Akademi‘s […]
Women in United Nations Peacekeeping
Women in United Nations Peacekeeping Many women soldiers were training to be a part of a United Nations Peacekeeping mission. For more than a decade, the United Nations (UN) has called for more participation from women in conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding and peacekeeping. UN Peacekeeping began in 1948 when the UN Security Council authorised the […]
What Is National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC)?
What Is National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC)? The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) as a wholly owned Government of India company. The Finance Minister had announced plans to set up a special purpose vehicle for this purpose in the Union Budget 2021-22. In August, 2021, the government of […]
Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) And Innovation Park
Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) And Innovation Park: The Union Minister for Power has launched the Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) and Innovation Park. Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) Located within the powergrid centre in Manesar (Haryana), Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) is the first of its […]
UPI123Pay and Digisaathi: New UPI Services By RBI
New UPI Services By RBI: UPI123Pay And Digisaathi The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched new UPI services for feature phones called UPI123Pay for non internet users to make digital payments, also launched a 24×7 helpline for digital payments called ‘Digisaathi’. ‘Digisaathi’ has also been set up by the National Payments Corporation of India […]
What Are Karewas?
What Are Karewas? In the name of development, Kashmir’s highly fertile alluvial soil deposits called ‘karewas’ are being destroyed. Despite its agricultural and archaeological importance, karewas are now being excavated to be used in construction. In the Kashmiri dialect, the term Karewa means “elevated table land”. Firstly, this term was used by Godwin Austin in […]