India’s Economic Growth Data: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released India’s economic growth data for the second quarter of the current financial year (2022-23 or FY23). The second quarter or Q2 refers to the months of July, August and September. India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 6.3 per cent in Q2 […]
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ALH Mk-III Helicopters
ALH Mk-III Helicopters: To further strengthening the Coast Guard Region East, 840 Sqn (CG), an Indian Coast Guard Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk-III squadron, was commissioned at ICG Air Station, Chennai on November 30, 2022. The ALH MK III helicopters have been indigenously manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). They feature state-of-the-art equipment including advanced […]
Tribal Development Report 2022
Tribal Development Report 2022: India’s tribal communities form 8.6 percent of the country’s population according to the 2011 Census. The Tribal Development Report 2022, launched by the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF) in two volumes, claims to be the first of its kind since 1947. The report stated that indigenous communities of India have been […]
Mauna Loa : World’s Largest Active Volcano Erupted After 38 Years
Mauna Loa : World’s Largest Active Volcano Erupted After 38 Years Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupted after 38 years recently. Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that together make up the Big Island of Hawaii, which is the southernmost island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It’s not the tallest (that title goes […]
Semi-Automated Offside Technology : Football World Cup
Semi-Automated Offside Technology : Football World Cup Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is using Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) for offside decisions in the ongoing football world cup. The point of the offside rule is to prevent attacking players from perpetually camping in front of the opponent’s goal. Semi-Automated Offside Technology is a support tool […]
CCUS Policy Framework And Its Deployment : NITI Aayog Report
CCUS Policy Framework And Its Deployment : NITI Aayog Report NITI Aayog has released a study report, titled ‘Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) Policy Framework and its Deployment Mechanism in India’. The report explores the importance of Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage as an emission reduction strategy to achieve deep decarbonization from the hard-to-abate […]
What Is Fujiwhara Effect?
What Is Fujiwhara Effect? With typhoon Hinnamnor and another tropical storm called Gardo, meteorologists observed a phenomenon called the Fujiwhara Effect. Typhoon Hinnamnor, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Henry, was a very large and powerful tropical cyclone in Pacific Ocean that impacted Japan and South Korea. The Fujiwhara Effect is any interaction between […]
Saharsa(Bihar) : First District To Be Declared Paperless
Saharsa(Bihar) : First District To Be Declared Paperless Saharsa became the first district in Bihar to be declared paperless (e-office) with an aim to end the Great Indian Red Tape. Red Tape: It is a derisive term for excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules that is considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or […]
First Pilot For The Retail Digital Rupee : RBI
First Pilot For The Retail Digital Rupee : RBI The Reserve Bank of India announced the launch of the first pilot for the retail digital Rupee on 1st December 2022. Eight banks have been identified for phase-wise participation in this pilot. The first phase will begin with four banks including State Bank of India, ICICI […]
iNCOVACC : World’s First Intranasal Vaccine Gets Approval
iNCOVACC : World’s First Intranasal Vaccine Gets Approval World’s first Intranasal Vaccine iNCOVACC has recently received approval for Covid booster doses from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). It is developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited. It was developed in partnership with Washington University, St Louis, which had designed and developed the recombinant adenoviral vectored […]
