DNA And Face Matching Systems At Police Stations: Over a year after Parliament passed the Criminal Procedure Identification Act (CrPI), 2022; the Centre is preparing to introduce ‘DNA and Face Matching’ systems in 1,300 police stations nationwide, despite the Act’s provisions not yet being fully implemented. The Indian government is set to implement the “DNA […]
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Vikram-1 Rocket
Vikram-1 Rocket: Indian firm Skyroot Aerospace recently unveiled its indigenously-built Vikram-1 rocket. Planned to be launched in early 2024, Vikram-I will be Skyroot’s second rocket, after the successful launch of the Vikram-S rocket on November 18 last year, when the space start-up became the first company to launch a private rocket from the ISRO’s launch […]
Sea Cucumber
Sea Cucumber: Officials from the Indian Coast Guard and the customs department arrested four men who were allegedly in possession of sea cucumber and raw turmeric. Sea Cucumber species is a part of a larger animal group called echinoderms and is invertebrates that lives on the seafloor. Their body shape is similar to that of […]
United Nations Forum On Forests
United Nations Forum On Forests: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is organising a Country-Led Initiative (CLI) event as part of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) from 26-28 October, 2023 at the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, Uttarakhand. United Nations Forum on Forests promotes the management, conservation, and sustainable development of […]
Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project
Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project: The government of India approved the inclusion of the Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (PMKSY-AIBP). Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project envisages the construction of a dam near Jamrani village across river Gola, a tributary of river Ram Ganga, in the Nainital district of […]
Kasturi Cotton Bharat
Kasturi Cotton Bharat: The Union Minister of Textile, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution launched website of Kasturi Cotton Bharat. Kasturi Cotton Bharat is a joint initiative by the Ministry of Textiles, the Cotton Corporation of India, Trade Bodies & Industry. Objective is to work on the principle of self-regulation by […]
International Migration Outlook 2023
International Migration Outlook 2023: The ‘International Migration Outlook 2023’ was released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Findings : India saw the highest migration flows to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in 2021 and 2022. In terms of nationalities, 0.13 million Indian citizens acquired the nationality of an OECD […]
Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Card
Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Card: The Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards are the ID cards of the cellular world, and they have evolved in step with cellular networks. Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card is an integrated circuit, or a microchip, that identifies the subscriber on a given network. In order for a mobile phone to […]
UMEED Scheme
UMEED Scheme: A self-help group (SHG) recently launched a flower nursery as part of the UMEED scheme in Budgam. The UMEED scheme under the Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM) is a centrally sponsored scheme to encourage women to be self-dependent and self-sufficient. The main objective of the scheme is to help the rural […]
Intelligence Bureau : Exempted From RTI
Intelligence Bureau: Exempted From RTI The Delhi High Court recently ruled that the Intelligence Bureau stands exempted from the rigours of RTI Act by virtue of Section 24 (Act not to apply to certain organisations) thereof. IB is an internal intelligence agency of India that is used to gather intelligence from within India and also […]
