VAIBHAV Fellowship Scheme: On the occasion of “National Science Day”, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology launched the VAIBHAV Fellowship scheme for the Indian Diaspora abroad. The fellowship offers Non-Resident Indian (NRI) researchers an opportunity to work for a minimum of one month to a maximum of two months a year with […]
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Procurement Of 70 HTT-40
Procurement Of 70 HTT-40: The Union Cabinet recently approved the procurement of 70 HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft costing Rs 6,828 crore for the Indian Air Force. The Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) is a basic trainer aircraft (BTA). It is designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is a turboprop aircraft designed to have […]
Expected Credit Loss (ECL) Regime
Expected Credit Loss (ECL) Regime: Credit rating agency India Ratings and Research recently said that banks would have adequate time and financial strength to absorb the impact of transition to expected credit loss regime. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently proposed to move the banking system to an expected credit loss-based provisioning approach from […]
Advisory To The Print Media On Paid News : Press Council Of India
Advisory To The Print Media On Paid News : Press Council Of India The Press Council of India (PCI) recently issued an advisory to the print media on ‘paid news’.It says newspapers should not misconstrue or misquote the statements given by any leader Political news published in competing newspaper with similar content strongly suggests such […]
Senior Mission Leaders (SML) Course
Senior Mission Leaders (SML) Course: The Central government has sought nominations for Senior Mission Leaders’ (SML) course to be held in Japan’s capital Tokyo from June 19 to 30 this year. The Union Home Ministry has directed all states and Union Territories to nominate three candidates – one each from the military, police, and civilian […]
India-UK Young Professionals Scheme
India-UK Young Professionals Scheme: India opens Young Professionals Scheme visas for U.K. graduates Under the reciprocal scheme, Indian and British nationals aged between 18 and 30 can apply to live and work in either country for a period of up to two years. Under the Young Professionals Scheme, announced about a month ago, young citizens […]
1D Wormhole Corrosion : New Form Of Corrosion
1D Wormhole Corrosion : New Form Of Corrosion Scientists have recently discovered a new form of corrosion known as the 1D wormhole corrosion. This type of corrosion is characterized by a wormhole-like 1D morphology that can serve as a mass-flow pathway. The discovery of this type of corrosion is significant for the understanding of material […]
Raisina Dialogue 2023 : Theme
Raisina Dialogue 2023 : Theme The eighth edition of the Raisina Dialogue is to be held in March 2023. The dialogue is to be held on geo-strategy and geopolitics. The Chief Guest of Raisina Dialogue 2023 is the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The theme of Raisina Dialogue 2023 : Provocation, Uncertainty, Turbulence: Lighthouse in […]
Hidden Mantle Layers : New Studies
Hidden Mantle Layers : New Studies According to two new studies, the mantle, a layer of solid rock sandwiched between the Earth’s upper crust and lower core, has been hiding two new layers. The first layer is a low viscosity zone in the upper mantle, approximately 100 kilometres thick, which was discovered by studying deep […]
Mob Lynching : Incident Of Killing And Burning Of Two Men In Haryana
Mob Lynching : Incident Of Killing And Burning Of Two Men In Haryana Incident of killing and burning of two men in Haryana on suspicion of illegal transportation, smuggling or slaughtering of cows by cow vigilantes highlight the issue of Mob Lynching. Mob lynching refers to targeted violence by a large group of people which […]
