Guidelines On Climate Risk, Sustainable Finance : RBI The Reserve Bank of India released a discussion paper called Climate Risk and Sustainable Finance. RBI says that climate change has the full potential to transform into climate-related financial risks. The guidelines are not yet released. RBI will release it in a phased manner. The guidelines will […]
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Asphyxiation : 7 Workers Died
Asphyxiation : 7 Workers Died 7 workers died due to asphyxiation during the removal of oil sludge in an edible oil tank in Andhra Pradesh. Initially, two workers who entered the tank to clean died. Five workers who attempted to rescue the duo also died. It is believed that the seven workers have reportedly died […]
Status Of India’s Nuclear Energy
Status Of India’s Nuclear Energy: India’s nuclear power capacity experienced a significant increase. By 2021-22, it had risen to 47,112 Million Units. In 2017, the government gave simultaneous approval for 11 indigenous pressurised heavy water reactors with a total capacity of 7,000 MegaWatts. Nuclear energy is the fifth-largest source of electricity for India which contributes […]
Bru Tribe : Registered To Vote In Tripura
Bru Tribe : Registered To Vote In Tripura Over 14,000 Brus displaced from Mizoram have been registered to vote in Tripura since their rehabilitation process began in April 2021. Bru or Reang is a community indigenous to the Northeast, living mostly in Tripura, Mizoram, and Assam. In Tripura, they are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable […]
Free Float In Stocks
Free Float In Stocks: Index provider MSCI said it has cut the free-float designations of four securities of India’s Adani group. The free float is also known as Public float which refers to the shares of a company that can be publicly traded and are not restricted. It generally excludes promoters’ holding, government / strategic […]
Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII)
Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII): India’s national accreditation system under the Quality Council of India (QCI) has been ranked 5th in the world in the recent Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021. The GQII ranks the 184 economies in the world based on quality infrastructure (QI). India’s overall QI system ranking continues to be in […]
Second Edition Of The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) : ISRO
Second Edition Of The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) : ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the second edition of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Small Satellite Launch Vehicle: The new vehicle was developed to capture the […]
QR Code-Based Coin Vending Machine
QR Code-Based Coin Vending Machine: To improve the distribution of coins, the RBI is preparing a pilot project on QCVM in collaboration with a few leading banks QCVM is a cashless coin dispenser that dispenses coins in exchange for a bank account debit via the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Unlike traditional cash-based Coin Vending Machines, […]
First Satellite-Based Two-Way Messaging
First Satellite-Based Two-Way Messaging: Qualcomm launched the first satellite-based two-way messaging. It is called Snapdragon Satellite. .In two-way messaging like Whatsapp, both participants can send or receive messages simultaneously. Snap Dragon Satellite was launched at the CES 2023 It is powered by a 5G Modem RF system It can support 5G non-terrestrial networks. NTN is […]
Digital Payments Utsav
Digital Payments Utsav: The Digital Payments Utsav is to be launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The main objective of the event is to create awareness of digital payments. Digital Payments Utsav is to be held in Lucknow, Pune, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru The above cities were chosen because the Digital Economy Working […]
