India Smart Cities Award Contest, 2022: Indore has been named the best Smart City and Madhya Pradesh as the top State for their outstanding performance in the Smart Cities Mission. The second and third positions among cities were secured by Surat and Agra, while Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh were ranked second, third, and […]
Category: Current Affairs
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Global Environment Facility (GEF): The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) was ratified and launched at the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) held recently. Governments, non-profits, and the private sector can now contribute their funds to GBFF. This will ensure that the world meets the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity […]
Insurance Surety Bonds
Insurance Surety Bonds: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) organised a brainstorming session with stakeholders to expedite the adoption of Insurance Surety Bonds for its contracts. Insurance Surety Bonds can be defined in their simplest form as a written agreement to guarantee compliance, payment, or performance of an act. These are instruments where insurance […]
Lion-Tailed Macaque : Spotted
Lion-Tailed Macaque : Spotted Lion-tailed macaque has been sporadically spotted by conservationists in the forests of Nadugani, shared by the Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu and Nilambur in Kerala. Lion-tailed macaqueis an Old World monkey. One of the distinguishing features of this species is that males define the boundaries of their home ranges by calls. […]
Geospatial Artificial Intelligence : ISRO
Geospatial Artificial Intelligence : ISRO ISRO chair professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, informed that NIAS has launched a pilot project involving geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) and random forest technology to monitor and predict the city’s air quality. Geospatial Artificial Intelligence is the application of artificial intelligence (AI) fused with geospatial […]
Zika Virus : Mumbai Reported First Case
Zika Virus : Mumbai Reported First Case Mumbai has recently reported the first case of Zika Virus, confirmed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Zika Virus is a mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in the Zika Forest of Uganda in 1947. It is primarily transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, […]
Fujiwhara Effect
Fujiwhara Effect: Powerful winds tormented the Bay Area and other parts of Central and Southern California, uprooting trees and disrupting the power supply due to the Fujiwhara effect. Fujiwhara effect was identified by a Japanese meteorologist, Sakuhei Fujiwhara. It was observed for the first time over the western Pacific Ocean when typhoons Marie and Kathy […]
Khanan Prahari App
Khanan Prahari App: The mobile app Khanan Prahari is a significant step taken by the Ministry of Coal towards curbing illegal coal mining activities. Khanan Prahari App allows citizens to report incidents of illegal coal mining through geo-tagged photographs and textual information. The corresponding web portal, called as Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS), […]
Project AMBER
Project AMBER: The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), in collaboration with Generation India Foundation (GIF) and Amazon Web Services India Private Limited (AWS India), is providing ‘cloud’ skills training to 1,500 under project AMBER. The Accelerated Mission for Better Employment and Retention (AMBER) project is a joint initiative of the National Skill Development […]
Bharat New Car Assessment Programme
Bharat New Car Assessment Programme: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, has introduced the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP). This indigenous star-rating system aims to evaluate the safety of vehicles in the event of a collision, empowering consumers to make informed decisions while purchasing cars. This comprehensive program is […]
