47th Meeting Of The Goods And Services Tax (GST) Council: At the 47th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister, officials approved hiking the rates for some goods and services while removing exemptions for several mass consumption items to simplify the rate structure. The Goods and Services Tax […]
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Pay Roll Automation For Disbursement Of Monthly Allowances (PADMA)
Pay Roll Automation For Disbursement Of Monthly Allowances (PADMA): The Ministry of Defense inaugurated PayRoll Automation for Disbursement of Monthly Allowances (PADMA), an automated Pay & Allowances module for the Indian Coast Guard. PADMA is an automated platform leveraging latest technology which will provide seamless and timely disbursal of Pay & Allowances to around 15,000 […]
Rim Of The Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2022
Rim Of The Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2022: The RIMPAC-22 exercise will be held in and close to the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California from 29th June to 4th August, 27 countries are participating in the current edition of the multi-dimensional exercise. RIMPAC-22 is one of the largest biennial multilateral Naval Exercises, which is led by […]
ABHYAS: High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target
ABHYAS: High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target India successfully tested the indigenously-designed Abhyas – a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) – in Odisha. The trial was carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha’s Chandipur. ABHYAS Designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), of DRDO. ADE […]
UN Report On Internet Shutdown
UN Report On Internet Shutdown: A report published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) named Internet shutdowns: Trends, causes, legal implications and impacts on a range of human rights, stated that shutting down the internet affects people’s safety & well-being, hampers information flow and harms the economy. Internet […]
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
Primary Agricultural Credit Societies: Cabinet approves digitisation of 63,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies. PACS: It is a village-level institution that works directly with rural residents. It encourages agriculturists to save, accepts deposits from them, makes loans to deserving borrowers, and collects repayments. PACS are the lowest unit in a three-tier structure: The other two tiers […]
GEMCOVAC-19
GEMCOVAC-19: India’s first home-grown mRNA Covid-19 vaccine GEMCOVAC-19 developed at Pune’s Gennova Biopharmaceuticals has got a ‘restricted emergency use’ nod for the 18-and-above age group. Most vaccines contain a weakened or dead bacteria or virus. However, scientists have developed a new type of vaccine that uses a molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA) rather than part […]
CAPSTONE Mission
CAPSTONE Mission: NASA launched CAPSTONE, a microwave oven-sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds (25 kg). CAPSTONE, short for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, is designed to test a unique, elliptical lunar orbit. The satellite, launched on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, is heading toward an […]
Central Advisory Board On Disability
Central Advisory Board On Disability: The Central Advisory Board on Disability asked States and Union Territories to identify public buildings that were yet to be made accessible by July 31 and seek an extension if required, according to a statement by the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry. The CAB, which is required by the Rights […]
Hermit Spyware
Hermit Spyware: A cloud-based security company, has recently discovered a new spyware called “Hermit” that is capable of affecting both Android and iOS devices. Hermit is a commercial spyware that is known to be used by governments with victims in Kazakhstan, Italy and northern Syria. The spyware was first detected in Kazakhstan in April 2022 […]
