SIPRI Yearbook 2022: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) launched the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2022, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security. The nine nuclear-armed states—the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)—continue to modernize their […]
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National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021
National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions releases the second edition of the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021, NeSDA 2021. J&K tops among UTs in e-Governance services delivery, saves around Rs 200 crore annually that was incurred in carriage of physical files during the Annual Durbar move between […]
Maya Technique Of Maize Fortification
Maya Technique Of Maize Fortification: A study has thrown light on how Maya people fortified their maize with the chemical process known as ‘nixtamalisation’ and also built indoor toilets in pits they dug into the limestone bedrock of the Yucatan peninsula in Mesoamerica. The Maya are an indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who […]
38th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol
38th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol: The 38th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) is being conducted in the Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca. The two Navies have been carrying out CORPAT along their International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) since 2002. It highlights the mutual trust, synergy and cooperation between the two friendly Navies. India and Indonesia […]
Regulations Review Authority
Regulations Review Authority: The Regulations Review Authority of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended withdrawal of 714 regulatory instructions which have either become obsolete or redundant. This is part of the RRA 2.0 recommendations on issues such as, Ease of compliance, Reduction of regulatory burden Rationalization of reporting mechanism, Streamlining instructions and communication. […]
Web 5.0
Web 5.0: Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently announced his vision for a new decentralized web platform that is being called Web 5.0. The aim is to return “ownership of data and identity to individuals”. Web 1.0 is the “read-only Web,” Web 2.0 is the “participative social Web,” and Web 3.0 is the “read, write, […]
Microplastics In Antarctica Snow
Microplastics In Antarctica Snow: Scientists have found Microplastics — plastic pieces smaller than a grain of rice — in freshly fallen Antarctic snow for the first time, which can influence the climate by accelerating melting of ice. Previous studies have found that microplastics have negative impacts on the health of the environment, limiting growth, reproduction, […]
Sant Tukaram Shila Mandir
Sant Tukaram Shila Mandir: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Sant Tukaram Shila Mandir in the temple town of Dehu in Pune district. Sant Tukaram was the contemporary of Shivaji. He is considered as the greatest Maratha Bhakthi reformer. He made the Vithoba cult popular. He composed devotional songs on Vithalswamy called as Abhangs. […]
Draft Anti-Trafficking Bill
Draft Anti-Trafficking Bill: Activists from different part of the country are planning to travel to the national capital and press for the passage of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021. Highlights of the Bill: The bill proposes stringent punishments for offenders, including hefty fines and seizing of their properties. The Bill […]
Child Labour Day
Child Labour Day: The United Nations observes June 12 each year as the ‘World Day Against Child Labour’ to bring attention to the evil practices of child labour across the world. The International Labour Organisation launched this day in 2002 to tackle this global issue against child labour. Theme: “Universal Social Protection to End Child […]