Keeladi Findings : Archaeological Survey Of India The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has submitted a detailed report on the findings during the first two phases of the digging at the Sangam-era site and their significance. Also, the Keeladi Site Museum is coming up in Sivaganga that would house significant ones of the over 18,000 […]
Category: Current Affairs
Jute Packaging Act, 1987
Jute Packaging Act, 1987: The Government of India approved Reservation norms for the mandatory use of jute in the packaging of rice, wheat and sugar for the Year 2022-23. The reservation norms under JPM Act provide for direct employment to 3.70 lakh workers and protect the interest of approximately 40 lakh farm families in the […]
Long-Range Artillery Weapon System
Long-Range Artillery Weapon System: Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) has recently signed an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the domestic manufacture and supply of its LORA Weapon System for the Indian Tri-services. LORA Weapon System is a sea-to-ground and ground-to-ground system which comprises a long-range ballistic missile, a unique launcher, a command […]
Open Pit Mine Collapsed In China
Open Pit Mine Collapsed In China: An open pit mine recently collapsed in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region, killing at least two people and leaving more than 50 missing. Open-pit mining, also known as opencast mining, is a surface mining technique that extracts minerals from an open pit in the ground. It is the most […]
22nd Law Commission : Extended
22nd Law Commission : Extended The Union Cabinet recently extended the term of the 22nd Law Commission by one-and-a-half years. The 22nd law panel was constituted for a period of three years on February 21, 2020 and its chairperson, Justice Rituraj Awasthi (retd), assumed office on November 9, 2022. The Law Commission of India is […]
Angel tax : Impact On Startups In India
Angel tax : Impact On Startups In India A senior government official recently said that the ‘angel tax’ provision in the Finance Bill will not impact startups in India. The Finance Bill 2023 has proposed some changes that will remove the exemption for foreign funds and non-resident investors, who will now have to pay Angel […]
Train Control And Supervision System : Delhi Metro
Train Control And Supervision System : Delhi Metro The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) recently launched the first ever indigenously developed Train Control and Supervision System. i-ATS system is India’s first indigenously developed Train Control and Supervision System. It is a computer-based system that will manage train operations including basic functioning such as running and […]
First State In India To Have Organized Cultivation Of Mulethi : Himachal Pradesh
First State In India To Have Organized Cultivation Of Mulethi : Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh has recently begun the commercial cultivation of licorice (Mulethi) to become the first state in India to have organized cultivation of Mulethi. Mulethi, commonly known as licorice, is a sweet-tasting perennial shrub. Scientific name: Glycyrrhiza glabra The roots have a […]
ULTRASAT : Israel’s First Space Telescope Mission
ULTRASAT : Israel’s First Space Telescope Mission NASA will launch Israel’s first space telescope mission, the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (ULTRASAT) in early 2026. ULTRASAT is an ultraviolet observatory with a large field of view, that will investigate the secrets of short-duration events in the universe, such as supernova explosions and mergers of neutron stars. […]
United Nations High Seas Treaty Began In New York
United Nations High Seas Treaty Began In New York: A new round of negotiations on the United Nations High Seas Treaty began in New York. United Nations High Seas Treaty is known as the ‘Paris Agreement for the Ocean’, and the treaty to deal with Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictionhas been under discussion for several years. […]
