NavIC : Mandatory For Smartphones The Indian government has announced its intention to make it mandatory for smartphones to integrate with India’s homegrown navigation system, NavIC The devices must either provide support for NavIC-powered chips or use NavIC chipsets. For 5G phones, mandatory NavIC support is required by January 1, 2025, while all other phones […]
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Banning Glue Pads For Rodent Control : Delhi Govt
Banning Glue Pads For Rodent Control : Delhi Govt The Delhi government has banned the manufacture, sale, and use of glue pads for rodent control, joining several Indian states in taking this step. The ban follows an advisory by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) in 2011 and a subsequent one in 2021 Glue […]
Ponzi Scheme
Ponzi Scheme: An actor faces scrutiny over his alleged involvement in a Rs.1,000 crore Ponzi scheme with 2 lakh investors. A Ponzi scheme is a type of investment fraud that promises high returns with little or no risk to investors. These are investment operations that pay returns to old investors from the money garnered from […]
Expansion Of PM Ujjwala Yojana
Expansion Of PM Ujjwala Yojana: The centre approved the expansion of PM Ujjwala Yojana. Addressing media after the Union Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said in New Delhi that under it, a total of 75 lakh LPG connections over three years from Financial Year 2023-24 to 2025-26 will be released. So […]
National Engineer’s Day 2023
National Engineer’s Day 2023: Engineer’s Day is celebrated in India on September 15 every year to honour the contributions of Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, also known as Sir MV, who was born on this day in 1861. Sir M Visvesvaraya: Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, widely known as Sir MV, was a distinguished engineer, statesman, and scholar […]
Advocate-On-Record
Advocate-On-Record: A Supreme Court (SC) Bench recently imposed a cost of ₹2,000 on an advocate-on-record (AoR) for sending a young junior to appear before the Bench without any papers. The concept of AoR was introduced by the SC with the power given to it under Article 145(1) of the Indian Constitution, which states that the […]
World Lymphoma Awareness Day 2023
World Lymphoma Awareness Day 2023: World Lymphoma Awareness Day is observed every year on September 15. Lymphoma is a type of cancer that originates in the lymphatic system, which is a part of the body’s immune system. The lymphatic system includes lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, the spleen, tonsils, and the bone marrow. Lymphomas are characterised […]
Storm Shadow Missile
Storm Shadow Missile: British-made Storm Shadow missiles were recently used in a Ukrainian strike that damaged a Russian submarine and ship at a major naval port in Crimea. Storm Shadow Missile is a long-range cruise missile with stealth capabilities jointly developed by the UK and France. The missile is intended to strike high-value stationary assets […]
Discontinuation Of I-CRR : RBI
Discontinuation Of I-CRR : RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it would discontinue the Incremental Cash Reserve Ratio (I-CRR) in a phased manner. The central bank will release the amount that banks have maintained under I-CRR in stages. The discontinuation of the I-CRR will be implemented in stages to ensure a smooth […]
Leopard Sterilisation
Leopard Sterilisation: The Maharashtra Government has decided to sterilize Leopards for the sustainable management of population for leopards in the State. Gujarat’s forest department has also proposed sterilisation of leopards, especially in and around Gir National Park. In 2019-20 alone, Maharashtra saw 58 human deaths due to leopards—over half the 97 casualties in 2010-18. Maharashtra […]
