Forex Reserves: According to recent data from Reserve bank of india (RBI), India’s Foreign Exchange (Forex) reserves posted a decline of USD 678 million during the week ended 21st January 2022 to reach USD 634.287 billion. The slip in the reserves was on account of a drop in the Foreign Currency Assets (FCA), a vital […]
Category: Current Affairs
Nord Stream Pipeline
Nord Stream Pipeline: The US has said it will stop the Nord Stream if Russia attacks Ukraine. However, European countries, led by Germany, seemed reluctant initially to impose sanctions on the Nord Stream due to its importance though it has now said sanctions are not off the table. Nord Stream, the longest subsea pipeline, is […]
ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting 2022
Second ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting: 2nd ASEAN Digital Ministers’ (ADGMIN) Meeting with India virtually, where two sides finalized India-ASEAN Digital work plan 2022 for future collaboration in the field. ADGMIN is an annual meeting of telecom ministers of 10 ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) countries and dialogue partner countries—Australia, Canada, China, EU, India, Japan, […]
NeoCov: Important Points
NeoCov: NeoCoV is a bat coronavirus that was first identified in 2011. It was identified in a species of bats known as Neoromicia, which is where the name NeoCoV was derived from. Commonly known as aloe bats, this species is distributed in the Afro-Malagasy region. NeoCoV shares an 85% similarity to MERS-CoV in the genome […]
India, Philippines Ink Deal For BrahMos Missiles
India, Philippines Ink Deal For BrahMos Missiles: Philippines has signed a $374.96-million deal with BrahMos Aerospace Private Ltd. for the supply of shore-based anti-ship variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. This is the first export order for the missile, a joint product of India and Russia. BrahMos is a joint venture between DRDO (Defence […]
What Is Gain-Of-Function Research?
What Is Gain-Of-Function Research? The term ‘gain of function research’ has recently cropped up in the debate about the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. ‘Gain of function’ is a field of research focused on growing generations of microorganisms, under conditions that cause mutations in a virus. These experiments are termed ‘gain of function’ because they […]
Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises Ranking India 2022
Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises: According to the data furnished by the Office of the Development Commissioner in the Union Ministry of MSME: Maharashtra tops India’s list in the number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) owned by entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Castes with as many as 96,805 enterprises. Tamil Nadu with 42,997 enterprises […]
India-Pakistan Joint Protocol On Religious Pilgrimages 1974
India- Pakistan Joint Protocol On Religious Pilgrimages 1974: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that India is “positive” and “willing to engage” in talks with Pakistan on upgrading the 1974 Joint Protocol on Religious Pilgrimages. It will allow air travel as well as increase the number of shrines pilgrims from both countries could visit. […]
Webinar On Cage Aquaculture In Reservoir: Sleeping Giants
Webinar On Cage Aquaculture In Reservoir: Sleeping Giants The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying organised a webinar on “Cage aquaculture in Reservoir: Sleeping Giants” as a part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”. Department of Fisheries, GOI earmarked the investment targets for promoting cage aquaculture under flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). […]
Fly Ash Management And Utilisation Mission
Fly Ash Management And Utilisation Mission: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the constitution of a ‘Fly Ash Management and Utilisation Mission. The order by the NGT takes note of the ‘unscientific handling and storage’ of the fly ash by coal thermal power stations. For example, the draining of industrial effluents and fly ash in […]
