El Salvador American country Declared Malaria-Free: El Salvador has become the first country in Central America and the third in all Americas to get the malaria-free certificate from the World Health Organization (WHO) in recent years. A malaria elimination certificate is awarded to a country when the chain of indigenous transmission of the disease has […]
Category: Science and Technology Current Affairs
National Cyber Security Strategy 2020
National Cyber Security Strategy 2020: A National Cyber Security Strategy 2020 is being formulated by the Office of National Cyber Security Coordinator at the National Security Council Secretariat. Cyber Security is protecting cyberspace including critical information infrastructure from attack, damage, misuse, and economic espionage. The National Security Council (NSC) of India is a three-tiered organization […]
Spectrum Auctions 2021 : Highest Bidder
Spectrum Auctions: The telecom spectrum auctions concluded after bidding for a day and a half, with the Centre garnering ₹77,814.8 crore in revenues. The amount exceeded the expectations of the government as well as analysts, as telcos focused on renewing expiring spectrum and consolidating holdings in select bands. The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio was the […]
Sansad TV : Merger Of Lok Sabha TV And Rajya Sabha TV
The merger of the Lok Sabha TV (LSTV) and the Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV): After nearly two years of work, the merger of the Lok Sabha TV (LSTV) and the Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) has been finalised and will be replaced by Sansad TV. Retired IAS officer Ravi Capoor was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) […]
Engineering Research Policy of Karnataka
Engineering Research Policy: Karnataka has launched the country’s maiden Engineering Research & Development (ER&D) Policy. According to industry apex body Nasscom, ER&D has the potential to become a $100-billion industry in the country in the next five years. The ER&D sector in the country is the fastest growing industry with a CAGR of 12.8%. Meanwhile, […]
Merchant Digitization Summit 2021 : Highlights
Merchant Digitization Summit 2021 The Government of India, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), and UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance hosted Merchant Digitization Summit 2021: Towards Atma Nirbhar (Self Reliance) Bharat. The Summit brought together leaders from the public and private sectors to accelerate responsible digitization of merchants in India’s North-Eastern and […]
What is Centre Of Excellence In Gaming?
Centre Of Excellence In Gaming: The government has decided to form a Centre of Excellence in gaming and other related areas in collaboration with IIT Bombay. The Centre is at an advanced stage of preparation and will come into effect as the new session of IIT begins in 2021. This was announced by Information and […]
Amazonia-1 : ISRO’S First Satellite of 2021
Amazonia-1: ISRO’S First Satellite For The Year 2021: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), in its first mission of 2021, has successfully launched the Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 on Sunday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. “#PSLVC51 lifts off successfully from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota The 637-kg Amazonia-1, which is […]
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) : 1% Threshold
1% Threshold For Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO): The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in a recent order has set 1% threshold for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in food crops imported into India. Earlier in August 2020, FSSAI had issued the order that 24 food crops the country imports would need a ‘non-GM-origin-cum-GM-free […]
The City Innovation Exchange (CiX) Platform : Launched
The City Innovation Exchange (CiX) Platform: The City Innovation Exchange (CiX) platform was launched by Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The City Innovation Exchange (CiX) will connect cities to innovators across the national ecosystem to design innovative solutions for their pressing challenges. Designed on the philosophy of ‘everyone is an innovator, the platform […]
