Former Prime Minister To Be Conferred With Bharat Ratna: The government has announced India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna to Former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and Father of Green Revolution, Dr. M S Swaminathan. The announcement comes days after 96-year-old LK Advani and two-time Bihar chief minister and socialist icon […]
Tag: 10th Feb 2024
Tribal Affairs Amendment Bills 2024
Tribal Affairs Amendment Bills 2024: Rajya Sabha has passed the Constitution (STs) Order Amendment Bill 2024 and the Constitution (SCs and STs) Order Amendment Bill 2024, presented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Amendments: Among the additions were notably seven Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) (a subset of STs) – four in Odisha and three […]
RBI Payment Aggregator Approval
RBI Payment Aggregator Approval: The Reserve Bank of India has granted final authorization for three more companies – Juspay, Decentro, and Zoho – to operate as payment aggregators in India. This approval allows these companies to provide payment services to online merchants by accepting payments from customers. Juspay, Decentro, and Zoho join Stripe, Zomato, and […]
First Indian To Top ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings
First Indian To Top ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings: The Indian cricket team’s fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, became the first Indian pacer to top the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings after his stupendous bowling performance in the Visakhapatnam Test against England. Bumrah surpassed Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, and Ravichandran Ashwin to attain the number one […]
DC-8 Flying Laboratory Of NASA
DC-8 Flying Laboratory Of NASA: NASA has begun conducting marathon research flights across Asia in order to improve air pollution forecasting models. The flights aim to collect detailed data on air pollution sources and behavior to enhance warning systems for the public. Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution. The flights involve […]
Typbar Typhoid Vaccine
Typbar Typhoid Vaccine: Phase-3 trial conducted in Malawi, Africa, a region endemic for typhoid fever, has demonstrated the long-term efficacy of Bharat Biotech’s Typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV), Typbar. Typbar TCV is the world’s first clinically proven conjugate Typhoid vaccine. Typhoid fever is a life-threatening infection caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. It is usually spread […]
Zircon Missile
Zircon Missile: In an attempt to hit a target in Kyiv, Russian forces launched a 3M22 Zircon missile recently. The 3M22 Zircon, or SS-N-33, is a scramjet-powered manoeuvring anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile developed in Russia. The missile is reportedly capable of flying with speeds up to Mach 9and a range of 1000 km. It is […]
Flue Gas Desulphurisation
Flue Gas Desulphurisation: The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy recently informed about the installation of Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) equipment in thermal power plants. Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) is a technology to eliminate sulphur dioxide (SO2) from exhaust emissions. Fossil fuels such as coal and oil often contain high amounts of […]
Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Model
Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Model: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has come up with a list of high-traffic density corridors for private developers to build and operate under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model. Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Model is a type of agreement often used in infrastructure projects, particularly in the construction and operation of public facilities or […]
Nematodes : New Species
Nematodes : New Species Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have unveiled a new species of nematode, Steinernema adamsi, a minuscule yet potent ally in the battle against crop pests. Nematodes are any worm of the phylum Nematoda. Nematodes are among the most abundant animals on Earth. They occur as parasites in animals and […]
