G7 Meet: The leaders of seven nations — the U.S., Germany, the U.K., France, Canada, Japan and Italy — met in Cornwall in south-west England, marking the 47th edition of the “Group of seven” summit. India is a “natural ally” to work with the world’s richest G7 countries to fight against threats of authoritarianism, said […]
Tag: 14th Jun 2021
What is PASIPHAE Project?
PASIPHAE Project: The Wide Area Linear Optical Polarimeter (WALOP), a vital instrument for the PASIPHAE Project, is being developed at Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), India. Polar-Areas Stellar-Imaging in Polarisation High-Accuracy Experiment (PASIPHAE) is an international collaborative sky surveying project. About the PASIPHAE Survey: It is an opto polarimetric survey aiming to measure […]
China’s Monopoly on Rare Earth Metals
China’s Monopoly: Rare Earth Metals: China’s dominance in the rare earth metals, key to the future of manufacturing, is posing a major concern for the West. China has over time acquired global domination of rare earths, even at one point, it produced 90% of the rare earths the world needs. Today, however, it has come […]
National AI Portal
National AI Portal: The ‘National AI Portal’, celebrated its first anniversary on 28th May, 2021. It is a joint initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and NASSCOM. NeGD: In 2009, NeGD was created as an Independent Business Division under the Digital India Corporation (a not-for-profit company set up […]
Policy On Archiving, Declassification, Publication Of War Histories
Policy On Archiving, Declassification, And Compilation/publication Of War/Operations Histories: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation/publication of war/operations histories by the Ministry of Defence. Features of Policy: Each organization under the Ministry of Defence will transfer the records, including war diaries to the History Division of the Ministry of […]
What is Northern Ireland Protocol?
Northern Ireland Protocol: Britain and the EU are locked in an escalating diplomatic feud over Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that borders the 27-nation bloc. The EU says Britain must fully implement the agreement, known as the Northern Ireland Protocol, that the two sides agreed and ratified. It came into force on […]
44th GST Council Meeting : Highlights
44th GST Council Meeting: The 44th GST Council met under the Chairmanship of the Union Finance Minister. The Council in its meeting has decided to reduce the GST rates on various items being used in Covid-19 relief and management till 30th September 2021. Key highlights: It decided to waive the tax levied on two critical […]
What is Bharitalasuchus Tapani?
Bharitalasuchus Tapani.: In the mid 20th century, researchers from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, carried out extensive studies on rocks of the Yerrapalli Formation in what is now Telangana, uncovering several fossils. By studying some of these specimens stored at the Institute, an international team has now thrown light on a carnivorous reptile that lived […]
What is Operation Olivia?
Operation Olivia: Every year, the Indian Coast Guard’s “Operation Olivia”, initiated in the early 1980s, helps protect Olive Ridley turtles as they congregate along the Odisha coast for breeding and nesting from November to December. Round-the-clock surveillance is conducted from November till May utilizing Coast Guard assets such as fast patrol vessels, air cushion vessels, […]
