Tanzania’s First Woman President : Samia Suluhu Hassan Samia Suluhu Hassan is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party that is currently ruling the country. She is Tanzania’s first female president. She is the third woman head of government of a country in the East African Community. The other two female heads of […]
Tag: 18th Apr 2022
Oil Bonds
Oil Bonds: The government issues oil bonds to compensate the oil marketing companies (OMCs) to offset the losses that are suffered by them with the aim of shielding consumers from rising crude oil prices. These bonds were issued by the government mainly from 2005 to 2010. Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister had said that the central […]
Black Sea And Russia
Black Sea And Russia: The sinking of the warship Moskva, the 600-foot, 12,500-tonne flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet — whether due to a Ukrainian missile strike or, as Russia claims, a fire on board — is a serious setback for Russia. The Black Sea, also known as the Euxine Sea, is one of […]
National Data And Analytics Platform
National Data And Analytics Platform: The NITI Aayog is planning to launch a National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) in May to provide government data in a user-friendly format, to promote data-driven decision making and research. Started in 2020, the platform aims to standardise data across government sources and provide flexible analytics that make it […]
Poverty In India : Status 2019
Poverty In India : Status According to policy research working paper of World Bank, Poverty in India is 12.3 percentage points lower in 2019 as compared to 2011. The poverty headcount rate has declined from 22.5 percent in 2011 to 10.2 percent in 2019. Poverty reduction was higher in rural areas as compared to urban […]
Rural Inflation
Rural Inflation: Official data pegs rural inflation in March at 7.66%, with several States reporting even higher inflation, including West Bengal (8.85%), Uttar Pradesh and Assam (8.19%) as well as Madhya Pradesh (7.89%). Urban inflation has usually tended to be higher than rural inflation by an average of about 0.8 percentage points through most of […]
Integrated Child Development Scheme : Development Of Migration Tracking System
Integrated Child Development Scheme: The Maharashtra government has developed a Migration Tracking System (MTS) application to map the movement of migrant workers to maintain the continuity of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) like nutrition supply, immunisation and health check-up etc. MTS is a website based Application that tracks the movement of Vulnerable Seasonal Migrant […]
What Is The Indigenisation Of Defence?
What Is The Indigenisation Of Defence? The Navy is ramping up indigenisation efforts especially in weapons and aviation related items in line with the Government’s push to cut down on defence imports and boost domestic manufacturing. Indigenisation efforts has gained further urgency due to ingoing Russian war in Ukraine and the large scale dependency of […]
e-DAR Portal
e-DAR Portal: The Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) developed the portal named ‘e-DAR’ (e-Detailed Accident Report). The portal provides instant information on road accidents and helps accelerate accident compensation claims, bringing relief to victims’ families. Road safety continues to be a major developmental issue, a public health concern and a leading cause of […]
Bernardinelli-Bernstein Comet
Bernardinelli-Bernstein Comet: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed that the huge Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet is indeed the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. The nucleus is called the C/2014 UN271 which has an estimated diameter of almost 129 kilometres. The nucleus is around 50 times larger than that […]
