Small Cells: To expedite the roll-out of 5G, telecom operators in the country will leverage street furniture such as poles, advertisement hoardings and bus shelters for deploying low-power base stations called ‘small cells’ that will help bring the network closer to the consumers. Small cells are needed for deploying 5G as opposed to earlier generations […]
Tag: 30th Aug 2022
Positive Indigenisation List (PIL)
Positive Indigenisation List (PIL): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the third Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) of 780 strategically important line replacement units (LRU), sub-systems and components, with a timeline beyond which they will only be procured from the domestic industry. This is different from the three PILs announced for the armed forces. This was done […]
National Sports Day 2022
National Sports Day 2022: The National Sports Day or Rashtriya Khel Divas is celebrated on 29th August every year in India as a tribute to hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand who was born on this date in 1905. The day was first designated and celebrated in 2012 as India’s National Sports Day. The nation celebrates […]
Third Consecutive La Nina Event
Third Consecutive La Nina Event: Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) predicted, that a third consecutive event of La Nina could be underway which could lead to unusual weather effects in various countries. There is an extended period of La Nina in 2022. It is the first time that this has happened since the 1950s when […]
Aadhaar-Voter ID Linkage
Aadhaar-Voter ID Linkage: The Election Commission (EC) started a campaign to promote the linkage of Voter ID and Aadhaar. Further, Government officials have asked individuals to link them Aadhaar with their Voter IDs and failure to link voter ID with Aadhar could lead to the cancellation of their Voter ID card. The linking project would […]
Exercise Vajra Prahar 2022
Exercise Vajra Prahar 2022: India – USA Joint Special Forces conducted the 13th edition of exercise Vajra Prahar 2022 culminated at Bakloh (Himachal Pradesh). It’s an annual exercise is hosted alternatively between Special Forces India and the United States. Special Forces are the units of a country’s armed forces that undertake covert, counterterrorist, and other […]
Cyber Threat To Mobile Banking
Cyber Threat To Mobile Banking: The lack of adequate cybersecurity and the dearth of talent in banking could potentially lead to a further rise in cyberattacks on user devices. According to a 2020 Statista survey across 25 States in India, two-third respondents said they had a smartphone. Of these, half said they sent and received […]
Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
Intended Nationally Determined Contribution: India has formally submitted an updated Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) target to UNFCCC India’s INDC to be achieved primarily by 2030 A total of 40% of the installed capacity for electricity will be from non-fossil fuel sources was Original target. As per new Target 50% by 2030 with help from […]
Identifying a Forest
Identifying a Forest: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has objected to Chhattisgarh for its transfer of land without following due process from its Forest to the Revenue Department. In March 2022, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister announced in his Budget speech that the state government has transferred over 300 sq km an area larger […]
