First Meeting Of The Governing Board Of BIMSTEC Energy Centre: India hosted the first meeting of the Governing Board of BIMSTEC Energy Centre (BEC) on 27th February, 2023 at Shangi-La Hotel. Bengaluru. Shri Ajay Tewari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, and chairperson of the Governing Board of the BEC, welcomed the delegates from BIMSTEC member […]
Tag: 3rd Mar 2023
Country Reports On Terrorism 2021: India
Country Reports On Terrorism 2021: India As per ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2021: India’, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad, Hizbul Mujahideen, ISIS, al-Qaeda, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, are the terrorist groups active in India. Terrorist tactics showed a shift toward attacks on civilians and greater reliance on IEDs( improvised explosive device ), including an explosives attack using drones […]
Proton Beam Therapy : For Cancer Treatment
Proton Beam Therapy : For Cancer Treatment There are no government facilities that offer proton beam therapy treatment in India. The treatment is considered a viable alternative to radiation for treating solid tumours, especially for head and neck cancers. PBT is a type of cancer treatment that uses a beam of high-energy protons to destroy […]
FCRA License Of The Centre For Policy Research Suspended
FCRA License Of The Centre For Policy Research Suspended: The Centre suspended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) following prima facie inputs regarding the violation of funding norms. Foreign Contribution Regulation Act was enacted during the Emergency in 1976 amid apprehensions that foreign powers were interfering in […]
E-pharmacy In India : Show Cause Notices To Companies
E-pharmacy In India : Show Cause Notices To Companies In February 2023, the Ministry of Health issued show cause notices to at least 20 companies, including Tata-1mg, Flipkart, Apollo, PharmEasy, Amazon, and Reliance Netmeds for selling medicines online. The growth of e-pharmacy in India has been significant in recent years and is expected to grow […]
What Is Social Stock Exchange?
What Is Social Stock Exchange? The National Stock Exchange of India received the final approval from the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to set up a Social Stock Exchange (SSE). Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget back in 2019, had proposed to initiate steps for creating a stock exchange […]
Success Of “SWAYATT” Initiative
Success Of “SWAYATT” Initiative: A function was held to commemorate the success of “SWAYATT”, an initiative that was first launched in February 2019. SWAYATT Initiative is an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions on Government eMarketplace (GeM). Aim: To promote the inclusion of various categories of sellers and service providers on […]
Exercise Shinyuu Maitri
Exercise Shinyuu Maitri: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in Exercise Shinyuu Maitri with the Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF). Exercise Shinyuu Maitri is a bilateral military exercise between Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF). The exercise is being organized on the sidelines of the Indo-Japan Joint Army […]
VAIBHAV Fellowship Scheme
VAIBHAV Fellowship Scheme: On the occasion of “National Science Day”, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology launched the VAIBHAV Fellowship scheme for the Indian Diaspora abroad. The fellowship offers Non-Resident Indian (NRI) researchers an opportunity to work for a minimum of one month to a maximum of two months a year with […]
Procurement Of 70 HTT-40
Procurement Of 70 HTT-40: The Union Cabinet recently approved the procurement of 70 HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft costing Rs 6,828 crore for the Indian Air Force. The Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) is a basic trainer aircraft (BTA). It is designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is a turboprop aircraft designed to have […]
