What is the News? Maharashtra Governor was criticized for allegedly mocking 19th-century social reformers Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule for “getting married at a young age”. Who was Mahatma Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule? Mahatma Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule were an extraordinary couple in the social and educational history of India. They spearheaded path-breaking work towards female… Continue reading Explained: The legacy of Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule
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IISER professor Deepak Dhar becomes first Indian to bag Boltzmann Medal
What is the News? Physicist Professor Deepak Dhar has become the first Indian to be awarded the Boltzmann Medal.He shares the medal with John J Hoefield of Princeton University. What is the Boltzmann Medal? Boltzmann Medal was initiated in 1975. It is awarded by the Commission on Statistical Physics (C3) of the International Union of… Continue reading IISER professor Deepak Dhar becomes first Indian to bag Boltzmann Medal
Petascale Supercomputer “PARAM Ganga” established at IIT Roorkee under National Supercomputing Mission
What is the News? A Supercomputer named ‘PARAM Ganga’ has been established at IIT Roorkee under National Supercomputing Mission(NSM). What is PARAM Ganga? PARAM Ganga is a supercomputer designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing(C-DAC) under Phase 2 of the National Supercomputing Mission(NSM). It has a supercomputing capacity of 1.66 Petaflops (1 petaflop… Continue reading Petascale Supercomputer “PARAM Ganga” established at IIT Roorkee under National Supercomputing Mission
Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Textiles to organize pan-India programme “Jharokha – Compendium of Indian handicraft/ handloom, art and culture”
What is the News? The Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Textiles are organizing “Jharokha-Compendium of Indian handicraft/ handloom, art and culture”. What is Jharokha? Jharokha is a celebration of traditional Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and art & culture. It will be a pan India celebration that will be held at 16 locations in 13 states… Continue reading Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Textiles to organize pan-India programme “Jharokha – Compendium of Indian handicraft/ handloom, art and culture”
Union Minister for Power launch Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center and Innovation Park
What is the News? The Union Minister for Power has launched the Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) and Innovation Park. What is Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center(Virtual SGKC)? SKGC has been established by PowerGrid with support from the Ministry of Power and National Smart Grid Mission(NSGM) and technical assistance from United States Agency… Continue reading Union Minister for Power launch Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center and Innovation Park
Amendments proposed to make land pooling mandatory
What is the News? The Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs has said that amendments will be made to the Delhi Development Act, 1957, to speed up the Land Pooling Policy. What is land pooling? Land Pooling Policy means that government agencies consolidate parcels of land and design or develop it with infrastructures like… Continue reading Amendments proposed to make land pooling mandatory
Bangladesh, India, Nepal move ahead on motor vehicle agreement project
What is the News? India, Bangladesh and Nepal have finalized a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for implementing the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement(MVA). Note: Bhutan has decided to continue to stay out of the BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement(MVA). What is BBIN MVA? Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal(BBIN) had signed the Motor Vehicles Agreement(MVA) in 2015 at… Continue reading Bangladesh, India, Nepal move ahead on motor vehicle agreement project
India looking to advance the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Bangladesh
What is the news? India’s Commerce and Industry Minister has said that India was looking to advance a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement(CEPA) with Bangladesh. Note: CEPA is a kind of comprehensive free trade pact under which two trading partners significantly reduce or eliminate customs duties on the maximum number of goods traded between them. They… Continue reading India looking to advance the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Bangladesh
Labour Ministry launches ‘donate a pension’ scheme
What is the News? Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched the “Donate a Pension” Scheme. What is a Donate a Pension Scheme? It has been launched under the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan Scheme(PM-SYM). Under this scheme, any citizen can donate the premium contribution under PM-SYM of their immediate support staff such as domestic workers,… Continue reading Labour Ministry launches ‘donate a pension’ scheme
Indian researchers develop low-energy chip architecture to prevent attacks on IoT devices
What is the News? Indian researchers have built a low-energy security chip that is designed to prevent Side-channel attacks(SCAs) on IoT (Internet of Things) devices. What are Side-channel attacks(SCA)? SCA is a security exploit that aims to gather information from the indirect effects of the functioning of the system hardware rather than attacking a programme… Continue reading Indian researchers develop low-energy chip architecture to prevent attacks on IoT devices
