What is the news? The government has approved the implementation of the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project during the period 2022-23 to 2025-26. What is the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) Project? Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs Type: Central Sector Scheme Purpose: It is a national platform for enabling integration of the main… Continue reading Government approves implementation of Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project during the period 2022-23 to 2025-26
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Explained: Accrediting colleges, varsities
What is the news? The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body under the UGC has released new guidelines allowing colleges and universities that completed just one academic year to apply for provisional accreditation. Earlier, only those higher education institutions with two batches of graduated students or which had completed six years of… Continue reading Explained: Accrediting colleges, varsities
Unraveling tectonic evolution of Greater Maldive Ridge in western Indian Ocean can reconstruct Gondwanaland break up & dispersal
What is the news? Researchers have traced the tectonic evolution of the Greater Maldive Ridge(GMR). What is Greater Maldive Ridge (GMR)? Greater Maldive Ridge (GMR) is located in the western Indian Ocean, southwest of India. The ridge is aseismic which means that it is not associated with earthquake activities. The ridge largely remains uninvestigated but… Continue reading Unraveling tectonic evolution of Greater Maldive Ridge in western Indian Ocean can reconstruct Gondwanaland break up & dispersal
Drone mapping: One in six villages covered in India, shows data
What is the news? The government has announced the SVAMITVA Scheme in 2020 to map land data, create maps and digitize land parcels across the country’s 660,000 villages. The government’s target is to complete the process by 2025. However, the progress on the scheme has been very slow. What is the progress of the SWAMITVA… Continue reading Drone mapping: One in six villages covered in India, shows data
Questioning the ban on online gaming platforms
News: The Karnataka High Court has delivered a judgement striking down major portions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021. This law was introduced to ban online gambling and skill-based gaming platforms like rummy, poker and fantasy sports that involved risking money on an uncertain event. Apart from Karnataka, a similar law introduced by the… Continue reading Questioning the ban on online gaming platforms
Explained: J&K’s State Investigation Agency, and its mandate
What is the news? The Jammu and Kashmir government has granted sanction for the creation of a State Investigation Agency (SIA) on the lines of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). What is the State Investigation Agency(SIA)? SIA has been constituted as a specialised, nodal agency for coordinating with NIA and other central agencies. – It… Continue reading Explained: J&K’s State Investigation Agency, and its mandate
Union Minister launches the Career Counselling Workshop ‘Pramarsh 2022’
What is the news? The Union Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs launched the career counselling workshop ‘Pramarsh 2022’ for the students of the Bikaner District region.In this workshop one lakh students participated from more than thousands schools of Bikaner district mainly from rural area. What is Pramarsh? Pramarsh is an online career… Continue reading Union Minister launches the Career Counselling Workshop ‘Pramarsh 2022’
PM delivers inaugural address at TERI’s World Sustainable Development Summit
What is the news? The Prime Minister has delivered the inaugural address at the World Sustainable Development Summit. What is the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS)? It is an annual event organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) since 2001. The summit was earlier known as Delhi Sustainable Development Summit. Aim: To bring together… Continue reading PM delivers inaugural address at TERI’s World Sustainable Development Summit
Atmospheric pressure on surface of Pluto is more than 80,000 times less than Earth: study
What is the news? According to a study, Pluto’s atmospheric pressure on its surface is 80,000 times less than that on Earth. What is the study about? Scientists calculated the atmospheric pressure by observing the stellar occultations of Pluto using 3.6-m Devasthal optical telescope (DOT) (India’s largest optical telescope) and 1.3-m Devasthal Fast Optical Telescope… Continue reading Atmospheric pressure on surface of Pluto is more than 80,000 times less than Earth: study
All you need to know about Satellite Internet
What is the News? Jio Platforms has launched a joint venture(JV) with European satellite-based broadband service company SES to enter the satellite internet space. What is Satellite Internet? Satellite Internet is the technology that beams the internet down from a satellite that’s orbiting the earth. Jio, Bharti Airtel OneWeb and Starlink want to send thousands… Continue reading All you need to know about Satellite Internet
