What is the News? Atal Innovation Mission(AIM), Amazon Web Services(AWS) and the Global EdTech Accelerator -UIncept have joined hands to organise the ‘All India EdTech Challenge and Master Class Series’ for early and advanced stage EdTech founders. What is the All India EdTech Challenge and Master Class Series Initiative? Aim: To nurture EdTech companies and… Continue reading Launch of All India EdTech Challenge and Master Class Series 2021-2022 by Atal Innovation Mission
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What the new wage rate index series means for salaries?
What is the News? The Union Labour Ministry has revised the Wage Rate Index by setting the new base year at 2016 which will replace the old series with base of 1963-65. What is the Wage Rate Index? Wage Rate Index is a vital economic indicator that measures changes in the wage level in selected… Continue reading What the new wage rate index series means for salaries?
First of the four ships under Survey Vessel (Large) project for Indian Navy launched in the presence of Raksha Rajya Mantri at GRSE, Kolkata
What is the News? The Indian Navy has launched Sandhayak, a survey vessel, in Kolkata. What is Sandhayak? ‘Sandhayak’ is one of the first of the four Survey Vessels (Large) projects being built for the Indian Navy. Developed by: Defence Public Sector Undertaking, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited. Purpose: To conduct a full-scale… Continue reading First of the four ships under Survey Vessel (Large) project for Indian Navy launched in the presence of Raksha Rajya Mantri at GRSE, Kolkata
Poverty ratio 32.75% in rural areas against 8.81% in urban: NITI report
What is the News? Recently, Niti Aayog has released India’s first National MPI (multidimensional poverty index). The index is based on the findings of the fourth National Health Family Survey (2015-16). This index calculated the poverty ratio on the basis of three dimensions of MPI– health, education, and standard of living — with each having a… Continue reading Poverty ratio 32.75% in rural areas against 8.81% in urban: NITI report
Judicial Infrastructure, a neglected case
What is the News? The Chief Justice of India has proposed the creation of a National Judicial Infrastructure Authority of India (NJIAI) to address neglected judicial infrastructure in the country. What is the state of judicial infrastructure in India? Firstly, the total sanctioned strength of judicial officers in the country is 24,280 but the number… Continue reading Judicial Infrastructure, a neglected case
India’s First private Cryogenic Engine – Hyderabad-based rocket men aim for the stars
What is the News? Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based space technology startup, has successfully test-fired the Dhawan-1 engine and is planning to launch Vikram-1 and Vikram-2 launch vehicles in a few years. What is Dhawan-1? Dhawan-1 is India’s first privately developed, fully cryogenic rocket engine. It runs on two high-performance rocket propellants — liquid natural gas… Continue reading India’s First private Cryogenic Engine – Hyderabad-based rocket men aim for the stars
Omicron likely to cause re-infections, surge in cases, say experts
What is the news? The new variant of COVID-19 i.e. Omicron is spreading across India. The experts say that the surge is likely due to reinfections (people getting infected with the virus again) and even vaccinated people getting infected. What are the concerns about this variant? More transmissible than Delta. This is evident from the… Continue reading Omicron likely to cause re-infections, surge in cases, say experts
Corridors of death
News: The recent deaths of Elephants in Tamil Nadu and Assam in train collisions has again highlighted the gaps in efforts to reduce man-animal conflicts in the country. Of the 29,964 elephants in India, the majority are in the southern region. What are the reasons behind it? Project Elephant division (MoEF&CC) reported unnatural killing of… Continue reading Corridors of death
Plea in Delhi HC opposes legalisation of same-sex marriages under Hindu Marriage Act
What is the news? A plea, by an NGO, before the Delhi High Court, has sought that same-sex marriages should not be permitted under the Hindu Marriage Act. Background: The plea comes at a time when at least eight petitions seeking legalisation of same-sex marriages in India under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), the Special… Continue reading Plea in Delhi HC opposes legalisation of same-sex marriages under Hindu Marriage Act
Strategy to adopt blockchain into govt systems released
What is the news? The Ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) has released a national strategy on blockchain for adopting the technology in government systems, especially for e-governance services. What are the key features of national strategy on blockchain? It identifies 44 potential areas of using the technology and lays out the broad framework of… Continue reading Strategy to adopt blockchain into govt systems released
