What is the News? SpaceX has announced that it is planning to launch the Inspiration4 mission by September 15. About Inspiration4 mission: Inspiration4 is a spaceflight planned for four people aboard the SpaceX Resilience capsule. The three-day flight will be the first human spaceflight to orbit Earth with exclusively private citizens on board. The flight… Continue reading What is Inspiration4, SpaceX’s first all-civilian space mission?
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El Salvador becomes first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal currency
What is the News? El Salvador has become the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. This means businesses should accept payment in bitcoin alongside the U.S. dollar, which has been El Salvador’s official currency since 2001. Benefits of making Bitcoin as Legal Tender by El Salvador: Reduce the cost of… Continue reading El Salvador becomes first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal currency
Ministry of Coal Constitutes Task Force and Expert Committee to Prepare Road Map for Coal based Hydrogen Production
Contents1 What is the News?2 About the Task Force for Coal based Hydrogen Production3 What is Coal Based Hydrogen Production?4 What is the solution then? What is the News? The Ministry of Coal has constituted a Task Force and Expert Committee to prepare a road map for Coal based Hydrogen Production. About the Task Force… Continue reading Ministry of Coal Constitutes Task Force and Expert Committee to Prepare Road Map for Coal based Hydrogen Production
Odisha: Koraput’s Manda buffalo gets unique, indigenous tag
Contents1 What is the News?2 About Manda Buffalo3 Features of Manda Buffalo4 How will the recognition by NGABR help Manda Buffalo? What is the News? Manda buffalo has been recognised as the 19th unique breed of buffaloes found in India by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR). Note: Four breeds of cattle –… Continue reading Odisha: Koraput’s Manda buffalo gets unique, indigenous tag
What are dugongs, where is India’s first dugong conservation reserve?
Contents1 What is the News?2 About Dugongs3 Conservation Status of Dugongs4 Significance of Dugongs5 Threats faced by Dugongs What is the News? The Tamil Nadu State government has announced plans to set up a 500-sq km Dugong Conservation Reserve in Palk Bay. This is India’s first dugong conservation reserve. About Dugongs Dugongs(Dugong dugon), also called… Continue reading What are dugongs, where is India’s first dugong conservation reserve?
Drone use, satellite imagery for agriculture insurance may be a must
What is the news? Govt, IRDAI are considering using artificial intelligence to control fraud claims, cut delays in settlement. Pilot studies have been undertaken for estimation of yield at the gram panchayat level by using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, among others. What is being planned? Use of drones… Continue reading Drone use, satellite imagery for agriculture insurance may be a must
Shikshak Parv: PM Narendra Modi launches key education initiatives
What is the news? The Prime minister has recently launched several initiatives in the education sector on Shiksha Parv. The aim behind these initiatives is to make our education system globally competitive. It also aims to make the youth future-ready. What is Shiksha Parv? It is being celebrated by the Ministry of Education. It is… Continue reading Shikshak Parv: PM Narendra Modi launches key education initiatives
Chief Ministers Conference on initiatives and schemes for farmers welfare
What is the News? The Union Agriculture Minister has addressed the Chief Minister’s Conference on initiatives and schemes for farmers welfare. The objective of the Conference To highlight the salient features of Atma Nirbhar Krishi and to enable States to enhance farmers income. It was also an occasion to share innovative initiatives undertaken by the… Continue reading Chief Ministers Conference on initiatives and schemes for farmers welfare
Account Aggregators: new framework to access, share financial data
What is the News? State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, IDFC First Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Federal Bank have joined the Account Aggregator(AA) network that will enable customers to easily access and share their financial data. What is an Account Aggregator(AA)? Account Aggregator is a non-banking financial company… Continue reading Account Aggregators: new framework to access, share financial data
Survey: 37% poor rural students not studying at all
What is the News? A Survey named School Children’s Online and Offline Learning(SCHOOL) was conducted to understand the impact of the prolonged closure of schools due to the pandemic. About the Survey SCHOOL The survey was conducted in 15 states and Union Territories(UTs). It focused on relatively deprived hamlets and ‘bastis’(slums), where children generally attend… Continue reading Survey: 37% poor rural students not studying at all
