Source: Indian Express Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Vintage Vehicles?3 How can vintage vehicles be used?4 Registration of Vintage Vehicles: What is the News? The Government of India has released the Draft Vintage cars Policy. The policy aims to not only regulate vintage cars and two-wheelers with strict dos and don’ts but also… Continue reading Explained: In new policy, what owners can or can’t do with their vintage vehicles
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Explained: What are zero-click attacks, and how do you get the better of them?
Source: Indian Express Contents1 What is the News?2 About Zero-click Attack:3 Difference between Zero Click Attacks and Spear Phishing:4 Can zero-click attacks be prevented? What is the News? Pegasus spyware has evolved from its earlier spear-phishing methods using text links or messages to ‘zero-click’ attacks which do not require any action from the phone’s user.… Continue reading Explained: What are zero-click attacks, and how do you get the better of them?
Explained: What is the Monkey B virus that caused the first human death in China?
Source: Indian Express Contents1 What is the News?2 About Monkey B virus(BV):3 How is it transmitted?4 Symptoms: What is the News? China has reported the first human infection case with Monkey B virus(BV) after a Beijing-based veterinarian was confirmed with the same a month after he dissected two dead monkeys in early March. About Monkey… Continue reading Explained: What is the Monkey B virus that caused the first human death in China?
Government sets up Dairy Investment Accelerator to promote and facilitate investments in the Dairy sector
Source: PIB What is the News? The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying(DAHD) has set up a Dairy Investment Accelerator under its Investment Facilitation Cell. About Dairy Investment Accelerator: Dairy Investment Accelerator is a cross-functional team constituted to serve as the interface with investors. It shall provide support across the investment cycle by: Offering specific… Continue reading Government sets up Dairy Investment Accelerator to promote and facilitate investments in the Dairy sector
Government eases stocking norms for pulses importers, wholesalers
Source: TOI Contents1 What is the News?2 Background:3 Why was this order issued?4 What has been done now? What is the News? Government of India has eased stock holding limits on pulses after traders protested by staying away from the buying-selling activities in mandis across the country. Background: The Department of Consumer Affairs had issued… Continue reading Government eases stocking norms for pulses importers, wholesalers
Scientists develop novel 3D robotic motion phantom that can reproduce human lung motion
Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 What was the need for 3D robotic motion phantom?3 What will a 3D robotic motion phantom do?4 Significance of this development: What is the News? A group of Indian scientists has developed a novel and cheap three-dimensional (3D) robotic motion phantom that can reproduce human lung motion. This… Continue reading Scientists develop novel 3D robotic motion phantom that can reproduce human lung motion
How does the moon ‘wobble’ affect rising tides?
Source: Indian Express Synopsis: Scientists are estimating that moon wobble would bring high tides in some coastlines of the world in the next decade. This may cause severe flooding, threaten coastal communities and lead to submergence of the coastal landscape. Contents1 Background:2 About Moon wobble:3 Why does the moon wobble?4 Effect of moon wobble:5 Way… Continue reading How does the moon ‘wobble’ affect rising tides?
Government to set up a world-class ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida
Source: PIB What is the News? The Government of India has decided to set up the ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar. About Indian Institute of Heritage(IIH): Indian Institute of Heritage is a proposed institute to be set up by the Ministry of Culture. The institute would be a world-class university that… Continue reading Government to set up a world-class ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida
Health above faith
Source: The Hindu What is the news? Recently, the Supreme Court canceled the annual Kanwar Yatra and held that the health of the public and their right to life are paramount. What is Kanwar Yatra? It is a pilgrimage organised in the Hindu calendar month of Shravana (Saavan). In which Kanwarias, devotees of Shiva, make a… Continue reading Health above faith
Illegal Construction on Bank of River Ganga
Source: PIB Introduction: The National Green Tribunal(NGT) in its judgment on M.C. Mehta vs Union of India and ors. Case offered an interim measure to restrict illegal construction on the Bank of River Ganga. NGT Guidelines for plain areas The judgment held that an interim measure of at least 100 m from the middle of the… Continue reading Illegal Construction on Bank of River Ganga
