Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | Why is India’s space industry looking for private sector investment?” published in The Hindu on 26th July 2022. What is the News? Principal Scientific Adviser has stated that the government would soon come up with a new space policy to increase private sector participation in… Continue reading Explained | Why is India’s space industry looking for private sector investment?
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Digital Banks and the promise of digital inclusion
Source: The post is based on the article “Digital Banks and the promise of digital inclusion” published in Livemint on 26th July 2022. What is the News? NITI Aayog has released a report on digital banks offering a template for their licensing in India. What are the planned digital banks? Digital Banks or DBs are… Continue reading Digital Banks and the promise of digital inclusion
Explained | What are the latest guidelines on arrests and bail orders?
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained | What are the latest guidelines on arrests and bail orders?” published in The Hindu on 26th July 2022. What is the News? Recently, a division bench of the Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil vs CBI laid down fresh guidelines on arrests in order to… Continue reading Explained | What are the latest guidelines on arrests and bail orders?
NDDB MRIDA Limited: Union Minister launches NDDB’s subsidiary for manure management
Source: The post is based on the article “Union Minister launches NDDB’s subsidiary for manure management” published in PIB on 25th July 2022. What is the News? The Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched NDDB MRIDA Limited. What is NDDB MRIDA Limited? NDDB MRIDA Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of… Continue reading NDDB MRIDA Limited: Union Minister launches NDDB’s subsidiary for manure management
Explained: Monkeypox declared ‘public health emergency’ by WHO – What this means
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: Monkeypox declared ‘public health emergency’ by WHO – What this means” published in Hindustan Times on 24th July 2022. What is the News? The Monkeypox outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern(PHEIC) by the World Health Organization(WHO). What is a Public Health… Continue reading Explained: Monkeypox declared ‘public health emergency’ by WHO – What this means
Explained: What are tetrapods, and did their removal cause ‘unusual vibrations’ along Mumbai’s Marine Drive
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: What are tetrapods, and did their removal cause ‘unusual vibrations’ along Mumbai’s Marine Drive” published in Indian Express on 22nd July 2022. What is the News? In Mumbai, the unusual vibrations (like earthquakes), coinciding with high-tide times, were the result of the relocation of tetrapods as… Continue reading Explained: What are tetrapods, and did their removal cause ‘unusual vibrations’ along Mumbai’s Marine Drive
Explained: Inside the minds of bees, and what we can learn from their intelligence
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: Inside the minds of bees, and what we can learn from their intelligence” published in Indian Express on 25th July 2022. What is the News? According to the book “The Mind of the Bee”, bees possess not only a remarkable level of cognitive intelligence but also… Continue reading Explained: Inside the minds of bees, and what we can learn from their intelligence
Maritime Partnership Exercise Between Indian Navy And Japan Maritime Self Defense Force In The Andaman Sea
Source: The post is based on the article “Maritime Partnership Exercise Between Indian Navy And Japan Maritime Self Defense Force In The Andaman Sea” published in PIB on 24th July 2022. What is the News? A Maritime Partnership Exercise(MPX) was conducted between Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and Indian Navy in the Andaman Sea. About… Continue reading Maritime Partnership Exercise Between Indian Navy And Japan Maritime Self Defense Force In The Andaman Sea
Explained: Making use of forex reserves
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: Making use of forex reserves” published in Indian Express on 25th July 2022. What is the News? From a peak of $642.45 billion in 2021, India’s foreign exchange reserves have dipped to $572.71 billion as of July 2022. That’s a fall of almost $70 billion in… Continue reading Explained: Making use of forex reserves
Study on Snow Leopard and its prey
Source: The post is based on the article “Study on Snow Leopard and its prey” published in The Hindu on 25th July 2022. What is the News? A study by the Zoological Survey of India(ZSI) on the Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) has thrown up interesting insights into the elusive mountain cat and its prey species.… Continue reading Study on Snow Leopard and its prey
