Contents1 What is the News?2 What is AIM PRIME?3 What is AIM PRIME Playbook?4 What is a Venture Center? What is the News? Atal Innovation Mission (AIM),NITI Aayog has launched AIM-PRIME (Programfor Researchers on Innovation, Market Readiness and Entrepreneurship) Playbook. What is AIM PRIME? Launched in: April 2021 by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog… Continue reading AIM, NITI Aayog launches the AIM-PRIME Playbook to help academicians launch deep-tech spin-offs
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A historic initiative by Department of Telecommunications – India advances in 5G/ORAN testing ecosystem through public private partnership
What is the News? Telecommunication Engineering Center(TEC), a technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with VVDN Technologies Private Limited. The signing of MoU will facilitate registered startups, innovators and MSMEs working in the field of Open RAN to get their products tested at the existing lab… Continue reading A historic initiative by Department of Telecommunications – India advances in 5G/ORAN testing ecosystem through public private partnership
NFHS-5 data shows literacy and delivery of services, not religion, influences fertility
What is the News? The National Family Health Survey(NFHS-5) has released data on the Total Fertility Rate(TFR) in India. What does NFHS-5 say about the Total Fertility Rate(TFR) in India? Total Fertility Rate(TFR): India’s total fertility rate(TFR) has declined from 2.2 in 2015-16 to 2.0 in 2019-21. Note: The TFR is the average number of… Continue reading NFHS-5 data shows literacy and delivery of services, not religion, influences fertility
Explained: What new finds at Harappan site could mean
Contents1 What is the News?2 About Harappan Civilization3 What is Rakhigarhi?4 What are the recent significant discoveries made at Rakhigarhi? What is the News? The Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) has made significant discoveries at the Rakhigarhi site. About Harappan Civilization Archaeologically, the span of the Harappan Civilisation is subdivided into three periods — early (3300… Continue reading Explained: What new finds at Harappan site could mean
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana(PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana(PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana(APY) complete 7 years of providing social security net
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana(PMJJBY)?3 What is Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana(PMSBY)?4 What is Atal Pension Yojana(APY)?5 What is the significance of these schemes? What is the News? Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana(PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana(PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana(APY) has completed 7 years… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana(PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana(PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana(APY) complete 7 years of providing social security net
State of India’s Birds(SoIB) report: Future looms dark for 48% of bird species
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the State of India’s Birds(SoIB) report?3 What are the key findings of the report?3.1 Findings related to the Global level4 Findings related to the Indian level5 Reasons for Declining Bird Species What is the News? The State of India’s Birds(SoIB) report has been released. What is the State… Continue reading State of India’s Birds(SoIB) report: Future looms dark for 48% of bird species
The standard model of particle physics gets a jolt
Contents1 What is the News? 2 What is the Standard Model of Elementary Particles?3 What are the Fundamental Particles described by this Model?4 Why is the standard model believed to be incomplete?5 What is W Boson? What is the News? Researchers from the Collider Detector at Fermilab(CDF) Collaboration in the U.S announced that they have made… Continue reading The standard model of particle physics gets a jolt
Taxing digital companies: UN tax panel working on new set of rules
What is the News? The United Nations(UN’s) tax committee is developing a set of rules to tax digital services in a way that is distinct from global tax deals for large multinationals including Google, Facebook, Netflix and Microsoft. Note: India is also a part of this UN Tax committee. What are the rules the UN… Continue reading Taxing digital companies: UN tax panel working on new set of rules
Andaman and Nicobar islands to get gas plant
What is the News? The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has approved gas-powered plants to be set up in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Background In 2019, the Government of India notified the Island Coastal Zone Regulation(ICRZ). It declared certain coastal stretches as ‘Coastal Regulation Zone’ and imposed restrictions on setting up and expanding… Continue reading Andaman and Nicobar islands to get gas plant
Explained: What is monkeypox, a smallpox-like disease from Africa that has been reported in the UK?
What is the News? Health authorities in the United Kingdom have confirmed a case of monkeypox, a rare viral infection similar to smallpox in an individual who recently travelled to the UK from Nigeria. What is Monkeypox? Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease (a disease that is transmitted from infected animals to humans) that occurs… Continue reading Explained: What is monkeypox, a smallpox-like disease from Africa that has been reported in the UK?
