Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Kavach?3 Features of Kavach4 What is the significance of Kavach? What is the News? Union Minister of Railways has inspected the trial of ‘Kavach’ working system in Secunderabad Division of South Central Railway. What is Kavach? KAVACH is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection(ATP) System for Indian Railways.… Continue reading Union Minister of Railways inspects the trial of Kavach System
Government has approved the scheme – Modernisation Plan-IV for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Modernisation Plan Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)?3 Significance of the Scheme: 4 What are the Central Armed Police Forces(CAPFs)? What is the News? The government has approved the scheme – Modernisation Plan-IV for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in continuation of the scheme “Modernisation Plan-III for… Continue reading Government has approved the scheme – Modernisation Plan-IV for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)
Konark will now light up its Sun Temple with solar energy
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is Konark Sun Temple?3 How is solarisation of Konark Sun Temple a significant step?4 What are the challenges in implementing this plan? What is the news? Odisha plans to make Konark a 100% solar town and place it among India’s first few zero emission cities or towns. To implement… Continue reading Konark will now light up its Sun Temple with solar energy
Glycosmis albicarpa: New gin berry species discovered in southern Western Ghats
What is the News? Scientists from the Botanical Survey of India(BSI) have discovered a new gin berry species named “Glycosmis albicarpa” from the Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. What is Glycosmis albicarpa? Glycosmis albicarpa is a gin berry species. It belongs to the Orange family, Rutaceae. Habitat: Endemic to the southern Western Ghats. Features:… Continue reading Glycosmis albicarpa: New gin berry species discovered in southern Western Ghats
UN Environment Programme must serve to strengthen international cooperation and encourage collective action to address the major environmental challenges of our time : India at 50th session of UNE
What is the News? The Union Minister of Environment has delivered a national statement on the 50th session of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi,Kenya. What is the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP)? The United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) was established in 1972 after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in… Continue reading UN Environment Programme must serve to strengthen international cooperation and encourage collective action to address the major environmental challenges of our time : India at 50th session of UNE
Rules for deputation of DIGs: what Centre proposes to change, and why
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the present rules on central deputation of Deputy Inspector General-level IPS officers?3 What is the new order issued by the Centre?4 What is the need for the new order regarding central deputation of DIG-level IPS officers?5 Why are States having problems with this order? What is the News?… Continue reading Rules for deputation of DIGs: what Centre proposes to change, and why
Ministry of MSME organizes Mega Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management and Launches Special Drive to Promote Entrepreneurship
What is the News? The Union Minister for MSME has inaugurated the International Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management. What is the International Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management? Organized by: Ministry of MSME in association with The All-India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA) Purpose: To deliberate upon challenges and opportunities in the Plastics. … Continue reading Ministry of MSME organizes Mega Summit on Plastics Recycling & Waste Management and Launches Special Drive to Promote Entrepreneurship
Weaponised economies, beyond the theatre of war & more
News: Time and again developed countries have weaponised the global economic system. Every time countries have taken a lesson and changes have taken place. 25 years ago, IMF forced many east Asian countries facing foreign exchange shortage into conditions that Indonesia faced a near collapse. So, the East Asian countries since then took a lessons… Continue reading Weaponised economies, beyond the theatre of war & more
GoI Will Have To Keep Buddha Smiling
News: Russian invasion of Ukraine has reignited the debate of the significance of robust nuclear deterrence. Since the Russian invasion the question is being raised – would Russia have invaded Ukraine, if the latter had not given up its nuclear stockpile. It is notable, that Ukraine had given up its nuclear stockpile along with Belarus… Continue reading GoI Will Have To Keep Buddha Smiling
The Strain When You Abstain
News: India has decided to abstain from voting against Russia in United Nations Organizations. India stand is based on its own security interests. Russia-Ukraine Conflict in Brief What are the justifications for India’s stand on conflict? India’s dependence on Russian military supplies is widely acknowledged. Indigenization requires time and diversification is also not possible immediately… Continue reading The Strain When You Abstain
