What is the News? The Ministry of Jal Shakti has informed the Rajya Sabha about the National Floodplains Zoning Policy. What is Flood Plain Zoning? Flood Plain Zoning has been recognized as an effective non-structural measure for flood management. Flood-plain zoning measures aim at demarcating zones or areas likely to be affected by floods of… Continue reading National Floodplains Zoning Policy
Explained: India’s draft medical devices policy, and why it is needed
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Medical Devices Sector?3 What is the need for National Policy for the Medical Devices?4 What are the salient features of the policy? What is the News? The Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has released “Draft National Policy for the Medical Devices, 2022. What is… Continue reading Explained: India’s draft medical devices policy, and why it is needed
Supreme Court tears into practice of ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Sealed Cover Jurisprudence?3 Why has the Sealed Cover Jurisprudence been criticized?4 What are recent Supreme Court views on Sealed Cover Jurisprudence? What is the News? Recently, the two separate Benches of the Supreme Court have criticized the “Sealed Cover Jurisprudence” practised by the Government in Courts. What is… Continue reading Supreme Court tears into practice of ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’
Hijab not an essential practice of Islam, rules Karnataka High Court
What is the News? Karnataka High Court has pronounced its verdict on the petitions related to the row over wearing hijab in educational institutions. What were the issues before the Karnataka High Court? The questions before the High Court were: – Whether the wearing of the hijab is essential religious practice under Islam. – Whether… Continue reading Hijab not an essential practice of Islam, rules Karnataka High Court
Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
What is the News? Union Minister of State for Rural Development has informed Lok Sabha about the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. What is Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY)? PMGSY was launched as a one-time special intervention to provide rural connectivity by way of a single all-weather road to the eligible unconnected habitations… Continue reading Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Indian Armed Forces turn to 3D Printing for military construction
What is the News? Indian Army’s Military Engineering Services(MES) has constructed two houses using 3D Rapid Construction Technology. The houses have been constructed in South-Western Air Command in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. How are houses constructed using 3D Printing? 3D printing is a process where three-dimensional objects are created from a digital representation by putting layer after… Continue reading Indian Armed Forces turn to 3D Printing for military construction
DST-INSPIRE Faculty fellow working on doping techniques for monolayer and bi-layer 2D-semiconductors for future 2D-electronics devices optimization
What is the News? A recipient of the INSPIRE Faculty fellowship is working on two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors. What is the researcher working on? Due to the continual shrinking of the dimension of transistors, silicon (Si) technology has reached its limit. Therefore, new materials systems and device designs have been explored to carry on Moore’s law. … Continue reading DST-INSPIRE Faculty fellow working on doping techniques for monolayer and bi-layer 2D-semiconductors for future 2D-electronics devices optimization
Union Minister to inaugurate pilot project for Hydrogen based advanced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle(FCEV)?3 Does FCEV a conventional vehicle or an electric vehicle (EV)?4 Advantages of FCEVs5 Problems associated with FCEV What is the News? The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways will be inaugurating a pilot project for Hydrogen based advanced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle(FCEV).… Continue reading Union Minister to inaugurate pilot project for Hydrogen based advanced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)
Explained: What revoking Russia’s ‘most favoured nation’ status means
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Permanent Normal Trade Relations(PNTR)?3 What is the Most Favoured Nation(MFN) Status?4 What is the process for the removal of MFN Status?5 What does losing MFN status mean? What is the News? The US and other members of the Group of Seven (G7) will revoke Russia’s “Permanent Normal Trade… Continue reading Explained: What revoking Russia’s ‘most favoured nation’ status means
Ministry of Education to release a detailed Report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2020-21
What is the News? The Ministry of Education has released a detailed report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2020-21. What is UDISE+? Click Here to read What are the key findings of UDISE+ 2020-21? Students in schools: Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) which measures the general level of participation has improved in… Continue reading Ministry of Education to release a detailed Report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2020-21
