News: As the situation in Ukraine has worsened, some 20,000-odd students who had gone to Ukraine for medical education have returned back. However, one big question is how they’ll continue their interrupted education, especially if the Ukraine crisis doesn’t ease in the near term. What leads to students opting for foreign education esp. medical education? … Continue reading Bitter pill, again
Why draft data accessibility policy is dangerous
News: Government has released Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy 2022. Read – Salient features of Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy 2022 The policy would govern, “all data and information created/generated/collected/archived by the Government of India”. State Governments will also be free to adopt the provisions of the policy. What are the… Continue reading Why draft data accessibility policy is dangerous
Union Minister of Railways inspects the trial of Kavach System
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. Main Function of Kavach: It is designed to bring a train to a halt automatically when it… 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)
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 CAPFs. What is the Modernisation Plan Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)? Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs Aim: To equip the CAPFs with modern state-of-the-art weapons… 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
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 this plan, the Government of India in 2020 launched a scheme for solarisation of Konark Sun Temple and Konark town in Odisha. What is Konark Sun Temple? Click… 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
What is the News? The Centre has issued an order on the central deputation of Deputy Inspector General-level IPS officers. The order states that IPS officers coming to the Centre at the DIG level would no longer be required to be empanelled at that level with the Union Government. Note: This order comes after the… 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
