Source: The Hindu What is the News? Delhi Police Commissioner has inaugurated a community policing programme ‘Ummeed’ in the North-East district of Delhi. About Ummeed Initiative: Ummeed is a community policing programme that aims to promote unity and mutual trust between communities so that everyone can live peacefully. What is Community Policing? Community policing is… Continue reading Community policing drive inaugurated
Notification for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety
Source: PIB What is the News? The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued notification for ‘Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety. What are Electronic Enforcement devices used for? Electronic Enforcement devices are devices used by the authorities to monitor traffic movements and also to issue challan against offences. What do the rules say… Continue reading Notification for Electronic Monitoring and Enforcement of Road Safety
Why RBI disagrees with market perception on policy normalization?
Source: Business Standard What is the news? RBI’s decision to conduct variable reverse repo (VRRR) auctions should not be considered as a reversal of the accommodative policy stance. Background Recently, RBI while announcing the review of the monetary policy, said the central bank has decided to conduct fortnightly VRRR auctions. However, RBI Governor categorically stated that… Continue reading Why RBI disagrees with market perception on policy normalization?
New Delhi’s Af-Pak: Old friends versus old foes: Should India accept Taliban, betray Afghans or support resistance movements like Saleh’s?
Source: Times of India (Article 1, Article 2) Syllabus: GS – 2: India and its neighbourhood- relations. Relevance: This article explains the recent developments in Afghanistan. Synopsis: About the development of the Taliban 1.0 and Taliban 2.0 Introduction: Please read the following two articles for a better understanding. The script of the new endgame in Afghanistan… Continue reading New Delhi’s Af-Pak: Old friends versus old foes: Should India accept Taliban, betray Afghans or support resistance movements like Saleh’s?
DRDO develops Advanced Chaff Technology for Indian Air Force
Source: PIB What is the News? Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an Advanced Chaff Technology to safeguard fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) against hostile radar threats. What is Advanced Chaff Technology? Chaff is an electronic countermeasure technology. It is used by militaries worldwide to protect their assets like naval… Continue reading DRDO develops Advanced Chaff Technology for Indian Air Force
How transparent are India’s pollution control boards?
Source: Down To Earth What is the News? The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released the report titled ‘Transparency Index — Rating of Pollution Control Boards on Public Disclosure’. About CSE Transparency Index: The index assessed the data disclosure performance of 29 state pollution control boards and six pollution control committees from across… Continue reading How transparent are India’s pollution control boards?
Government of India developed robust mechanism for Online Trading of Energy Saving Certificates
Source: PIB What is the News? The Ministry of Power issued more than 57 lacs Energy Saving Certificates to 349 industrial units because they saved more energy than the targets. These units will be able to trade certificates through Power Exchange Portal to those units that could not achieve their targets. About Perform, Achieve and… Continue reading Government of India developed robust mechanism for Online Trading of Energy Saving Certificates
An ancient Dravidian language link with the Indus Valley civilisation
Source: Indian Express What is the News? A new research paper published in the journal ‘Nature’ has provided some interesting new insight into the linguistic culture of the Indus Valley Civilization. About Indus Valley Civilization: Indus Valley civilization is the oldest urban civilization discovered to date. It flourished in the basins of the Indus River… Continue reading An ancient Dravidian language link with the Indus Valley civilisation
Data science and digital coding could soon be the new English
Source: Livemint What is the news? World Economic Forum (WEF) recently came out with its report titled – The Future of Jobs. Significance The report tries to answer this question – will Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technology take over our jobs? Findings Double-disruption: Automation, in tandem with the COVID-19 recession, is creating a ‘double-disruption’ scenario for… Continue reading Data science and digital coding could soon be the new English
Explained: Ozone pact in climate fight
Source: Indian Express What is the news? India recently ratified the Kigali Agreement to the Montreal Protocol after 5 years of negotiation. It is expected to help energize collective global effort to address global warming as well as climate change. Background: In 1989 Montreal Protocol was signed to protect the ozone layer of the upper… Continue reading Explained: Ozone pact in climate fight
