Source: The Hindu, Indian Express Relevance: Understanding the recent constitutional crisis in Uttarakhand Synopsis: Uttarakhand Chief Minister resigned recently. Various constitutional issues involved and the probable future course of action by Election Commission of India Contents1 Background2 Constitutional position3 Can ECI hold by-polls (elections) in this case?4 Has the EC ever certified that an election… Continue reading Constitutional crisis in Uttarakhand – Explained
SAMVEDAN 2021: IIT Madras and Sony India team up to host national level hackathon
Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 About SAMVEDAN 2021:3 About IIM-PTF:4 About NM-ICPS:5 About Cyber-Physical Systems(CPS): What is the News? IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation(IITM-PTF) in collaboration with Sony India has organized a national-level hackathon named ‘SAMVEDAN 2021 – Sensing Solutions for Bharat’. About SAMVEDAN 2021: SAMVEDAN 2021 aims to inspire citizens to use… Continue reading SAMVEDAN 2021: IIT Madras and Sony India team up to host national level hackathon
Rare superluminous supernova shining with borrowed energy source spotted
Source: PIB What is the News? Indian researchers have spotted a rare superluminous supernova that shines with the energy borrowed from an exotic type of neutron star with an ultra-powerful magnetic field. What are Superluminous Supernova? A super-luminous supernova is a type of stellar explosion with a luminosity 10 or more times higher than that… Continue reading Rare superluminous supernova shining with borrowed energy source spotted
GIS Enabled Land Bank gaining popularity
Source: PIB What is the News? According to the Ministry of Commerce, the India industrial land bank system has been integrated with industry-based GIS systems of 17 states so far and will achieve pan-India integration by December 2021. About India industrial Land Bank System: India Industrial Land Bank System(IILBS) was launched by the Department for… Continue reading GIS Enabled Land Bank gaining popularity
Joint Communication signed to secure rights of forest dwellers
Source: Indian Express What is the News? The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has signed a Joint Communication to secure the rights of traditional forest dwellers and to ensure proper implementation of the Forest Rights Act,2006. Why was this Joint Communication signed? The Government of India had… Continue reading Joint Communication signed to secure rights of forest dwellers
The genome of a Salt-secreting Mangrove Species Decoded by DBT-ILS
Source: PIB What is the News? Scientists have completed the genome sequencing of one of the highly salt-tolerant mangrove species, named Avicennia marina. Note: Genome sequencing is a process of determining the complete DNA sequence of an organism’s genome. About Avicennia marina: Avicennia marina is also called Banhi in Odia. It is one of the… Continue reading The genome of a Salt-secreting Mangrove Species Decoded by DBT-ILS
KVIC Secures Trademark Registrations in Bhutan, UAE & Mexico
Source: PIB What is the News? Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC) has recently secured trademark registrations in three countries – Bhutan, UAE and Mexico. How many countries has KVIC obtained Trademark Registration? So far, KVIC has Trademark registrations for the word mark “KHADI” in 6 countries namely Germany, UK, Australia, Russia, China and EU. However,… Continue reading KVIC Secures Trademark Registrations in Bhutan, UAE & Mexico
PLI schemes evoke mixed response: IT, mobile steal a march on other sectors
Source: Indian Express What is the News? The production-linked incentive(PLI) schemes for several sectors have received a good response. However, the scheme is struggling across most other sectors where it has been rolled out. About PLI Scheme: The scheme aims to invite foreign investors to set up their manufacturing units in India. Similarly, it also… Continue reading PLI schemes evoke mixed response: IT, mobile steal a march on other sectors
Rail Cargo movement between India and Nepal gets a big boost
Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 What does the revised agreement contain?3 Significance of this revised agreement:4 About Rail Services Agreement (RSA),2004: What is the News? India and Nepal have signed a Letter of Exchange(LoE) to revise the 2004 India-Nepal Rail Services Agreement(RSA). What does the revised agreement contain? The revised agreement allows all… Continue reading Rail Cargo movement between India and Nepal gets a big boost
Game changer: Making sense of open source software in digital economy
Source: The Business Standard Relevance: Open source software can provide many advantages to the government. Synopsis: Open source software has many advantages and can save huge public money. CoWIN is the digital platform for the Covid-19 vaccination drive. Earlier this month, the government said that India would allow CoWIN to be an open-source for all countries… Continue reading Game changer: Making sense of open source software in digital economy
