Relevance: Understanding the need for energy for the improvement of the health and education sector. News: Budget 2022-23 demonstrates a clear intent to prioritise investments in clean energy and sustainable development, in line with the country’s promises made at COP26 in Glasgow last year. What does the budget proposed for the health and education sector? Health sector:… Continue reading The Budget lacks the ‘power’ to transform services
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Is the time right for India to get a third aircraft carrier?
News: The idea of buying a third aircraft carrier may have to be delayed due to the current economic situation. There is a broad consensus in the strategic community on the Indian Navy having two aircraft carriers, one for each of the two seaboards. There also exists a broad consensus on acquiring the third carrier… Continue reading Is the time right for India to get a third aircraft carrier?
Explained: Who are Angadias?
What is the News? An FIR has been registered against three Mumbai Police officials for allegedly threatening Angadias and extorting money from them in south Mumbai. Who are Angadias? The Angadia system is a century-old parallel banking system in the country where traders send cash generally from one state to another through a person called… Continue reading Explained: Who are Angadias?
All India Institute of Ayurveda launches ‘Ayush Start-up Challenge’
What is the News? The Ayush Start-up Challenge has been launched. What is Ayush Start-up Challenge? Launched by: All India Institute of Ayurveda(AIIA) in association with Startup India Aim: To encourage start-ups and individuals working on innovations in the field of Ayurveda and alternative healing. The winners of the challenge will receive both a cash… Continue reading All India Institute of Ayurveda launches ‘Ayush Start-up Challenge’
Explained: How umbilical cord blood was used to cure an HIV patient
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is HIV?3 How is HIV transmitted?4 How was the woman cured of HIV?5 Why is this news significant? What is the News? A US patient has become the third person in the world, and the first woman, to be cured of HIV, the deadly virus that causes AIDS. What… Continue reading Explained: How umbilical cord blood was used to cure an HIV patient
Chinars return to iconic ‘Char Chinari’ Island on Srinagar’s Dal lake
What is the News? The Jammu & Kashmir administration has decided to translocate three fully-grown Chinar trees from elsewhere to the Char Chinar Island, where the decayed trees once stood in the ‘green’ of health. What is Char Chinar Island? Char Chinar also sometimes called Char Chinari, Ropa Lank or Rupa Lank is an island… Continue reading Chinars return to iconic ‘Char Chinari’ Island on Srinagar’s Dal lake
Meta’s AI Supercomputer
What is the News? Facebook-parent Meta has announced that it is building an AI supercomputer named “AI Research SuperCluster(RSC)”. What are Supercomputers? A supercomputer can perform high-level processing at a faster rate when compared to a normal computer. Supercomputers are made up of hundreds or thousands of powerful machines which use better artificial intelligence(AI) models to… Continue reading Meta’s AI Supercomputer
Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022 – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is the extent of plastic use in India?3 What is the meaning of Plastic Waste Management?4 What are the new Plastic Waste Management Rules?5 What are the earlier rules on Plastic Waste Management?6 What is the significance of the new rules?7 What are the associated challenges?8 What are… Continue reading Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022 – Explained, pointwise
DRDO and IIT Delhi scientists demonstrate Quantum Key Distribution between two cities 100 kilometers apart
What is the News? A team of scientists from the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has successfully demonstrated the Quantum Key Distribution(QKD) link between Prayagraj and Vindhyachal in Uttar Pradesh, a distance of more than 100 kilometers. What is Quantum Key Distribution(QKD)? QKD is primarily a mechanism… Continue reading DRDO and IIT Delhi scientists demonstrate Quantum Key Distribution between two cities 100 kilometers apart
Hunger Watch-2 Survey: India’s second COVID-19 wave too saw penury: study
What is the News? According to the Hunger Watch-2 Survey, India’s second wave that didn’t see a national lockdown like in the first failed to significantly alleviate economic distress and hunger among the poor. What is the Hunger Watch-2 Survey? The Survey was commissioned by the Right To Food Campaign and The Center for Equity… Continue reading Hunger Watch-2 Survey: India’s second COVID-19 wave too saw penury: study
