{"id":54472,"date":"2020-02-03T21:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T15:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54472"},"modified":"2020-02-26T18:11:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T12:41:47","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-february-3rd-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-february-3rd-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 February 3rd, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-the-five-iconic-archaeological-sites-mentioned-in-the-budget-6246095\/\"><strong>Explained:\nThe five \u2018iconic\u2019 archaeological sites mentioned in the Budget<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Government has\nproposed to set up an Indian Institute of Heritage and Conservation under the\nMinistry of Culture, and develop five archaeological sites as \u201ciconic sites\u201d\nwith onsite museums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td>\n <strong>Site<\/strong>\n <\/td><td>\n <strong>Location<\/strong>\n <\/td><td>\n <strong>About<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Rakhigarhi\n <\/td><td>\n Hissar, Haryana\n <\/td><td>\n One of the most prominent and largest sites of the Harappan\n civilisation\n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Hastinapur\n <\/td><td>\n Meerut, Uttar\n Pradesh\n <\/td><td>\n finds mention in the Mahabharata and the Puranasmost significant discoveries made at this site was of the \u201cnew ceramic\n industry\u201d, which was named the Painted Grey Ware\n \n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Sivsagar\n <\/td><td>\n Assam\n <\/td><td>\n Served as the capital of the Ahom Kingdom from 1699 to 1788. Various\n constructions and artifacts belonging to the kingdom have been discovered\n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Dholavira\n &nbsp;\n <\/td><td>\n Khadir island of\n the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat\n <\/td><td>\n One of the sites of Harappan Civilization\n <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n Adichnallur\n <\/td><td>\n Thoothukudi, Tamil\n Nadu\n <\/td><td>\n Famous for discovery of an ancient Tamil-Brahmi script on the inside of\n an urn containing a full human skeleton, a fragment of a broken earthenware,\n and the remains of living quarters.\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-what-is-archimedes-principle-used-in-jharkhand-to-rescue-an-elephant-from-a-well-6247504\/\">Explained:\nWhat is Archimedes Principle, used in Jharkhand to rescue an elephant<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Authorities applied the Archimedes Principle, or the \u2018upward\nbuoyant force theory\u2019, to bring the elephant out of the well in Gumla district,\nJharkhand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Archimedes\nPrinciple<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Discovered by the ancient Greek\nmathematician and inventor Archimedes.<\/li><li>It refers to the law of <strong>buoyancy<\/strong>&#8211;the ability or tendency of\nsomething to float in water or other fluids.<\/li><li>According to the principle,\nwhen an object is completely or partially submerged in a fluid, whether gas or\nliquid, it is acted upon by an upward force (buoyancy) equal to the weight of\nthe fluid it has displaced.<\/li><li>The force acting downward on\nthe object is the weight of the object.<\/li><li>The difference between the two\nforces is the net force acting on the object.<\/li><li>If the <strong>buoyant force <\/strong>is <strong>more than\nthe weight<\/strong>, the object <strong>rises<\/strong>; if\nit is <strong>less<\/strong>, the object <strong>sinks<\/strong>. <\/li><li>If the net force is <strong>zero<\/strong>, the object <strong>neither rises nor sinks<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-8.png?resize=363%2C291&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for Archimedes Principle&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-54481\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/pti-stories\/navy-conducts-coastal-security-exercise-matla-abhiyaan-120020200758_1.html\">Navy\nconducts coastal security exercise &#8216;Matla Abhiyaan&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: The Indian Navy carried out a five-day coastal security exercise,\n\u201cMatla Abhiyaan\u201d along the riverine border with Bangladesh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The exercise is named after\nMatla River.<\/li><li>It aims to interact with\ncoastal communities to spread awareness on coastal security. It also seeks to understand\nthe navigational complexities in the Sunderban deltaic waters.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matla\nRiver:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is a tidal river in South 24\nParganas district of West Bengal.<\/li><li>It forms a wide estuary in and\naround the Sundarbans. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture2-7.png?resize=508%2C414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for matla river map&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-54482\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsonair.com\/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=379704\">India,\nMaldives sign five MoUs for establishing Addu Tourism zone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India and Maldives signed five MoUs for establishing the Addu\nTourism zone in islands of Addu atoll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Addu is a city in Maldives that\nconsists of the inhabited islands of the Addu atoll<\/li><li>Addu Atoll, also known as Seenu\nAtoll, is the southernmost atoll of the Maldives. It has a number of other inhabited\nand uninhabited islands.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture3-3.png?resize=371%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Seenu atoll.png\" class=\"wp-image-54483\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\nInformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Atoll<\/strong>: An atoll is a ring-shaped coral\nreef which surrounds a body of water called a lagoon.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture4-1.png?resize=323%2C211&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image result for atoll diagram&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-54484\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/economy\/policy\/budget-2020-social-sector-push-with-enhanced-allocations-for-welfare-schemes\/articleshow\/73844692.cms?from=mdr\">&nbsp;Budget 2020: Social sector push with enhanced\nallocations for welfare schemes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social\nWelfare: Key Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>14% increase in the budget\nallocation for ministry of social justice and empowerment and a 7.5% increase\nin that of tribal affairs ministry.<\/li><li>Programmes that have seen the\nhighest increase include pre matric scholarships for children of workers\ninvolved in manual scavenging (400%), fellowships for OBCs (71.4%) and overseas\nfellowships for OBCs (133%)<\/li><li>A national action plan for drug\ndemand reduction with an allocation of Rs 260 crore has been introduced. <\/li><li>Enhanced allocation of about Rs\n9500 crore for 2020-21 for senior citizens and Diviyan<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Women\nand Child<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>35,600 crore rupees for\nnutrition-related programmes in 2020-21<\/li><li>Task force to be appointed to\nlook into the issue of young girls entering motherhood.<\/li><li>An outlay of about Rs 28,600\ncrore for programs that were specific to women.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/as-15th-finance-commission-report-is-tabled-in-parliament-a-look-at-what-this-body-is-and-what-it-does-6247552\/\"><strong>15th\nFinance Commission report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The\nFinance Minister has tabled the interim report of the 15th Finance Commission\nrecommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About 15th\nFinance Commission:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The 15th Finance Commission was\nconstituted by the President of India under the chairmanship of NK Singh.<\/li><li>The term of the commission was\noriginally set to end in October 2019 but was extended to November 30, 2019.<\/li><li>Its recommendations will cover a\nperiod of five years from April 2021 to March 2026.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interim\nreport recommendations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It has recommended 41% share for\nstates from Centre\u2019s divisible pool in 2020-21 while making a special provision\nof 1% for the new Union territories of Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh.&nbsp;<\/li><li>It has recommended an allocation of\nRs 28,983 crore for disaster risk management in 2020-21, in addition to\ndisaster response funds through setting up of mitigation funds at both state\nand national level.&nbsp;<\/li><li>However,the Commission has not yet\nset aside funds separately for defence spending needs.It said that a special\ncommittee will be set up to examine the same.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nFinance commission:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Finance Commission is\nconstituted by the President under Article 280 of the Constitution mainly to\ngive its recommendations on distribution of tax revenues between the Union and\nthe States and amongst the States themselves.<\/li><li>The Commission is appointed every five\nyears.It consists of a Chairman and four other members.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Functions\nof Finance Commission&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Commission makes\nrecommendations to the President of India on the distribution of tax proceeds\nbetween the Union and the States and the share of each state.<\/li><li>The Commission also decides the\nprinciples that govern the payment of grants-in-aid to states from the\nConsolidated Fund of India.<\/li><li>The President of India can also\nrefer any other matter to the Finance Commission in the interest of building a\nsound financial system.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/from-tamil-nadu-to-kashmir-meet-the-poets-the-fm-quoted-in-her-budget-speech-6246578\/\"><strong>Explained:Meet\nthe poets the FM quoted in her Budget speech<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The\nFinance Minister has quoted four poets in her Budget speech namely Pt. Dinanath\nNadim, Avvaiyar, Thiruvalluvar and Kalidas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nDinanath Nadim:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dinanath Nadim was born in 1916.He\nwrote in Kashmiri, Hindi and Urdu.<\/li><li>He received the Sahitya Akademi\naward in 1986 for his opera Shuhul Kull (The Shady Tree).&nbsp;<\/li><li>Well-known works : Vitasta (Jhelum\nRiver), Safar Taa Shehjaar (The Journey And The Shade) and Bombur Taa Yemberzal\n(The Bumble Bee And The Narcissus Flower).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAvvaiyar:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Avvaiyar translates to \u201cRespected Woman\u201d.It\nis the title which was used by several women poets who contributed to Tamil\nliterature during different periods of time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nThiruvalluvar:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thiruvalluvar or Valluvar is a\nTamil poet and philosopher.He is believed to have lived between 3rd-4th century\nor 8th-9th century.<\/li><li>He is best known as the author of\nThirukku\u1e5ba\u1e37, a collection of couplets on ethics, political and economical\nmatters and love.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nKalidas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kalidas is a legendary Sanskrit\nscholar.He is believed to have lived during the middle of the fourth and early\nfifth centuries AD during the reigns of Chandragupta II Vikramaditya and\nKumaragupta.One of his famous works is Raghuvamsa.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/budget\/budget-2020-nirvik-scheme-to-provide-high-insurance-cover-for-exporters\/article30710672.ece\"><strong>Budget\nannounces implementation of Nirvik Scheme<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The\nFinance minister has announced the NIRVIK (Niryat Rin Vikas Yojana) scheme in\nthe Budget 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNIRVIK Scheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Aim:<\/strong>To provide\na) enhanced insurance cover b) reduced premium for small exporters and c)\nSimplified procedure for claim settlements.<\/li><li><strong>Ministry:<\/strong>The\nscheme is being prepared by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Features of\nthe scheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Under the scheme,the insurance\ncover guaranteed will cover up to 90% of the principal and interest.The\ninsurance cover will include both pre and post-shipment credit.<\/li><li>At present,the Export Credit\nGuarantee Corporation(ECGC) provides a credit guarantee of up to 60%\nloss.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Significance\nof the scheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The scheme will help make Indian\nexports competitive and make ECGC procedures exporter friendly, benefiting MSME\nexporters.<\/li><li>The insurance cover is also\nexpected to bring down the cost of credit due to capital relief, less provision\nrequirement and liquidity due to quick settlement of claims.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture5-1.png?resize=446%2C405&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54485\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1601459\"><strong>Budget\n2020:Dividend Distribution Tax<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union\nBudget has proposed to abolish the dividend distribution tax(DDT) at the\ncompany&#8217;s level.The dividend income will now be added to the taxable income of\nthe recipient and taxed at the applicable rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nDividend Distribution Tax(DDT):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A dividend is a return given by a\ncompany to its shareholders out of the profits earned by the company in a\nparticular year.They are usually given in proportion to the number of shares\nowned.<\/li><li>Dividend distribution tax(DDT) is\nthe tax imposed by the Indian Government on indian companies according to the\ndividend paid to a company\u2019s investors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Is Dividend\nDistribution Tax fair?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Currently, companies are required\nto pay DDT on the dividend paid to its shareholders at the rate of 15% plus\napplicable surcharge and cess in addition to the tax payable by the company on\nits profits.<\/li><li>It has been argued that the system\nof levying DDT results in an increase in tax burden for investors and\nespecially those who are liable to pay tax less than the rate of DDT, if the\ndividend income is included in their income.<\/li><li>Further, non-availability of credit\nof DDT to most of the foreign investors in their home country results in\nreduction of rate of return on equity capital for them.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/economy\/policy\/budget-2020-government-to-set-up-investment-clearance-cell-for-entrepreneurs\/article30711230.ece\"><strong>Budget\n2020:Investment Clearance Cell<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>TheFinance Minister has proposed setting up of &#8216;Investment Clearance Cell&#8217; for\nyoung entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nInvestment Clearance Cell:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Investment Clearance cell will\nbe a pan-India single-window clearance system for entrepreneurs.<\/li><li>It will be setup by the Department\nfor Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade(DPIIT).<\/li><li>The cell will give investors free\ninvestment advisory, land banks and facilitate clearances even at state level.<\/li><li>It will onboard all central\ngovernment related procedures and clearances in a single online form.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Budget on\nStartups:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Government has proposed to come up\nwith a policy on the setting up of <strong>Private Centre Data Parks <\/strong>which will\nprovide a major lift to startups that bank heavily on consumer data for their\nbusinesses.<\/li><li>Startups with turnover of up to Rs\n100 crore can claim 100% deduction on their profit for computing tax liability\nfor three consecutive years out of 10 years since its incorporation.<\/li><li>Government will soon set up a <strong>digital\nplatform <\/strong>to ease registration of Intellectual Property Rights(IPRs)\ndeveloped by entrepreneurs and startups.<\/li><li>The <strong>Knowledge Translation\nClusters <\/strong>are to be set up under new and emerging sectors as well. It will\ndesign, fabricate and validate proof of concept.<\/li><li>Government will directly provide <strong>seed\nfunding<\/strong> to support ideation and development of early-stage startups in\nIndia.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/budget\/budget-2020-proposes-vivad-se-vishwas-scheme-to-cut-down-direct-tax-litigation\/1848239\/\"><strong>Budget\n2020:Taxation and Governance&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The\nFinance minister has announced the Vivad Se Vishwas scheme in Budget 2020-21\nthat would help in reducing litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nVivaad se Vishwas Scheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Vivaad se Vishwaas is an amnesty\nscheme aims at reducing tax litigations pending at various forums.<\/li><li>Under the proposed scheme, a\ntaxpayer would be required to pay only the amount of the disputed taxes and will\nget complete waiver of interest and penalty provided he pays by March 31,\n2020.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Those who avail this scheme after\nthat will have to pay some additional amount. The scheme will remain open till\nJune 30, 2020.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Taxpayer\nCharter<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Budget allocated funds to\ninstitutionalize a Taxpayer Charter.This is to ensure fairness and avoid\nharassment in the quest of collecting taxes from the citizens.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Only three countries in the world\nso far have enshrined the rights of taxpayers, namely Canada, Australia and the\nUS.Through taxpayer charter, India also joins the list.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National\nRecruitment Agency:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Government has announced a National\nrecruitment agency to be set up for all computer based examinations for\nrecruitment in government and public sector banks for non-gazetted posts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National\nPolicy on Official Statistics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Government of India will soon\nunveil a National Policy on Official Statistics.The policy is being prepared as\nthe government is looking to address data quality issues with regard to various\nsurveys.<\/li><li>The policy aims at providing\ntimely, credible economic and social data to the people.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/budget\/government-announces-8000-crore-outlay-for-national-mission-on-quantum-technology\/article30711182.ece\"><strong>Budget\n2020:National Mission on Quantum Technologies &amp; Application<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>In\nBudget 2020,the Finance Minister has announced a National Mission on Quantum\nTechnologies &amp; Applications(NM-QTA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the\nQuantum Technology:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Quantum Technology is based on the\nprinciples of quantum theory, which explains the nature of energy and matter on\nthe atomic and subatomic level.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Quantum principles can be used for\nengineering solutions to extremely complex problems in computing,\ncommunications, sensing, chemistry, cryptography, imaging and mechanics.<\/li><li>However,the Quantum field has not\nyet matured for commercialization, due to the extreme scientific challenges\ninvolved.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the\nmission:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The mission will be implemented for\na period of 5 years by the Department of Science &amp; Technology (DST).<\/li><li>The mission aims to address the\never increasing technological requirements of the society and take into account\nthe international technology trends for development of next generation\ntechnologies.<\/li><li>It will also help prepare next\ngeneration skilled manpower, boost translational research and also encourage\nentrepreneurship and start-up ecosystem development.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explained: The five \u2018iconic\u2019 archaeological sites mentioned in the Budget News: The Government has proposed to set up an Indian Institute of Heritage and Conservation under the Ministry of Culture, and develop five archaeological sites as \u201ciconic sites\u201d with onsite museums. 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