GS-1 5.SEMERU VOLCANO OF INDONESIA Recently, Semeru volcano erupted in Indonesia’s East Java province. Other volcanoes, such as the Merapi volcano (Java) and Sinabung volcano (Sumatra), also erupted recently. SEMERU VOLCANO: Semeru – also k nown as “The Great Mountain” – is the highest volcano in Java and one of …

GS-1 4.WESTERN DISTURBANCE According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), awestern disturbance is likely to affect the Himalayan regionsoon. The disturbances will result in fairly widespread light to moderate snowfall and rainsin the plains of Jammu. IMPORTANT POINTS: Western Disturbance (WD), labelled as an extra-tropical storm originating in the Mediterranean,is …

GS-3 3.CHABAHAR PORT IMPORTANT POINTS: Government of India strengthens cargo handling capacity of Chabahar Port, Iran. India has supplied a consignment of two Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHC) to Iran’s Chabahar port, with a total contract value of over USD 25 Million under a contract agreement for supply of 6 MHC. …

GS-1 2.SUSHRUTA WHO WAS SUSHRUTA? Sushruta (c. 7th or 6th century BCE) was a physician in ancient India known today as the “Father of Indian Medicine” and “Father of Plastic Surgery” for inventing and developing surgical procedures. His work on the subject, the Sushruta Samhita(Sushruta’s Compendium) is considered the oldest …

UNATI Atal Jai Anusandhan Mission has been implemented by DBT with a major focus on improved agriculture, affordable healthcare, clean energy and cutting-edge frontier science as per details given below: GARBH-ini (interdisciplinary Group for Advanced Research in BirtH outcomes- DBT India Initiative) study aim to discover molecular risk-markers and generate …

GS-3 1.GST COMPENSATION SHORTFALL 12th instalment of Rs. 6,000 crore released to the states as back to back loan to meet the GST compensation shortfall. IMPORTANT POINTS: The Government of India had set up a special borrowing window in October 2020 to meet the estimated shortfall of Rs 1.10 Lakh …

CONTEXT: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh stated here today that ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) in collaboration with private sector will boost “Atmanirbhar Bharat”. The decision to create Indian National …

CSIR-CMERI has developed the World’s Largest Solar Tree, which is installed at CSIR-CMERI Residential Colony, Durgapur. The installed capacity of the Solar Tree is above 11.5 kWp and has the annual capacity to generate 12,000-14,000 units of Clean and Green Power. This Solar Tree is a Quantum Leap towards making …

The CSIR-CMERI developed Municipal Solid Waste Processing Facility has not only helped achieving decentralized decimation of solid wastes, but has also helped create value-added end-products from abundantly available redundant stuffs such as dry leaves, dry grass etc. The MSW Processing Facility is developed for disposal of solid waste in a …

GS-1 5.THIRUVALLUVAR DAY The Prime Minister remembered Thiruvalluvar on the occasion of Thiruvalluvar Day (15 January 2021), observed to mark the birth anniversary of Tamil poet andphilosopher. ABOUT THE THIRUVALLUVAR DAY: It was first celebrated on 17 -18 May in 1935. In the present time, it is usually observed either …