Daily Archives: February 4, 2021

26 Companies/Startups Have Approached Isro Seeking Technical Guidance and Facility Sharing for Their Space Activity.

26 Companies/startups have approached ISRO seeking technical guidance and facility sharing for their space activity. Government has developed and operationalized the NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) – an independent Indian satellite-based navigation system to provide PNT (Position, Navigation and Time) service to users over Indian region and region extending to …

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Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc

GS-3 NATIONAL RAIL PLAN The Government has issued the Draft Final Report of the National Rail Plan. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL RAIL PLAN (NRP): National Rail Plan aims at providing a long term perspective planning for augmenting the Railway Network. The vision of the NRP is to develop capacity, infrastructure …

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Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

GS-2 GOBARDHAN SCHEME Union Ministers jointly launch Unified Portal of Gobardhan to promote Gobardhan scheme and track real time progress. ABOUT GOBARDHAN SCHEME: The Gobardhan Scheme (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources – DHAN) was launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. It is being implemented as part of the Swachch Bharat Mission (Gramin). The …

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Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc

GS-3 LITHIUM DEPOSITS IN KARNATAKA Preliminary survey shows deposits of Lithium in Mandya district of Karnataka. IMPORTANT POINTS: Preliminary surveys on surface and limited subsurface by Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) have shown presence of Lithium resources of 1,600 tonnes (inferred category) in the pegmatites of Marlagalla …

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