Under Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 Mission COVID Suraksha was announced by the Government of India, to accelerate the development and production of Indigenous COVID Vaccines. This is being implemented by Department of Biotechnology Govt of India. Under the Mission the Department of Biotechnology Govt of India is providing financial support as …

A report on the detailed national level assessment of climate vulnerability of states and districts all over India will be released on April 17, 2021. The assessments undertaken with the active involvement and participation of States and Union Territory governments and hands-on training and capacity building exercises have identified vulnerable …

Tejas, India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, added the 5th generation Python-5 Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) in its air-to-air weapons capability on April 27, 2021. Trials were also aimed to validate enhanced capability of already integrated Derby Beyond Visual Range (BVR) AAM on Tejas. The test firing at Goa completed a series …

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an Advanced Chaff Technology to safeguard the naval ships against enemy missile attack. Defence Laboratory Jodhpur (DLJ), a DRDO laboratory, has indigenously developed three variants of this critical technology namely Short Range Chaff Rocket (SRCR), Medium Range Chaff Rocket (MRCR) and Long …

The 19th edition of the Indian and French Navy bilateral exercise ‘VARUNA-2021’ is being conducted in the Arabian Sea. Earlier this year, the Indian Navy took part for the first time in the France-led naval exercise “La Pérouse” with the navies of the US, Australia and Japan. Important points: The …

Recently, the Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to fill up the vacant posts of chairperson and five other members of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) by 31st July 2021. Important points: In 1978, setting up of the Minorities Commission (MC) was envisaged in the Ministry of Home …

The Prime Minister of India greeted the people on occasion of ‘Mahavir Jayanti’ (25th April 2021). Mahavir Jayanti is one of the most auspicious festivals in the Jain community. Important points: This day marks the birth of Vardhamana Mahavira, who was the 24th and the last Tirthankara and who succeeded …

Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) of 1973 has been imposed in Gurugram, owing to the rising number of Covid-19 cases. Section 144 has often been used to clamp down on telecommunication services and order Internet shutdowns. Important points: This law empowers the magistrate of any state …

The ongoing second wave of Covid-19 infections has shaken the country and is more devastating than the first wave. The rise in case numbers has been exponential in the second wave. Important points: When cases started declining, people just broke out of the protocol of wearing a face mask, washing …

In a recent study, it has been found that groundwater depletion in India could reduce winter cropped acreage significantly in years ahead. The researchers studied India’s three main irrigation types on winter cropped areas: dug wells, tube wells and canals. The researchers also analysed the groundwater data from the Central …

Recently, the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) has announced #FOSS4GOV Innovation Challenge to accelerate adoption of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in Government. Important points: It doesn’t mean software is free of cost. The term “free” indicates that the software does not have constraints on copyrights. It means …

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to continue with the existing interim Ways and Means Advances (WMA) scheme limit of Rs. 51,560 crore for all States/UTs upto September 2021, given the prevalence of Covid-19. Important points: The WMA scheme was introduced in 1997. To meet mismatches in the …