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Daily Archives: September 21, 2022

SCALE App

In News The SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment for Leather Employees) app was launched recently. About the App Developed by the Leather Sector Skill Council. The Leather Sector Skill Council (LSSC) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to meet the demand for skilled workforce in the leather industry in India. LSSC was set up in 2012 as […]

Enforcement Directorate

In News  In the eight years from 2014, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has investigated 121 prominent politicians and has arrested, questioned, raided, or filed FIRs against 115 major Opposition leaders. About Enforcement Directorate  It  is a multi-disciplinary organisation mandated with investigation of economic crimes and violations of foreign exchange laws.  The origin of this […]

e-SIM Technology

In News  The eSIM (or embedded SIM) is quickly becoming mainstream due  to fitness-oriented smartwatches and smartphones. What is an eSIM? An eSIM is an embedded SIM, essentially the same hardware of a regular SIM card chip, but now a permanently embedded part of the motherboard of a watch or smartphone. eSIMs were first established […]

Railway Protection Force (RPF)

In News  The Railway Protection Force (RPF) celebrated its 38th Raising Day on 20th September 2022 About Railway Protection Force  It was constituted by an Act of Parliament in 1957 for providing security to Railway property.  Subsequently, the force was empowered to enquire, arrest and prosecute the offenders involved in unlawful possession of railway property […]

Long Range Radio (LoRa)

In News Recently, the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), an arm of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has developed a new low cost financial network to take banking to remote areas. About Long Range Radio (LoRa) LoRa technology is a wireless modulation technique in the physical layer, allowing long-range communication […]

Saturn’s Mysterious rings & Extreme tilt

In News Recently, according to a new study, a pre-existing moon named ‘Chrysalis’ likely left Saturn with its bright rings and extreme tilt. Chrysalis likely orbited Saturn for several billion years. Roughly 160 million years ago, Chrysalis became unstable and came too close to its planet. This encounter likely pushed the moon away or destroyed […]

Procedural norms for the death sentence

In News  The Supreme Court referred to a larger Bench issue relating to procedural norms for imposing the death sentence.  Key Points  The Supreme Court in its reference stressed that a trial court must take into account “the social milieu, the age, educational levels, whether the convict had faced trauma earlier in life, family circumstances, […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   China remains a formidable challenge,says Navy chief (International Relations)   What is the Strategic Importance of the Indian Ocean Region?How China’s presence in the Indian Ocean Region affects India’s inreste ?   GS 2 1 EWS quota does not […]

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