September 2022 - Page 6 of 37

In Context Recently, the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayat launched the JALDOOT App. About The App will be used across the country to capture the water level of selected wells in a village. It will enable Gram Rojgar Sahayak (GRS) to measure the water level of selected wells twice a year (pre-monsoon and […]

Attorney General of India

In News Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi has declined the government’s offer to be Attorney General (A-G) for India . About the Attorney General for India The Constitution of India places the post of the A-G on a special footing. The A-G is the Government of India’s first law officer, and has the right of audience […]

Rotterdam Convention

In News International trade of two new hazardous pesticides — Iprodione and Terbufos — has been recommended for “prior informed consent” (PIC) procedure under Rotterdam convention. The PIC procedure is a mechanism for formally obtaining and disseminating the decisions of importing parties on their willingness to receive future shipments of hazardous chemicals. About The 17th […]

Madhav National Park

In News The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has given the green signal to relocate five tigers from three national parks of the state to Madhav National Park (MNP). Madhav National Park(MNP) About: It is situated near Shivpuri town in Madhya Pradesh and is a part of the upper Vindhyan hills. It was the hunting […]

National Service Scheme (NSS)

In News Recently, the President conferred the National Service Scheme NSS Awards for the year 2020-21. Background National Service Scheme (NSS) was launched during 1969, the birth centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi, in 37 universities involving 40000 students. NSS is an extension of the higher education system to orient the student youth to community service […]

Flex Fuel

In News India’s first ‘flex fuel’ developed car is set to launch soon. About Flex Fuel Vehicle It is a Toyota sedan that can run on one or multiple fuel types. Pilot Project: The pilot has been initiated as part of a government-led push to carmakers for adopting alternative fuels and the sedan. It will […]

Rohini Sounding Rocket

In Context The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) hopes to achieve a remarkable feat — the 200th successful launch of the Rohini RH-200 sounding rocket in a row. About RH-200 is a two-stage rocket capable of climbing to a height of 70 km bearing scientific payloads. It is 3.5-metre-tall and is used by the ISRO […]

Sittanavasal Cave

In News Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India has undertaken conservation measures and also introduced digital checks to track public access in Sittanavasal. About Sittanavasal Cave (also, Arivar Koil) is a 2nd-century Tamil ?rama?a complex of caves in Sittanavasal village in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its name is a distorted form of Sit-tan-na-va-yil, […]

World Environmental Health Day

In News Recently, World Environment Health Day was celebrated on September 26 which called for an urgent need to strengthen the One Health approach. About World Environmental Health Day The theme for this World Environment Health Day is: Strengthening Environmental Health Systems for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. There are 17 Sustainable Development […]

Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC)

Context The Indian government is pushing smartphone makers to enable support for its NavIC navigation system in new devices to be sold in India from next year. About Indigenous technology: NavIC is an independent stand-alone navigation satellite system developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Reliable alternative: It acts as an alternative to the […]

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