Yearly Archives: 2022
Inland Water Transport System for the Northeast
In News The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is planning to run a fixed schedule sailing between NW1 and NW2. Ganga Brahmaputra Cargo Importance: It is an important event as it has taken inland water transport, on two of India’s largest river systems, to the future. It has rekindled hope for the inland water […]
Argon-40 in Moon’s Atmosphere
In News Recently, Chandrayaan-2 made the first observations of distribution of Argon-40 in the Moon’s atmosphere. Key Findings Lunar exospheric species: These observations provide insight on the dynamics of the lunar exospheric species, as well as on the radiogenic activities in the first few tens of metres below the lunar surface. Number density: CHACE-2 observations […]
Solar Jet Streams
In News Recently, the scientists from India and the UK have deciphered the physics behind the solar plasma jets through computer simulations and lab experiments. Major Findings The study led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru performed laboratory experiments The scientists observed how paint placed over bass audio speakers ejected as […]
Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3 Standoff at Hot Spring : India, China to hold 15th round of Corps Commander talks on March 11 (IR) What is the present status and background of the India-China Disengagement process in Eastern Ladakh ?The relevance of the upcoming India and […]
The Hindu
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Ukraine drops pitch for NATO (IR) Know about the latest developments in context of Russia-Ukraine crisis ,How the Ukraine-Russia crisis reached a tipping point?,major reasons of crisis ,Why Russia began military build-up near Ukraine, what it wants from West […]
Supercomputer PARAM Ganga
In News Recently, National Supercomputer Mission (NSM) has deployed a supercomputer system called PARAM-Ganga with 1.66 petaFLOPS (PFLOPS) of computing power at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee. A supercomputer is a computer that performs at or near the currently highest operational rate for computers. About PARAM Ganga It is designed, developed, and commissioned […]
RBI’s $5 Billion Dollar-Rupee Swap
In News The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducted a $ 5 billion dollar-rupee swap auction as part of its liquidity management initiative. About Dollar–Rupee Swap: It’s a forex tool whereby the central bank uses its currency to buy another currency or vice versa. In a Dollar–Rupee buy/sell swap, the central bank buys dollars (US […]
Equalisation Levy
In News Recently, the Ministry of Finance stated that the Equalisation levy imposed by India on supply of services by multinational enterprises is a ‘sovereign right’. What is an Equalisation Levy? It was first introduced by the Finance Act, 2016, at the rate of 6 per cent on payments for digital advertising services received by […]
‘Sambhav’ and ‘Swavlamban’ Initiatives
In News The Ministry of Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises launched two special initiatives – ‘Sambhav’ and ‘Swavlamban’ About ‘Sambhav’ and ‘Swavlamban’ Initiatives Sambhav: It is National Level Awareness Program (NLAP) and is being launched in Webinar Mode in 1300 colleges across the country through its field offices. During the campaign the college […]
