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Ken-Betwa River Linking Project
In News The Union Cabinet approved the funding and implementation of Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project with a total cost of Rs 44,605 crore. The project has a deadline of eight years. About the Project History: After coming to power in 1999, the then-prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, set up a task force to accelerate […]
Facial Recognition Technology
In News Recently, Minister of State for Civil Aviation said four airports in the country will soon have facial recognition technology (FRT)-based boarding system for passengers. About The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is working on a biometric boarding system at the Varanasi, Pune, Kolkata and Vijayawada airports. This biometric boarding system is part of […]
Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 1 1 India ‘very unequal’, top 10% hold 57% of national income: Inequality Report (Social Issues ) What are the key highlights of the latest World Inequality Report 2022? unequal regions, issues linked to them, various initiatives of the government in this context […]
The Hindu
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 1 Nagaland seeks AFSPA repeal, scraps ongoing Hornbill Festival (Internal Security ) Why there is a demand to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, from the Nagaland, About the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Provisions, Significance, […]
Jnanpith Award
In News Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr won the 56th Jnanpith Award and Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo won the 57th Jnanpith Award. About Jnanpith Award It is the highest literary award in India and is given annually for the best creative literary writing to writers in any of the 22 “scheduled languages” recognized in the […]
PANEX-21
In Context A curtain-raiser for the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise, PANEX-21 is being held in New Delhi. It is planned from 20 December to 22 Dec 2021 at Pune. About PANEX-21 It is a multi-nation disaster management exercise with a special focus on relief in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. It will […]
Raigad Fort
In News Recently, the President of India visited the Raigad Fort in Maharashtra and paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Maharashtra government is now seeking the World Heritage Site tag for the Raigad fort, along with 13 other sites related to the era of Chhatrapati Shivaji. About Raigad Fort Location: Raigad is a hill […]
Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD)
In News NASA launched its new Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD). It is NASA’s first-ever laser communications system — from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. What is Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD)? About: It will help NASA to test optical communication in space. LCRD is a technology demonstration that will pave the way […]
World Inequality Report 2022
In News India has emerged as the most unequal country with the top 1% of the population holding more than one-fifth of the total national income in 2021. The report is released by Paris-based World Inequality Lab, a global research initiative. Major Highlights of the Report Contemporary income and wealth inequalities are very large: The […]
