In News The Government of India has applied for loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to procure as many as 667 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Background The vaccines will be purchased by the Government of India through a competitive process and the ADB will be administering […]
In News India has successfully test-fired its longest-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Agni-V. Agni V Missile It is the most advanced surface-to-surface indigenously built fire and forgets ballistic missile. which once fired cannot be stopped, except by an interceptor missile. It was successfully launched from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha The three-stage solid-fuelled engine missile is […]
In News Snap, the parent company for Snapchat, sees Augmented Reality (AR) as the next big driver for growth and increasing adoption in the market. Augmented Reality: Definition It is the technology that superimposes an image onto a user’s view of the real world and enhances it with sound, touch, and even smell. It is […]
In News Recently, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has carried out a first-of-its-kind district-level climate vulnerability assessment, or Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI). About CEEW is an environmental think tank. The index is published in a report titled “Mapping India’s Climate Vulnerability – A District-level Assessment”. In this index, CEEW has analysed 640 districts […]
In News Recently, the Centre has proposed amendments to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act (RBD), 1969. Presently, the registration of births and deaths is done by the local registrar appointed by States. Need For Amendment A few state governments have reported issuance of fake birth and death certificates including misuse of user and […]
In Context The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) is scheduled to introduce the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Khasi Inheritance of Property Bill, 2021. Khasi community and their inheritance of property They are people of the Kh?si and Jaintia hills of the state of Megh?laya in India. They speak the Mon-Khmer language of the Austroasiatic […]
In News Recently, the Indian Prime Minister spoke about Global Value Chains, during ASEAN – East Asia Summit virtual summit on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit with the leaders. 16th East Asia Summit Hosted by: Brunei as EAS and ASEAN Chair. Overall Focus: Importance of a resilient global value chain was highlighted. Discussed about […]
In News The Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified a traffic management policy framework for drones. It envisages private, third-party service providers for ensuring safe operations. The framework has been issued under the Drone Rules 2021. About the Framework Established Unmanned Traffic Management Service Providers(UTMSP): It will extend automated, algorithm-driven software services instead of voice […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 1 90% with Covid antibodies in Delhi’s latest sero survey (Health) What are antibodies? What is sero survey? What does the current trend signify? GS 2 1 China’s unilateral decision to bring new land border law is of concern to us: India […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 1&9 SC sets up committee to examine Pegasus allegations Pegasus before the security cart (Cyber Security) Why was the Supreme Court appointed an independent expert technical committee overseen by a former apex court judge? recent updates in this context, […]
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