In News The United Nations General Assembly has declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Millet. Background 2018: It was in 2018 that the government of India decided to mark the National Year of Millets.  Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture is the nodal agency and the Indian Institute of Millets Research has been made […]

Context India’s Presidency of the prestigious Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) has been extended for one more year. More about the News The 47th AIBD Annual Gathering / 20th AIBD General Conference and Associated Meetings held in New Delhi recently. All the participating countries and member broadcasters pledged to work together for a sustainable […]

Context The 11th Foundation Day Celebration of Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) was observed recently. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) About: Solar Energy Corporation of India ltd” (SECI) is a CPSU under the administrative control of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), set up on 20th Sept, 2011. Vision: To […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]