In News Recently, NITI Aayog launched a Report on Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India to discuss why India needs an urbanisation policy. Report Summary Global Urban Population:  India is home to 11% of the total global urban population.  By 2027, India will surpass China as the most populous country in the world.  Unplanned […]

In News  Recently, the World Meteorological Organization(WMO) released a report  State of Climate Services 2021. About State of Climate Services 2021  It is a collaboration between the WMO, international organisations, development agencies and scientific institutions, estimates that the number of people with inadequate access to water will top 5 billion by 2050 versus 3.6 billion […]

In News The government is planning to set up 75 Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Hubs in different parts of the country, exclusively for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). Key Points About: Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Hubs are being established by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). Objectives: To address the […]

In News The Union government has launched a scheme for ‘Good Samaritan’. The new scheme Good Samaritan would be effective from October 15, 2021, till March 31, 2026 Key Points Aim:  To motivate the general public to help the road accident victims in an emergency situation. Provisions: Under the Scheme, anyone who saves the life […]

In News India is set to host its largest naval exercise, Ex Milan, in February 2022 for which 41 countries have been invited. The exercise will see the participation of all Quad countries with the U.S. being invited for the first time. Exercise Milan It is a biennial, multilateral naval exercise which started in 1995. […]

In Context The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Benjamin List and David W C MacMillan “for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis”. What is Organocatalysis? Catalysis: It is the process of increasing the rate of a chemical reaction by adding a catalyst. The major types of catalysts are metals and enzymes. Catalyst: A […]

In News  Recently, the Union Cabinet led by the Prime Minister of India cleared a proposal to set up seven PM MITRA parks as announced in the Union Budget for 2021-22. PM MITRA  About: The seven Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) parks will be set up at Greenfield or Brownfield sites located […]

In News  Recently, the Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change proposed to change the name of Corbett National Park to Ramganga National Park. About Corbett Tiger Reserve Location:  Nainital, Uttarakhand. Spans over an extent of 520 square km. The whole area comprises hills, marshy depressions, riverine belts, grasslands and a large […]

In News  Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the first antimalarial vaccine. About  RTS, S was first authorised in 2015 by the European Medicines Agency for use in Africa in infants and children. The WHO recommended widespread use of the RTS, S/AS01 (RTS, S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other […]

In Context Recently, the ICMR’s Drone Response and Outreach in North East (i-Drone) was launched in Manipur. About the Project Purpose: The i-Drone was designed to overcome vaccine delivery challenges in hard-to-reach terrains of India, by deploying unmanned aerial vehicles or drones to these areas.  It was used to transport Covid-19 vaccines travelling an aerial […]