In News The number of nuclear warheads which are ready and deployed to fire have increased globally. About Swedish think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its “Yearbook 2021”, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security. Russia and the US together possess over 90 per cent of global nuclear […]
Facts in News 5 MHz Spectrum For Railways Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for allotment of 5 MHz Spectrum in 700 MHz frequency band to Indian Railways and Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS). With this spectrum, Indian Railways has envisaged to provide Long Term Evolution (LTE) based Mobile Train Radio Communication on […]
In News Recently, the seven nations of the Group of Seven (G7) have held the 47th G7 Summit at Cornwall in south-west England. Group of Seven Major Highlights of the Summit Source: TH
In News China’s dominance in the rare Earth Metals, key to the future of manufacturing, is a cause for concern for the West. Rare Earth Elements (REEs) Rare earth metals are a group of 17 elements – lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, yttrium. They […]
Facts in News Index of Industrial Production (IIP) Recently ,India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rose by a sharp 134.44% in April 2021. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index that shows the growth rates and performance of different sectors of industry in the economy. Broadly it is a composite indicator of the […]
In News “Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward”, a report by ILO and the UNICEF, has stated that progress to end child labour has stalled for the first time in 20 years. About It is released ahead of World Day Against Child Labour (12th June) in the United Nations International Year […]
In News Recently, the US Senate has approved a bill titled the US Innovation and Competition Act (USICA). About the Bill Aim: The bill aims to boost US semiconductor production and the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technology. Background It builds off a previous proposal called the Endless Frontier Act, which was lauded […]
Facts in News Content Distribution Network (CDN) Recently, several popular websites were reported to be facing an outage due to a possible glitch with CDN services . A Content Distribution Network (CDN) is a network of servers/data centres distributed across the globe that helps highly-trafficked websites keep up with the constant demand for data. A […]
In News Recently, the World Bank has released its June 2021 Global Economic Prospects Report. Major Findings Indian scenario India’s economy is expected to grow at 8.3% for Fiscal Year 2021-22. This rate, however, masked the damage caused by the “enormous” second wave of COVID-19. For FY 2022-23 growth is expected to slow to 7.5% […]
In News Recently, the Union Education Minister has released the report of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20. About AISHE The report provides key performance indicators on the current status of higher education in the country. The report is the 10th in the series of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) annually […]
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