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Alpha Ship
In News India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier is all set to be part of the naval fleet. It will be part of the naval fleet as INS Vikrant, taking on the name, the crest and pennant number (R11) of India’s first aircraft carrier. About Development The project got under way in 2007 and the keel […]
Women Scientists in India
In News Recently, Dr N Kalaiselvi was appointed as the first woman director general of India’s largest research and development organisation Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Data on Women in R&D Increasing Trend The participation of women in science research has been generally increasing over the past two decades in the country. 28% […]
India’s labour reforms
In News One of the most significant economic fallout of the pandemic has been the declining labour market conditions. And in this background Labour Codes were reformed in 2019-20. Past Labour Reforms The government has worked to create employment opportunities in the formal and the informal sectors.Schemes such as MUDRA Yojana, Svanidhi Yojana, Garib Kalyan […]
Excercise Vinbax & Exercise UDARASHAKTI
In News Recently, Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise VINBAX 2022 concluded at Chandimandir, Haryana. About Vinbax 2022 Vietnam has deployed a contingent in UN peacekeeping operations for the first time in South Sudan while India has a long and rich tradition of contributing to UN peacekeeping operations. The final validation exercise nicknamed ‘Men in Blue’ was […]
Exo-moons
In News Recently, Scientists have discovered nearly five thousand exoplanets with the help of ground-based and space telescopes. Exomoons Exomoons are considered to be those natural satellites that revolve around exoplanets. However, exomoon around any of these planets continues to remain untraceable. The signals of exo-moons are too weak, because of their small sizes. Origin: […]
Arctic Snailfish with Freeze Proteins
In News A glowing snailfish (Liparis gibbus) with antifreeze proteins flowing through its veins has been found by scientists underneath a Greenland iceberg. This allows snailfish to prevent ice crystals from accumulating in their cells and body fluid. About the Discovery The discovery of the Greenland snailfish also leads to the first documented biofluorescent fish […]
CAROTAR Rules
In News The Union Finance Ministry recently clarified certain provisions of Customs (Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) CAROTAR Rules. About The Ministry has advised customs field officers to be sensitive in applying CAROTAR and maintain consistency with the provisions of relevant trade agreements or its Rules of Origin. It also clarifies that […]
Tilapia Aquaculture Project
In News Recently, TDB-DST (Technology Development Board – Department of Science and Technology) entered a new domain by funding its first ever Aquaculture project using state of the art Israeli technology for production of Tilapia Fish. What is Aquaculture? Cultivating aquatic organisms Aquaculture can be simply put as the controlled process of cultivating aquatic organisms, […]
Data Localisation
In News The global politics of data is rapidly evolving as leading and emerging digital economies like the European Union (EU), the U.S,India, Indonesia, and South Africa strive to protect, monetise, and leverage data collected within their territories for domestic purposes. Data localisation It means restricting the flow of data from one country to another. […]
