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Recession

In News Recently, there are signs of economic weakness and inflation emerging in markets like the US raising the questions of recession.  About Recession Meaning:  A recession is when the economy stops growing and starts shrinking. It means not only shrinking GDP but also declining incomes, employment, industrial production and retail sales. It happens when […]

Bird Village as Wetland

In News Udaipur’s ‘bird village’ is set to be declared as a wetland. Key Points About: Recognised as the “bird village” following community-driven conservation efforts, Menar in Udaipur district is set to be notified as Rajasthan’s new wetland.  Why the name ‘bird village’: The two lakes in the village – the Brahma and Dhandh – […]

International MSME Day

In News The United Nations General Assembly in 2017 declared 27 June as MSME Day.  About MSME day 2022 Theme: “Resilience and Rebuilding: MSMEs for Sustainable Development”.  What are MSMEs? Micro-enterprises are the ones that employ fewer than 10 people. Small enterprises employ fewer than 50 people Medium-sized company is one which has fewer than […]

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

In News Recently, India’s cyber security watchdog CERT-In issued new rules regarding virtual private networks (VPNs).  What is a VPN? A VPN is a service that protects users online by preventing their IP address from being tracked by websites, law enforcement agencies, cybercriminals and others. Corporate employees are the most frequent VPN users, mainly for […]

Salt Sector Crisis

In News Recently, the crisis in the salt sector has hit almost 5 lakh people in Gujarat. Key Points The salt industry is facing huge challenges in meeting the demand and in tackling the realisation crisis faced by salt farmers. Farmers initially were getting ? 17/per tonne, and the price went up in the first […]

Cryptocurrency

In News In recent times, Bitcoin and its peer cryptocurrencies are criticised for failing to deliver the promises they have made. The promises and the criticisms: Anonymity and untraceability: Bitcoin proponents’ claim of supposed anonymity and untraceability has been falsified in multiple instances in which governments have tracked criminal activity and recovered stolen Bitcoins. Bitcoin […]

VL-SRSAM

In News Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) was successfully flight-tested by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). What is VL-SRSAM? About:  It has been designed and developed jointly by three facilities of the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the deployment of Indian Naval warships.  It is a canisters system, which […]

Tokenisation of Debit and Credit Cards

In News  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the card-on-file (CoF) tokenisation deadline by three months to September 30, 2022, in view of various representations received from industry bodies.  Card-on-file, or CoF, refers to card information stored by payment gateway and merchants to process future transactions.  Tokenisation  About: It refers to the replacement […]

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

In News New research has found that non-humanoid robots can be used to teach children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). About  ASD is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain;  People with ASD may behave, communicate, interact, and learn in ways that are different from most other people.  Key Findings:  The interventions focused […]

Padma Multipurpose Bridge

In News Bangladesh’s Padma Multipurpose Bridge was recently inaugurated. More about Padma Multipurpose Bridge: The Padma Multipurpose Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the Padma River in Bangladesh. It connects to Shariatpur and Madaripur, linking the southwest of the country, to the northern and eastern regions.  The Padma Bridge is considered to be the […]

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