In News Ukraine’s two leading suppliers of neon, which produce about half the world’s supply of the key ingredient (Neon) for making chips, have halted their operations due to Russian attack. Ukraine and Neon Some 45%-54% of the world’s semiconductor grade neon, critical for the lasers used to make chips, comes from two Ukrainian companies. […]
In News India plans to prepare digital maps of all its 6, 00,000 villages and pan-India 3D maps will be prepared for 100 cities, Union Science Minister said recently. SVAMITVA scheme Ministry: SVAMITVA (Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas) scheme is a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. […]
In Context The Russia-Ukraine war is likely to stir-up a storm in the tea bowl of the country especially in South India which contributes around 45 per cent of the total tea exports from the country About Tea Production in India Tea is one of the most popular and lowest cost beverages in the world […]
In Context According to Morgan Stanley, the current account deficit is likely to hit a 10-year high of 3 percent of GDP in FY23. The key channel of impact for the economy will be higher cost-push inflation, feeding into broader price pressures, which will weigh on all economic agents — households, business and the government. […]
In News The Ministry of Education released a detailed report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2020-21 on school education in India. About the report Department of School Education & Literacy: in the year 2018-19 developed the UDISE+ system of online data collection from the school. Aim: It aims to overcome the […]
In News Recently, the Union Minister for Power launched the Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Centre (SGKC) and Innovation Park virtually as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Programme. About Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Centre The new Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Centre located within the POWERGRID centre in Manesar is the first of its kind initiative […]
In News The Reserve Bank of India launched a new Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments solution for feature phone users dubbed ‘UPI123Pay’. About UPI was introduced in 2016 and has become one of the most used digital payments platforms in the country. The volume of UPI transactions has already reached ?76 lakh crore in the […]
In News Recently, the Union Cabinet approved the setting up of the National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) to monetise surplus land and building assets of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and other agencies linked to the Government. The proposal is in pursuance of the Budget Announcement for 2021-22. National Land Monetization corporation(NLMC ) About: It […]
In News The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is planning to run a fixed schedule sailing between NW1 and NW2. Ganga Brahmaputra Cargo Importance: It is an important event as it has taken inland water transport, on two of India’s largest river systems, to the future. It has rekindled hope for the inland water […]
In News Recently, Chandrayaan-2 made the first observations of distribution of Argon-40 in the Moon’s atmosphere. Key Findings Lunar exospheric species: These observations provide insight on the dynamics of the lunar exospheric species, as well as on the radiogenic activities in the first few tens of metres below the lunar surface. Number density: CHACE-2 observations […]
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