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Rustom-2

In News Indigenous UAV Rustom-2   is expected to complete user trials by August 2023. Significance and need  High endurance UAVs are a priority requirement for the armed forces especially in the standoff with China in Eastern Ladakh.  The armed forces rely heavily on the Israeli Searcher and Heron drones and need more such UAVs. […]

Carbon Dating

In News Recently, a court in Varanasi rejected a plea asking for a scientific investigation into the structure found inside the Gyanvapi Mosque that the Hindu side has claimed is a Shivling. The dispute is now in the Supreme Court.   What is carbon dating? Carbon dating is a widely-used method to establish the age of […]

Conservation of Vultures

Context The Tamil Nadu state has formed a committee to set up an institutional framework for the effective conservation of vultures, which almost went extinct in the country at the beginning of the 21st century. About Alarmed at the 96% decline in India’s vulture population between 1993 and 2003, the Central government put into place […]

Compressed Biogas (CBG)

Context The Union Petroleum Minister announced that Compressed BioGas (CBG) is the need of the hour and the government is taking all necessary steps to promote the CBG ecosystem. About:  The Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas plant in Lehragaga, Sangrur in the […]

Achievements of Direct Benefit Transfer scheme

In News  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lauded India’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme as a “logistical marvel” that has reached hundreds of millions of people and specifically benefited women, the elderly and farmers.  About Direct Benefit Transfer scheme It  is Government’s major reform initiative to reengineer the existing delivery processes, ensuring better and timely […]

Japan seeks GI tag for nihonshu

In News  The Embassy of Japan, New Delhi, has filed an application seeking a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for nihonshu/Japanese sake, an alcoholic beverage. This is the first time a product from Japan has filed for a tag at the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai About Nihonshu  It is regarded as a special and valuable […]

India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake

In News The Union minister for Railways recently launched India’s first all-aluminium freight rail rakes. More about the news About: Hindalco has developed these all-aluminium freight rail rakes.  The aluminum rakes have been developed to: Modernise freight transportation and  Enable large carbon savings for Indian Railways. 61-wagon rakes have been flagged off from Bhubaneswar station.  […]

World Green City Award 2022

Context The city of Hyderabad has bagged the prestigious ‘World Green City Award 2022’ beating Paris, Bogota, Mexico City, Montreal, and Fortaleza in Brazil. About Additionally, the city has also won ‘Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth’ at the International Association of Horticulture Producers (AIPH) 2022 held in Jeju, South Korea.  Hyderabad is […]

Anti-Smog Guns

In  News Vehicle-mounted ‘anti-smog guns’ have begun their rounds of Delhi, spraying water in a fine mist. What is an Anti-smog gun?  It is a device that sprays atomised water into the atmosphere to reduce air pollution.  It is connected to a water tank and mounted on a vehicle. It basically acts like rain to […]

Increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP)

In News Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs under the chairmanship of Prime Minister approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated rabi crops for marketing season 2023-24. Key Points Increase in MSPs: Rs 110 per quintal (5.46 per cent) increase for the wheat crop. Other rabi crops — barley, […]

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