Syllabus Sections: Science and Technology Why in News? IIT Ropar develops “AmbiTAG”- India’s first indigenous temperature data logger for the cold chain management. About: Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar (IIT Ropar) in Punjab has developed a first-of-its-kind IoT device – AmbiTag . Shaped as USB device, AmbiTag continuously records the temperature of its immediate surroundings “from …
Syllabus Section: Governance Why in News? Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) wrote to the Chief Secretary of West Bengal that “the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved the placement of the services” of Bandyopadhyay with the Government of India with “immediate effect” and requested the state to relieve the officer with immediate effect. …
Syllabus Section: Economy Why in News? On account of the disruptions caused by the second wave of COVID 19 pandemic to businesses across various sectors of the economy, Government has further enlarged the scope of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme as under. About: (i) ECLGS 4.0:100% guarantee cover to loans up to Rs.2 crore to hospitals/nursing …
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Syllabus Section: Agriculture Why in News? To ensure holistic growth of horticulture, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfaree Shri Narendra Singh Tomar virtually launched the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP) About: Implementing Agency: It is a, central sector programme will be implemented by the National Horticulture Board (NHB) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. Aim: …
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Syllabus Section: Governance Why in News? The ‘National AI Portal (https://indiaai.gov.in)’, celebrated its first anniversary on May 28, 2021. About: The National AI Portal is a joint initiative by Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and NASSCOM. Purpose: It serves as a central hub for AI related news, learning, articles, events and activities …
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Syllabus Section: Environment Why in News? It was found in the Kurra caves of Chhattisgarh in April 2021 by a team of zoologists headed by Dr Ranjana Jaiswara. The new subgenus was named Jayanti after Professor Jayant Biswas, one of the leading cave explorers in the country, who assisted the team Genus: Jayanti has …
NEWS IMPULSE | SPIDER CRICKET FROM CHHATTISGARHA SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERY | 29 MAY Read More »
Syllabus Section: Governance/Social Justice Why in News? The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), in furtherance to its function as a monitoring authority under section 109 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and in view of the growing problem related to children affected by COVID-19, has devised an online tracking portal “Bal Swaraj (COVID-Care …
Syllabus Section: Science & tech Why in News? Delegates at the 74th World Health Assembly unanimously adopted a proposal by the UAE to declare January 30 as ‘World NTD Day’.
Syllabus Section: Social Issues Why in News? The Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education recently launched YUVA- Prime Minister’s Scheme For Mentoring Young Authors, an Author Mentorship programme to train young and budding authors (below 30 years of age) in order to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country, and project India and …
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Syllabus Section: Events related to International Affairs Why in news? Today (29 May) is the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Theme The theme for this year is “The road to a lasting peace: Leveraging the power of youth for peace and security”. Significance: This day the world pays tribute to the uniformed and …
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