CONTEXT The Union Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy recently reviewed the progress of the PM-KUSUM scheme and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to accelerating solar pump adoption. BACKGROUND Launched in 2019, Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme …
NEWS India must create a social safety net to manage the fallout of cyclonic storms. CONTEXT As the annual monsoon retreats, thousands are left assessing the impact of cyclone Gulab, a rare event for September, on coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha …
About IBBI The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) was established in 2016 under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016. The Code aims for reorganisation and insolvency resolution of corporate persons, partnership firms and individuals in a time …
About IREDA Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) is a Government of India Enterprise under the administrative control of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). IREDA was established as a Non-Banking Financial Institution in 1987. It engages in …
What’s the news? Recently, Scientists have developed a three-dimensional (3D) printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a typical immunisation shot. News in Detail The team at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) …
Unlike normal matter, dark matter does not interact with the electromagnetic force. This means it does not absorb, reflect or emit light, making it extremely hard to spot. In fact, researchers have been able to infer the existence of dark …