Why in News: The Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) under the Rubber Board has developed a method to dry sheet rubber in 24 hours in place of the traditional method that takes four to five days. The significance Rubber …
What is it? Chillai Kalan is a Persian term which means ‘major cold’. It is a traditional 40-day long period of extreme cold in Kashmir starting from 21 December to January 29 every year, followed by Chillai-Khurd and Chillai-Bachha. Chillai …
What’s the news? According to a study published in journal Scientific reports, Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an “exceptional” rate because of global warming, threatening the water supply of millions of people in Asia. Key highlights The Himalayan …
About MSP Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices. The minimum support prices are announced by the Government at the beginning of the …
What’s in the news? Niti Aayog has launched the first of its kind Vernacular Innovation Program under the Atal Innovation Mission which aims to enable innovators and entrepreneurs to have access to the innovative ecosystem in 22 mother tongue languages. …
The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to link electoral roll data and voter ID cards with the Aadhaar ecosystem. Relevance in guaranteeing free and fair elections in India. De-Duplication of Electoral Rolls: It amends Section 23 of the Representation …