Why in News: IISER professor Deepak Dhar becomes first Indian to win Boltzmann Medal. About the award The Commission on Statistical Physics of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) presents this medal once in three years for …
Why in News: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to postpone its firepower demonstration, Ex Vayu Shakti About the exercise The triennial Ex Vayu Shakti 2022 is aimed at showcasing the capability of the IAF to conduct full spectrum …
What’s in the news? The ninth edition of India-Sri Lanka Naval Exercise, SLINEX, has commenced at Visakhapatnam. The previous edition of SLINEX was conducted off Trincomalee in October 2020. SLINEX aims at enhancing inter-operability, improving mutual understanding and exchanging best …
About the Scheme The Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme was launched in 1972 during the silver jubilee year of independence. It grants pension to freedom fighters and their eligible dependents if the freedom fighter had already expired. The monthly pension …
About the scheme The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) aims to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units. Apart from inviting foreign companies to set shop in India, the scheme also aims to encourage local companies …
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) recently issued a policy proposal named “Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy, 2022.” This draft’s policy aims are mostly commercial in nature. It aspires to drastically improve India’s capacity to leverage …