Background India has been on a rising trajectory on the Global Innovation Index for the past few years moving from 81st place in 2015 to 46th in 2021. India spends around 0.7% of GDP on R&D. The government plans to …
While women have played very visible and important roles at the higher echelons of power and at the grassroots level in social movements, they have been under-represented in political parties as officials and as members of key decision-making bodies. In …
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 …
What’s in the news? India’s first indigenous Flying Trainer HANSA-NG designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, has successfully completed the sea level trials at Puducherry. The objectives of …
About NHRC The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a statutory organisation established in 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993. The Act also created Human Rights Commissions at the levels of the various States. NHRC was …