About NSG Established in 1975, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) comprises 48 states that have voluntarily agreed to coordinate their export controls to non-nuclear-weapon states. The NSG governs the transfers of civilian nuclear material and nuclear-related equipment and technology. Full …
About the Index The State Food Safety Index has been developed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to measure the performance of states on various parameters of Food Safety. This index is based on performance of …
What is the role of the Chief of Defence Staff? The Government’s decision in 2019 to create the post of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), a long-pending demand to bring in tri-service synergy and integration, is the biggest top-level …
About the project Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the “PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan” for infrastructure development aimed at boosting multimodal connectivity and driving down logistics costs. PM GatiShakti is a digital platform that connects 16 ministries …
Why in News: The Union Civil Aviation Minister has said that the Government of India is exploring the possibility of inviting manufacturers of Electric Vertical Take off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft to set up base in India. What is eVTOL? …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Jan Samarth portal, a repository of a dozen credit-linked government schemes. The Prime Minister urged bank chiefs to make it easier for people to get loans through the new …
Why in News? The International Liquid-Mirror Telescope (ILMT) has been set up at the Devasthal Observatory campus owned by Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital in Uttarakhand. What is a liquid-mirror telescope? The …
What is Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology? Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that uses radio waves to automatically identify various tagged objects. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a wireless tracking method that uses tags and readers to track objects. Transponder, …
Why in News: India and Israel has signed a ‘vision Statement’ to further deepen the long-standing defence cooperation. Some of the Israeli technologies used by India Israel has been one of India’s top defence partners supplying a range of high …