Why in News: A media clarification issued by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence has brought to light two recent defence pacts it has signed with India that neither side officially announced. What is the pact about The receipt of Floating …
Why in News: The annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine, which remained suspended for the past three years, will resume soon. About Amarnath Yatra is a pilgrimage visit to Amarnath cave which is a Hindu shrine located in Kashmir. …
Why in News: Google is said to be testing support for variable refresh rates (VRR) in the Chrome OS The feature could improve gaming experience What is VRR? Refresh rate is the number of times a display is capable of …
What’s in News: Biologists from Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad (CCMB), have conducted a study to understand how mitochondria became an inseparable part of animal and plant cells. Background of the study Today, mitochondria are well known to …
About the Scheme The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched the Central Sector Scheme “SMILE- Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”. The umbrella scheme is designed to provide welfare measures to the Transgender community and the …
Background: Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the setting up of National Land Monetization Corporation to monetise surplus land and building assets of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and other agencies linked to the Government. This is to be fully owned …
Why in the news? Recently, The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has announced an annual change of 10.76% in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), which could translate into the steepest price increases in years for over 800 scheduled drugs and …
Why in the news? Recently, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by the Defence Minister cleared the Approval for procurement of a GSAT 7B satellite, along with equipment like Night Sight (image intensifier), 4X4 light vehicles, and Air Defence Fire …
About Bucharest Nine? The “Bucharest Nine” is a group of nine NATO countries in Eastern Europe that became part of the US-led military alliance after the end of the Cold War. The Bucharest Nine or Bucharest Format, often abbreviated as …
About the scheme The Government of India under the Ministry of Science and Technology had instituted “The Swarnajayanti Fellowships” to commemorate India’s fiftieth year of Independence in 1997. Under this scheme a selected number of young scientists, with proven track …