What’s in the news? The Ministry of Education has released the report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2020-21 on school education of India. The UDISE+ system of online data collection from the schools was developed by …
What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the setting up National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) as a wholly owned Government of India company with an initial authorized share capital of Rs …
Coral reefs are one of the world’s most biologically diverse marine ecosystems. Coral reefs play an important role in marine ecosystems by providing habitat for marine flora and fauna. Climate change is putting the vast diversity of animal and plant …
Why in News? Meghalaya has withdrawn consent to the CBI to investigate cases in the state, becoming the ninth state to have taken this step. What is general consent? The CBI is governed by The Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) …
Why in News? Recent events of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has long-term implications for India, most significantly on the decades-old defence trade between the two. Even as the most immediate impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on India is the …
What is Kavach? It is indigenously built Automatic Train Protection System in development since 2012, under the name Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), which got rechristened to Kavach or “armour”. It is a set of electronic devices and Radio Frequency …
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 …