Why in News: The government of India announced the launch of the pilot phase of open network for digital commerce (ONDC) in five cities with an aim to “democratise” the country’s fast growing digital e-commerce space that is currently dominated …
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? The second-year anniversary of ‘National AI Portal (https://indiaai.gov.in)’ was celebrated recently. The National AI Portal is a joint initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and NASSCOM. The portal focuses …
What’s in the news? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has accorded its approval for supply of fortified rice throughout the Targeted Public Distribution System, Integrated Child Development Services, Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman-PM POSHAN and Other Welfare Schemes in …
What’s in News: The Defence Minister unveiled the second edition of the ‘Mehar Baba’ swarm drone competition by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for Indian start-ups to develop a swarm drone based system to detect foreign objects on aircraft operating …
Background According to the estimates of the FAO, about 60 per cent of the global population is still dependent, directly or indirectly, on agriculture. Yet, its contribution to the world GDP is just about 4 per cent — a dismal …
What is it? A platform cooperative is a digital platform — a website or mobile app that is designed to provide a service or sell a product — that is collectively owned and governed by the people who depend on …
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 …
What is decomposition? When a plant, animal, or insect dies, that plant, animal, or insect is broken into tiny pieces and those pieces become part of the soil. This is called decomposition. Bacteria, fungi, and some worms break down dead …
Why in the news? A child mortality in Kerala has been reported, after being infected with the Nipah virus recently. What is Nipah virus? Nipah virus (NiV) is a ‘zoonotic’ virus, that is, it is transmitted to human beings from …