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News: The Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) Miniratna Category-I designation has been granted to the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI). The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s main implementing body for renewable energy programmes and projects is Solar Energy Corporation of India. It started operating in 2011. Over 56 GW worth of Renewable …
Read MoreNews: A 2007 report of the Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, which suggested Scheduled Caste (SC) reservation for Dalit converts to Christianity and Islam, was reviewed by the Supreme Court. The research had been rejected by the Centre, but the Supreme Court thinks it contains important evidence that could help evaluate …
Read MoreNews: Following a review, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the U.S. regulator of aviation safety, has maintained the “Category 1” classification for India’s aviation safety oversight. The International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) programme was run by the FAA over the course of a year and included physical audits and an additional review in 2022. This …
Read MoreNews: While discussing India’s democratic history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made reference to the Uttaramerur inscription near Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. The Uttaramerur inscription, which was written during the reign of Parantaka Chola around 920 A.D., About 90 km from Chennai, in the Kancheepuram district, sits Uttaramerur. Around 750 A.D., Nandivarman II of the Pallavas founded …
Read MoreNews: The ‘A-HELP’ (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production) project was introduced by the Uttarakhand government. In the State of Uttarakhand, a scheme called A-HELP (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production) is introduced. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy is collaborating with the Union Ministry of Rural …
Read MoreContext: Researchers from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc), have designed neuromorphic devices using organic materials that have not been used hitherto. Neuromorphic computing is a method of computer engineering in which elements of a computer are modelled in such a way that it starts mimicking the workings of neurons in the brain. It achieves …
Read MoreContext: India is a country which boasts of having a remarkable conservation history, with robust populations of large carnivores such as tigers and leopards, the only populations of the Asiatic lion and greater one-horned rhinoceros, and the largest population of Asian elephants but Much of the success of wildlife conservation in India has been attributed …
Read MoreNews: The International Seabed Authority has made the decision to begin accepting applications for permits from businesses seeking to mine the ocean floor. The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) established the independent international organisation known as the International Seabed Authority. Its responsibility is to make sure that the marine …
Read MoreNews: The usage of sealed cover hearings in court and the broadcast prohibition of a Malayalam channel were both decided upon by the Supreme Court of India. The government was condemned by the Court for weakening procedural protections for a fair hearing and silencing media critics. The Court has created an alternate process to replace …
Read MoreNews: The Language Friendship Bridge is a project that the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has in mind to broaden India’s cultural influence in areas where it has long-standing links. The project’s goal is to make it possible for India to translate its epics, classics, and modern literature into these languages so that people …
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