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Why in News? Recently, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022 in the Lok Sabha. The Bill promotes ease of doing business by decriminalising minor offences in 42 Acts administered by 19 ministries. What’s in Jan Vishwas Bill 2022? Aim: It suggests replacing numerous minor …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently, the RBI Deputy Governor stressed on the need for regulated entities to assess climate-linked financial risks along with a demand for a formal definition of green finance. About What is Environmental, social, and governance (ESG)? These investments fall under the category of socially responsible investing, which takes into account an investment’s …
Read MoreWhy in News? West Bengal’s Lalbazaar is not just an art hub, but is also becoming a center for dokra, a popular metalcraft. In 2018, Dokra craft from West Bengal was presented with the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. What is Dokra? The Ojha metalsmiths who live in places like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, and …
Read MoreWhy in News? Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), the flagship initiative of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, has reached a milestone with the signing of its 150th contract. The contract relates to an Indian Navy project of the Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC 7) SPRINT edition. What is iDEX? About: iDEX, which was …
Read MoreWhy in News? India is expected to roll out the indigenously developed CERVAVAC vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer among girls aged 9-14 years through their schools by mid-2023. The decision was based on the National Technical Advisory Group for Immunisation (NTAGI) recommendation to introduce the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine in the Universal Immunisation …
Read MoreWhy in the News? Recently, the Social Progress Index (SPI) for States and Districts of India was released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). The SPI was compiled by the Institute for Competitiveness and Social Progress Imperative. The report also dwells on India’s performance (ranked 110 out of 169 nations) based …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently, Russia and China have begun a joint naval exercise in the East China Sea. What are the Key Points of the Exercises? Firearms training and anti-submarine drills are part of it. The drills’ major objectives are to uphold peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific area and to improve naval cooperation between …
Read MoreWhy in the News? Bharat Biotech’s intranasal vaccine, BBV154 or Incovacc is the world’s first intranasal vaccine to be approved as a booster dose for Covid-19. What is Incovacc? About: The nasal vaccine is a recombinant replication-deficient adenovirus vectored vaccine with a pre-fusion stabilized spike protein. Significance: With the vaccine being delivered through a nasal …
Read MoreContext: GI tag for Joynagar Moa has been extended for 10 years. About Joynagar Moa: The moais, which are thought to have been created in 1904, are composed of fragrant khoi, or popped rice, which is combined with raisins, cashew nuts, jaggery, and sugar. It only keeps for five days without refrigeration, which is a …
Read MoreContext: Information regarding data security of Facial recognition technology was given by Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. The technology was also in news with respect to Digi Yatri installed in 3 airports. What is Facial Recognition Technology? A …
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