FAME INDIA SCHEME Subject : Economy Concept : FAME India is a part of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan. Main thrust of FAME is to encourage electric vehicles by providing subsidies. The FAME India Scheme is aimed at incentivising all vehicle segments. Two phases of the scheme: Phase I: started in 2015 […]
DEEP SEA SUBMARINE RESCUE SYSTEM Subject: Defence Concept: The Indian Navy has formally inducted its first Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) System at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. DSRV is used to rescue crew members stranded in submarines that get disabled. The Indian Navy joins a select group of naval forces in the […]
INVISIBLE DISABILITIES Subject : Social Issue Concept : Invisible conditions are more difficult to detect by medical doctors. Many such conditions go undiagnosed or are misdiagnosed. The stigma surrounding a chronic disease or disorder and the realisation that a seemingly healthy child is having a condition which affects functional efficiency throughout life, may […]
TELE LAW INITIATIVE Subject: Polity Concept: Tele-Law programme was launched by the Ministry of Law and Justice in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched in 2017 to address cases at pre–litigation stage. It is a service that uses video conferencing facilities and telephone services to connect lawyers to […]
Woolly rhino Subject: Environment Context: Preserved carcass of an Ice Age-era woolly rhino has been unearthed as a result of melting permafrost. Concept: Recent years have seen major discoveries of the remains of mammoths, woolly rhinos, foal, several puppies and cave-lion cubs in parts of Siberia. Such discoveries are becoming too frequent as […]
Deeporbeel Subject: Environment Context: Community fishing has been banned in Deeporbeel as the only Ramsar site in Assam shrank by 35% from 1991 level. Concept: DeeporBeel, a freshwater lake on the south-western edge of Guwahati, was designated a Ramsar site in 2002 for sustaining a range of aquatic life forms besides sustaining 219 […]
Ramateertham temple Subject: Art and Culture Context: Ramateertham temple in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh turned into a political war zone over vandalism of idol of Ram. Concept: It is a 16th century temple of Lord Rama with Lakshman and Sita in “silver Kavachas”. Apart from this place is also known as an […]
D Voters Subject: Indian Polity Context: A group of 100 volunteers from various fields have teamed up with lawyers to arm economically and educationally weak people with knowledge about their rights against victimisation in Assam as many have been categorised as “D Voters” or default voters. Concept: D Voters is a category of […]
Agriculture: Division of power between states and the Centre by the Constitution Subject: Polity/Indian Constitution Context: India has been witnessing a month-long farmers’ protest over three farm acts passed by the Parliament. One of the issues in whole saga has been “agriculture” as a subject which is majorly in states subject list is […]
Klein tunnelling Subject: Science and technology Context: Researchers have shown in the lab evidence for the nearly century old proposition that relativistic particles can penetrate a barrier with 100% transmission. Concept: Relativistic particle is particles which moves with the speed of speed comparable to the light or kinetic energies are comparable with the […]