New centre for carbon capture utilisation at IIT Bombay TOPIC: Environment Context- The Department of Science & Technology (DST) under the Union Ministry of Science and Technology has established the National Centre of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilisation (NCOE-CCU) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. Concept- About NCOE-CCU: This Centre of […]
HALLMARKING OF GOLD JEWELLARY & ARTEFACTS TOPIC: Economy Context- The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chennai region, has increased drawing of market samples to check the conformity to mandatory hallmarking of gold ornaments and Hallmark Unique ID (HUID) in jewellery. Concept- BIS Hallmarking Scheme: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Hallmarking Scheme was launched […]
QUESTION HOUR TOPIC: Polity Context- Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that this was the first time in 70 years that no Cabinet Minister had replied to questions posed by members during the Question Hour. Concept- Question Hour: Question Hour is the first hour of a sitting […]
DEATH PENALTY TOPIC: Polity Context- The judgment by a three-judge Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar came in the rape and murder of a seven-year-old. The court commuted the death penalty of the convict to life imprisonment. Concept- Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who authored the judgment, referred to the evolution of the principles of […]
The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- The WHO, on Wednesday, urged rich countries to pay their fair share of the money needed for its plan to conquer Covid by contributing $16 billion as a matter of urgency. Concept- Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator: The Access to […]
GEOMAGNETIC STORMS THAT KILLED STARLINK SATELLITES TOPIC: Science & Tech Context- Elon Musk’s Starlink has lost dozens of satellites that were caught in a geomagnetic storm a day after they were launched causing them to fall from orbit before they could be commissioned. Concept- Geomagnetic storms: Geomagnetic storms occur when a surge of […]
CENTRE’S NEW RULES FOR IMPORT OF DRONES TOPIC: Economy Context- The Centre has banned the import of drones with some exceptions. The move is aimed at giving a boost to domestic manufacturing of drones which is seen as a sector that is set to witness rapid growth this decade. The Budget proposed the […]
Daily Practice Sheet 10 February 2022 Daily Constitution 5th Schedule Daily Facts India’s fiscal deficit (for the Centre) in FY22 is expected to be 6.8% of the GDP, or in layman’s terms about ₹15.06 lakh crore. When considering the debts of States as well, this jumps to about 12.7% of the GDP […]