Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) Subject : Polity Section: National Organization Context: Four new facilities at Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur inaugurated by Union Minister Concept: The Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) is one of the biggest research institutes of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), an autonomous […]
780 more defence sub-systems & components to be barred for imports Subject: Schemes Section: Defence Context: To minimise imports by Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the third Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) of 780 strategically important sub-systems and components, which will be strictly procured from the domestic industry […]
Data protection Bill likely in Budget Session Subject :Science and Technology Section: Awareness in computers Context: The draft of the revised data protection Bill will be released for consultation soon with the government planning to present it in Parliament during the Budget session next year, Minister for Telecom and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said. […]
5G cells to piggyback on poles and hoardings Subject : Science and Technology Section: Awareness in IT Context: To expedite the roll out of 5G, telecom operators in the country will leverage street furniture such as poles, advertisement hoardings and bus shelters for deploying low power base stations called ‘Small Cells’ that will […]
Spartech waste post-demolition Subject :Environment Section: Pollution Context: Spartech waste post-demolition Details: The Supertech Twin towers in Sector 93A of Noida, Uttar Pradesh were demolished by controlled implosion at 2.30 pm August 28, 2022. Their being located in a residential neighbourhood of Noida makes it even more essential to introduce interventions to mitigate […]
Fed Monetary Policy Subject : Economy Section: External sector The US central bank will continue aggressive monetary tightening for as long as it takes to bring inflation towards the long-term goal of 2 per cent since the core PCE index — used by the Fed to measure inflation — continues to be at […]
CJI tenure Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Context: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, sworn in as the 49th Chief Justice of India on Saturday, will demit office on November 8 with a tenure of 74 days. Article 124 of the Constitution of India, caps the age of retirement for Supreme Court judges at age […]
What is a full court meeting, called by the new CJI soon after taking charge? Subject :Polity Section: Judiciary Within hours of taking over, the new Chief Justice of India U U Lalit called a meeting of the ‘full court’ Saturday where the judges discussed how to deal with issues relating to listing […]
There will be at least one Constitution Bench in Supreme Court throughout the year: CJI-designate U.U. Lalit. Subject :Polity Section: Judiciary A constitution bench consists of at least five or more judges of the court which is set up to decide substantial questions of law with regard to the interpretation of the constitution in […]
Historian urges Delhi and Punjab to secure Bhagat Singh’s files from Pakistan Subject: History Section: Personality Context: As the Governments of Punjab and Delhi have uniquely adopted the late legends Bhagat Singh and B.R. Ambedkar, respectively, as the official icons of their governments, Professor Chaman Lal, a former senate member of Panjab University […]