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Centre releases draft bill to bring hydrogen under oilfields act Subject : Legislations Context : The Centre plans to bring hydrogen generated from crude oil under the ambit of the Oilfields (Regulation & Development) Act, 1948. Concept : Oilfields (Regulation & Development) Act, 1948 It deals with ‘mineral oils’ as understood in the […]
National Portal for Transgender persons Subject: Governance Context: Just over six months after it was launched, the Centre’s national portal for issuing certificates of identity to transgender persons has issued 1,557 certificates as of June 16, 2021, according to Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry data. Concept: In November 2020, Union Minister for Social […]
NAFED Fortified Rice Bran Oil Subject : Economy Context : Department of Food and Public Distribution E-launched “NAFED Fortified Rice Bran Oil”. Concept : Rice bran oil is the oil extracted from the hard outer brown layer of rice called chaff (rice husk). It is known for its high smoke point of 232 […]
FUTURISTIC INFANTRY COMBAT VEHICLES (FICVs) Subject : Defence Context : The Indian Army has issued a tender, or a Request For Information (RFI), for the procurement of 1,750 Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICVs) to replace the Russian-origin infantry vehicles in service. Concept : This is the Army’s third attempt for the procurement of […]
Russia, U.K. spar over Black Sea incident Subject : Geography / IR Context : Russia accused Britain on Thursday of spreading lies over a warship confrontation in the Black Sea and warned London that it would respond resolutely to any further provocative actions by the British Navy off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea. […]
UPSC to meet on June 28 to select panel for TN Police chief post Subject : Polity / Governance Context :The names of seven DGP rank officers of the Tamil Nadu cadre drawn from the 1987 to 1989 IPS batches were already sent to the UPSC for shortlisting. Concept : However, the UPSC […]
Indian Navy to get its first ever indigenous aircraft carrier IAC-1 Vikrant next year Subject : Defence Context : Onboard the deck of IAC-1, the defence minister said, “The IAC boasts of nearly 75 percent indigenous content. This includes the design, the steel used in the construction and key weapons and sensors.” Concept […]
Ambergris or ‘Whale Vomit’ Subject : Science / Environment Context : Recently, there have been two cases where the Mumbai Police has arrested five persons trying to sell Ambergris or ‘whale vomit’. Concept : Ambergris It is generally referred to as whale vomit. It is a solid waxy substance that floats around the surface […]
Mukesh Ambani eyes a 75k crore green future for Reliance Subject : Economy Context : Reliance Industries has laid out an ambitious plan worth Rs 75,000 crore to pivot towards green energy as its chief Mukesh Ambani announced that the company will look to cut down its carbon footprint to nil by 2035 […]
Adani’s Australian arm strikes coal at Carmichael mine Subject : Economy / Geography Context : The Adani group struck first coal from its Carmichael, Australia project on Thursday and will start shipping to its customers according to schedule. With this, the project will not only lift the economic prospects of the hitherto barren […]