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Digital India Bill Draft Subject: Economy Section: National Economy Draft Bill is being prepared, it will replace the Information Technology Act, 2000 (the present ‘Internet Law’). It is a key pillar of framework of technology regulations the which also includes the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022, and […]
NavIC 2nd Gen Subject: Economy Section: National Economy The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) also referred to as Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is a regional satellite navigation system that used 7 satellites for its positioning services. Recently it is being upgraded to the next gen version. 2nd gen satellite (NVS-01) launched. […]
Textile PLI 2.0 Subject: Economy Section: National Economy The second edition of the Production linked incentive (PLI) Scheme for textile has been put up for approval of the Cabinet. The highlights are as follows: Outlay of Rs. 4,307 crore Enhanced coverage to now also include manufacture of garments, textiles and accessories of both […]
SEBI to bring regulations for financial influencers (Finfluencers) Subject :Economy Section: Capital market In News: SEBI has asked finfluencer P R Sundar to deposit 6 crore as disgorgement for selling investor courses without SEBI approval, and has been banned for a year from the securities market. Key Elements that regulation should address: An […]
Salt caverns as strategic petroleum reserves in India Subject :Geography Section: Economic Geography Context India is exploring the idea of developing salt caverns in Rajasthan as strategic petroleum reserves and public sector consultancy Engineers India Limited(EIL) has been tasked with studying its prospects and feasibility. Existing strategic petroleum reserves India has three strategic […]
XPoSAT Subject :Science and Technology Section: Space technology Context : The Indian Space Research Organisation is collaborating with the Raman Research Institutes, Bengaluru ,to build the X-ray polarimeter satellite(XPoSAT), which is scheduled to be launched later this year. What is XPoSAT mission According to ISRO,”XPoSAT will study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray […]
Shrinking of lakes worldwide Subject: Geography Section: Places in news Context: More than 50 percent of the world’s largest lakes and reservoirs have shrunk over the past three decades, also more than half of the reservoirs located in peninsular India have witnessed substantial water storage decline. Moreover among the affected among natural lakes […]
RBI net seller of US dollar Subject :Economy Section: External Sector Context: In FY 2023, the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) became a net seller of the US dollar after remaining a net purchaser for three consecutive years. It sold $ 25.52 billion on a net basis in the spot foreign exchange market. Why […]
Challenges of climbing Mt Everest Subject :Economy Section: Capital market Context The recent death of Australian man Jason Kennison after reaching the summit of Mount Everest highlights how dangerous mountain climbing can be.2023 year will be one of busiest and deadly seasons so far with 11 confirmed deaths. What makes Mount Everest so […]
Floating point operations system(FLOPs) and Supercomputers Subject : Science and Technology Section: Context India will unveil its 18 new supercomputers for weather forecasting institutes later this year. The new supercomputer is expected to improve weather forecasts at the block level, help weather scientists give higher resolution ranges of the forecast, predict cyclones with […]