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Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: A new study finds that Greenland has more than 120 trillion tons of ice that can be thought of as zombie ice that’s going to raise sea level globally by at least 10 inches Zombie ice It’s […]
Patents officers’ body seek judicial intervention against arbitrary work target Subject: Science and Technology Section: Intellectual Property Context: The quality of innovation in patents granted in the country may be suffering due to the mad rush to achieve unrealistic targets set up by the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Mark (CGPDTM) […]
GeM to launch carbon neutral services in govt departments Subject: Government scheme Section: Context: Public procurement portal Government e-Marketplace (GeM) will soon launch carbon neutral services to estimate the carbon footprint of various central government ministries and departments and help them work towards carbon neutrality. Ministries and government departments can also get mitigation […]
The significance of NASA’s Artemis mission, the beginning of a new age of human exploration of the Moon Subject: Science and Tech Section: Space Science Context: NASA’s Artemis 1 mission is aimed at exploring the Moon with the specific objective of getting human beings back on the lunar surface and possibly beyond — […]
Banking Frauds Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy Context: With the intent of improving consumer protection amid cases of digital frauds, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in discussions to set up a fraud registry to create a database of fraudulent websites, phones and various methods used by fraudsters. Details: About 39 per […]
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) Subject: Governance Scheme Context: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) – National Mission for Financial Inclusion, completes eight years of successful implementation Concept: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit Accounts, […]
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 […]