Hongyun Project What is the News? China launched its first communication satellite to provide broadband internet services worldwide in an apparent bid to rival Google and other international firms. The satellite was launched from a Long March 11 Read More ……
Category: Current Affairs
Public Credit Registry
Public Credit Registry What is the News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has shortlisted six major IT companies, including Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), Wipro Ltd and IBM India, to set up a wide-based digital Public Credit Read More ……
KALIA Scheme and Its Significance
KALIA Scheme and Its Significance What is the News? Instead of announcing farm loan waiver like other States, the Odisha Cabinet approved the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme amounting to ₹10,000 crore to accelerate Read More ……
Ultima Thule and New Horizons
Ultima Thule and New Horizons What is the News? NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has detected an anomaly related to its next flyby target — an icy world a billion kilometres past Pluto and more than 6.5 billion km Read More ……
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) What is the News? The development of the indigenously designed heavy artillery gun, the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), has advanced to a stage where user assisted trials of the gun Read More ……
Fugitive Economic Offender Ordinance
Fugitive Economic Offender Ordinance HOT ISSUES FOR MAINS(TOPIC #10)(SecureIas Initiative) Fugitive economic offenders ordinance A fugitive economic offender is any individual against whom a warrant for arrest in relation to a scheduled offence has been issued by any Read More ……
Applications of GSAT-7A
Applications of GSAT-7A What is the News? Military communication satellite GSAT-7A, is expected to add a new space-based dimension to the way Indian Air Force interlinks, operates and communicates with its aircraft as they fly and with command centres Read More ……
Buddhist site museum at Lalitgiri in Odisha
Buddhist site museum at Lalitgiri in Odisha What is the News? One of the earliest Buddhist settlements in Odisha, Lalitgiri, where excavations have yielded ancient seals and inscriptions, has been converted into a museum. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Read More ……
Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, 2018
Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, 2018 HOT ISSUES FOR MAINS(TOPIC #13)(SecureIas Initiative) HECI will be in charge of ensuring academic quality in universities and colleges. Regulator will have powers to enforce compliance to the academic quality Read More ……
SDG India Index , It’s importance and Highlights
SDG India Index , It’s importance and Highlights What is the News? Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu have been ranked highest in terms of being on track to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), according Read More ……