Exercise KAKADU-2018
Context: After having been deployed to the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean for over four months, which included representing Indian Navy in multinational exercises MALABAR 18 at Guam…
Government announces Regulations for Drones
Context: Drones are a technology platform which has wide-ranging applications from photography to agriculture, from infrastructure asset maintenance to insurance. Drones range in size from very small and those that…
India’s first biofuel powered flight undertakes maiden voyage
Context: A historic flight powered by indigenously produced aviation biofuel based on patented technology of CSIR-IIP Dehradun was flagged off today from Dehradun airport. A game changer: It is a…
Interview: Dr. Kapil Gupta* on Urban Floods
What is an urban flood? How is it different from rural flood or any other flood? The term urban flood consists of two parts - ‘urban’ and ‘flood’. According to…
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0
Context: Higher Education Institutions of Human Resource Development Ministry under its flagship program – Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) 2.0 will participate in Gram Sabhas to be organised on the occasion…
PARIVESH
Context: The Prime Minister launched PARIVESH (Pro-Active and Responsive facilitation by Interactive, Virtuous andEnvironmental Single-window Hub) on the occasion of World Biofuel Day, here today. PARIVESH is a Single-Window Integrated Environmental Management System, developed in pursuance of the spirit…
Concessional Financing Scheme
Context: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister has approved the first extension of Concessional Financing Scheme(CFS) to support Indian Entities bidding for strategically important infrastructure projects abroad. Details: Under…
Policy Framework for exploration and exploitation of Unconventional Hydrocarbons
Context: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the policy to permit exploration and exploitation of unconventional hydrocarbons such as Shale oil/gas, Coal Bed Methane (CBM) etc.…
Special Remission Scheme
Context: The Union Cabinet has given its approval to grant Special Remission to Prisoners as part of Commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. State Governments will place the…
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties
Context: Cabinet approves accession to WIPO Copyright Treaty, 1996 and WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty, 1996. The treaties extend coverage of copyright to the internet and digital environment. Benefits: Meeting…
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