Science & Technology
Parliament passed the Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020. Now the Bill will go to the President of India for his assent The salient features of the Major Port Authorities Bill 2020 are as under: The Bill is more compact in comparison to the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 as the number of sections has been […]
On Republic Day, the Prison Department of Maharashtra launched its jail tourism initiative starting with more than 150-year-old Yerawada Central Prison in Pune Constructed in 1866, Yerawada Central Prison is the largest jail in Maharashtra and one of the largest maximum security prisons in the country. In Maharashtra, there are 16 functioning prisons that were […]
Joe Biden assumed office as President of the United States on January 20, 2021, and among the first orders he signed was one to restore America’s participation in the United Nations Paris Agreement on climate change His decision on America’s return will take effect on February 19, which would be 107 days after its withdrawal […]
US-based Electric car maker, Tesla has incorporated a fully owned subsidiary in Bengaluru as a first step to set up an R&D unit and a manufacturing plant for its electric vehicles in the country Tesla has registered its 100 per cent subsidiary, as – Tesla India Motors and Energy Pvt Ltd, according to disclosures with […]
The Indian Army has signed a $20-million contract with ideaForge, a player in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, to procure undisclosed quantities of a high-altitude variant of SWITCH UAV SWITCH UAV is an indigenous system built to cater to the most demanding surveillance operations of the Indian forces. This fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing UAV […]
Celebrated Indian-American author Ved Mehta, who overcame blindness and became widely known as the 20th century writer most responsible for introducing American readers to India, died in the U.S. , with complications from Parkinson’s disease Ved Parkash Mehta (1934 –2021) was an Indian-born writer who lived and worked mainly in the United States. He lost […]
India’s first indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol has been jointly developed by DRDO and Indian Army The weapon is named “Asmi” meaning “Pride”, “Self-Respect” & “Hard Work”. Infantry School, Mhow and DRDO’s Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune have designed and developed this weapon. The Machine Pistol fires the in-service 9mm ammunition and sports an […]
Union Minister for Environment released Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of 146 National Park and Wildlife Sanctuaries in the Country At present, India has a network of 903 Protected Areas in the country covering about 5% of the total geographic area of the country. In order to assess the efficacy of Protected Areas, evaluation of management […]
On 9 January 2021, a Boeing 737-500 (PK-CLC) operating Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 went missing after taking off from Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta Airport on route to Pontianak Supadio Airport. The aircraft crashed near the Thousand Islands The Thousand Islands (officially Kepulauan Seribu) are a chain of islands to the north of Jakarta’s coast. It forms the […]
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NHPC Limited for providing its technical expertise in developing renewable energy projects Under the MoU, IREDA will undertake Techno-Financial due diligence of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency and conservation projects for NHPC. IREDA will assist NHPC in developing an action plan to […]