Context: The government’s North East Venture Fund (NEVF) has invested in 37 startups since its launch in 2017 as per Minister of Development of the North East Region. North East Venture Fund (NEVF): NEVF, which is the first and the only dedicated Venture Read More
Context Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone virtually to revamp the 508 railway stations across the country with an investment of Rs.25, 000 crore under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme. Out of 508, 13 stations are listed in Karnataka. About About Read More
Context Recently, Rajya Sabha Chairman referred complaints related to the privilege of the House against Derek O’Brien and Raghav Chadha to the privileges committee. About What is Privilege Motion? Parliamentary privileges are certain rights conferred to the Members of Parliament for conducting the business of the Parliament. There is no codified list of Read More
Context: As a reworked version of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (DPDP Bill) reaches Parliament, it is prudent to talk about one demographic that often receives less attention in the conversation on data privacy — i.e. children. Why focus on Read More
Context In 2021-2022, India surpassed Brazil to become the largest sugar producer in the world, producing 359 lakh tonnes. Being a Cash Crop, excess sugarcane production has led to chronic ground water table depletion. About Sugarcane production is on rise in India: India is the world’s largest Read More
Context The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is going to revise its current recommendations aimed at safeguarding non-profit organisations (NPOs) from being abused for terrorist financing. The FATF Recommendations are recognized as the global anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) standards. FATF: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an independent inter-governmental Read More
Context A publication, titled ‘75 Endemic Birds of India’, which was released on the 108th foundation day of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), points out that about 5% of birds found in the country are endemic and are not reported in other parts of the world. India’s Read More
Context The recently inaugurated Bharat Mandapam, which is going to host the G20 Summit in New Delhi, is a symbol of India’s idea of ‘the whole earth is one family’. About About Bharat Mandapam: The international exhibition-cum-convention Centre (IECC) complex named Bharat Mandapam is Read More
Context: According to the recently released Arthur D Little (ADL) report, India’s space economy could potentially touch $100 billion by 2040. More about the News: Global space market is projected to reach $1 trillion by 2040. Government of India Target: With its current trajectory, India’s space economy Read More
Context: NASA detected a signal from its Voyager 2 spacecraft on August 1, after losing communication for over a week. About Voyager Mission: It is a space exploration program conducted by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) that launched two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, Read More