Why in News? The three-day International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023) has commenced in New Delhi. The conference aims to establish a Green Hydrogen ecosystem and foster a systemic approach to global decarbonisation goals. What are the Main Themes of the Conference? Hydrogen Read More …
Day: July 8, 2023
Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft integrated with launch vehicle Context
Context Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), has integrated the spacecraft with the launch vehicle — Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) with an aim to launch Chandrayaan-3 in July. What is Chandrayaan Mission? Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and Read More …
National Research Foundation’s vision: A chance at genuine innovation
Context The Central government has finally given clearance to the establishment of National Research Foundation (NRF) as recommended by National Education Policy 2020. Need for NRF Static Funding– The number of doctoral students increased significantly. However, the overall funding under Read More …
SC asks NGO to move govt against sarpanch-patism
Context The Supreme Court said that the government, and not the judiciary, should look into the problem of men often wielding the actual power behind elected women who remain “faceless wives and daughters-in-law” in grassroots politics. About Panchayat: ‘Panchayat’, being “Local government”, is a state Read More …
Internet Shutdown
Context Over the past few years, the Indian government has increasingly been trying to control law and order by shutting access to the Internet. Between 2016 and 2022, 60% of Internet shutdowns across the world took place in India. What is Internet Read More …
Internationalisation of rupee
India is aiming to make the rupee a global currency. What does internationalisation of the rupee mean? Internationalisation is a process that involves increasing the use of the rupee in cross-border transactions. It involves promoting the rupee for import and export trade and Read More …
Risks faced by Zaporizhzhya
Context Russia and Ukraine recently accused each other of planning to attack the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the southern Ukraine. About Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant Location: On the banks of the Dnieper river,200 kilometers from the conflicted Donbas region. Significance: One of the Read More …