Drone Sector in India Context: The production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the drone industry was notified by the Ministry of civil aviation in September 2021 What is there in the scheme? Under the scheme, manufacturers of drones and drone components will be […]
National Financial Reporting Authority Context: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of former finance secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey as the chairperson of the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA). NFRA National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) is a statutory […]
Phosphorus Shells Context: A senior Ukrainian police officer has accused Russian forces of launching phosphorus bomb attacks in the eastern region of Lugansk. About: White phosphorus munitions are weapons that use one of the common allotropes of the chemical element phosphorus. White phosphorus is used in smoke, illumination, […]
GenOMICC Project Context: Scientists in the United Kingdom as part of a research project, GenOMICC (Genetics of Mortality in Critical Care), have identified 16 new genetic variants that make a person more susceptible to a severe COVID-19 infection. About: The GenOMICC project is […]
TRAI Context: Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) organised a seminar on “25 Years of TRAI Act: Way Forward for Stakeholders (Telecom, Broadcasting, IT, AERA and Aadhaar)” About TRAI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act (TRAI) was enacted in 1997. This Act established […]
India’s Stand in the UN – Challenges for the future Context: India at the UN has refused to condemn the violation of human rights of the Ukrainian citizens who are facing an armed attack by the Russian forces. Keeping in mind the large number of […]
Implications of the Unguided Missile Context: The accidental firing of a missile by India into Pakistan could have led to serious, unintended escalation of tensions between the two nuclear-armed countries, but, fortunately, that did not happen. Moreover India’s image as a global image of […]
Front Page: PM briefed on missile issue, reviews defence situation India relocates embassy in Ukraine to Poland Editorial: No ovation for India’s stand on the Ukraine war The mandates, voter messages, political takeaways Unguided missile News: Budget session to resume from Monday Ukraine crisis delays […]