GI tags are given to crafts from Rajasthan, mangoes grown in Goa Context: The Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) label to seven items from all over India, including four from Rajasthan. The items that received the label included the Jalesar […]
KCR demands Bharat Ratna for social reformer Anna Bhau Sathe Context : The founder of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, has urged the Maharashtra government to submit a proposal to the Center and the Telangana government will also write to […]
Govt. floats draft National Deep Tech Start-up Policy Context : A draft of the National Deep Tech Startup Policy (NDTSP) was released for public review on Monday by the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government (PSAG), following the high-level iteration of two […]
Delhi services Bill likely to be tabled today in LS Context On Tuesday, the Lok Sabha will hear the introduction of the bill that would replace the Delhi Services Ordinance. The Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) would have the last say on all postings and transfers for officials […]
Mapping India’s chip design ecosystem Context According to media sources, the Indian government is debating a proposal to choose an ownership share in domestic chip design firms as part of the second phase of the design-linked incentive (DLI) scheme for the semiconductor industry. What are […]
The Threat Of Dengue Fever Escalates Globally Context The worrisome recent increase in dengue incidence around the world, notably in new places, presents serious public health issues. The WHO predicts that this year may see a record number of cases as a result of climate […]
India’s tiger population goes up, and M.P. has most big cats Context: According to a projection presented on Saturday, India’s tiger population will expand to 3,682 from 2,967 in 2022. This is an increase from April, when the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), which oversees […]
Turbulence hits UDAN scheme, 50% of routes grounded Context: Construction of “74 airports in seven years” as opposed to the same number built in the seven decades after Independence is the government’s major claim to achievement in the aviation industry since 2014. Only 11 of […]
Modi says India can become the hub of chip-making industry Context In his opening remarks at the ‘Semicon India 2023’ summit in Gujarat on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a persuasive case for why India would become a major centre for the semiconductor and […]
India, Japan will work to strengthen ‘peacetime cooperation’: Jaishankar Context: Jaishankar, India’s minister of external affairs, avoided a question about how the two nations would cooperate in the event of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait or between India and China at the Line of […]