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Sir M Visvesvaraya: Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, widely known as Sir MV, was a distinguished engineer, statesman, and scholar who held the position of Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.He was known as the father of Modern Mysore for his outstanding contribution to society. He was the chief engineer responsible for the construction of the KrishnaRead more

C-295 MW aircraft: It is a transport aircraft of 5-10 tonne capacity. It will replace the legacy Avro aircraft in the Indian Air Force (IAF) procured in the 1960s. It is a versatile and efficient tactical transport aircraft which can perform a number of different missions. The aircraft, with a flight endurance of up to 11Read more

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: It is a rare genetic disorder that results from an X-chromosome mutation. It was first described by the French neurologist Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne in 1860.It is characterised by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness due to alterations of a protein called dystrophin that helps keep muscle cells intact. It is a multi-systemic condition affecting many parts of the body, that results in theRead more

Digital Markets Act: It is a groundbreaking European law aiming to prevent large online platforms that connect consumers with content, goods, and services from abusing their market power.The European Commission believes that keeping the big internet companies in check can lead to more competition and choice, greater innovation, better quality, and lower prices.  Key measures: Read more

Global Stocktake: Recently, the synthesis report of the first Global Stocktake was released by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on the eve of the G20 leaders’ summit. It refers to a proposed five-year review of the impact of countries’ climate change actions. Under the Paris Agreement, every country must present a climateRead more

WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism: The Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU)is the main WTO agreement on settling disputes. The General Council of WTO convenes as the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB)to deal with disputes between WTO members. The DSB has the authority to: establish dispute settlement panels; refer matters to arbitration, adopt panel, Appellate Body and arbitration reports; maintain surveillanceRead more

Bharat Drone Shakti 2023: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is teaming up with the Drone Federation of India to co-host ‘Bharat Drone Shakti 2023’. The event will take place at the IAF’s airbase in Hindan (Ghaziabad) and feature live aerial demonstrations by the Indian drone industry. These demonstrations will encompass a diverse range of droneRead more

Malaviya Mission: It aims to provide tailored training programmes for teachers. This programme will work for the capacity building of faculty members in higher educational institutions (HEI).It will ensure continuous professional development and help in building capacities of 15 lakh teachers of HEIs through 111 Malaviya Mission centres across India in a time-bound manner. ItRead more

Indian Green Building Council: The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and was formed in the year 2001.It is India’s Premier certification body. The council offers a wide array of services, which include developing new green building rating programmes, certification services and green building training programmes. TheRead more

Gramodyog Vikas Yojana : It is one of the two components of the Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana, which aims to promote and develop the village industries through common facilities, technological modernisation, training, etc. It includes the activities carried out under different village industries.  Components of the Yojana: Research & Development and Product Innovation support, Capacity Building, MarketingRead more