Protected mobility vehicles: The Indian Army has floated a ‘Request for information (RIF)’ to purchase Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMV) for high-altitude areas and for deserts and plains. The PMV is essentially a wheeled armoured personnel carrier. It provides protection to the soldiers travelling inside the vehicle from mine blasts and sudden attack by small arms.Read more
Devashayam Pillae: First Indian layman to be declared a saint by Pope Francis during a canonisation ceremony at the Vatican. Born in 1712, he was an official in the court of Travancore’s Maharaja Marthanda Varma when he was instructed into the Catholic faith by a Dutch naval commander. “Lazarus” or “Devasahayam” in Malayalam, translatesRead more
The Government of India has banned the export of wheat with immediate effect, considering the need for the support of neighbouring countries to manage the country’s overall food security. The government has placed the export of wheat in the “prohibited” category. Reasons: A rise in global prices for wheat was threatening the food security ofRead more
The Indian rupee fell to an all-time low of 77.44 against the U.S. Dollar. Impact: Positive: Weaker rupee should theoretically give a boost to India’s exports, but in an environment of uncertainty and weak global demand, a fall in the external value of rupee may not translate into higher exports. Negative: It poses risk ofRead more
The report has claimed that climate change is an important emerging driver of change in bird communities and a particular concern for tropical montane, polar, and migratory species. Key findings: The threat has been attributed to almost half of the 10,994 recognised extant species of birds to the expanding human footprint on the natural worldRead more
Power shortages are being reported around the country as coal supplies hit their lowest pre-summer levels in nine years, causing blackouts. Concerns are growing over how India can manage with soaring electricity demand amid record-breaking temperatures this summer. With India having had its warmest March in 122 years, power demand is anticipated to soar atRead more
Recently, The Punjab government has decided to bring one million hectares under the Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) technique for the crop this year. Direct seeding is a method under which pre-germinated seeds are directly drilled into the field by a tractor-powered machine. There is no nursery preparation or transplantation involved in this method. InRead more
Recently, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) issued new directives that require Virtual Private Network (VPN) providers to store user data for five years. What is VPN? VPN describes the opportunity to establish a protected network connection when using public networks. It encrypts internet traffic and disguise a user’s online identity. This makes itRead more
RBI has raised the repo rate by 40 basis points and the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points to fight inflation. Why? Inflation has been rising for over two years: By law, the RBI is supposed to target retail inflation at 4%. Inflation constantly above 4% since last year. Inflation has not beenRead more
Member of Parliament (MP) from Barrackpore constituency in West Bengal met Textile Minister to apprise him about issues concerning jute farmers, workers and the overall jute industry. About jute: The jute plant needs a plain alluvial soil and standing water. Soft water is necessary for jute production. The suitable climate for growing jute (warm andRead more
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