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1) Laws regarding Moonlighting: Moonlighting refers to a state where employees work for remuneration with entities other than their employer. The Factories Act of 1948 places a restriction on the double employment of workers. However, this is limited only to ‘Factories’ and is not applicable to ‘Companies’ which are regulated by the Companies Act 2013.Read more

1) Sugarcane: India emerges as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar and world’s 2nd largest exporter of sugar. A highly water intensive crop cultivated of tropical and subtropical areas. It grows well in hot and humid climate with a temperature of 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall between 75cm and 100cm. ItRead more

National conference on skilling in non traditional livelihood for girls: Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) will organize National Conference on Skilling in Non-Traditional Livelihood (NTL) for Girls “Betiyan Bane Kushal” under the banner of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child on 11th October, 2022.Read more

Artificial Intelligence: Recently 3rd edition of Global Artificial Intelligence Summit & Awards was held. It was proclaimed that Artificial Intelligence to act as a catalyst in India’s development journey and help realise goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047.   ‘Make in India’ initiative juxtaposed with AI technology, will enable India to become theRead more

Hydrogen cofiring: State-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has signed an MoU with GE Gas Power to explore the feasibility of hydrogen (H2) co-firing blended with natural gas in GE’s gas turbines installed at NTPC’s Kawas gas power plant in Gujarat. Co-firing is the combustion of two different types of materials at the same time.Read more

Quality council of India: Quality Council of India was set up in 1997, jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry represented by the three premier industry associations i.e. Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI),Read more

1) herSTART’ Platform: herSTART’ is the initiative of Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council aims at supporting women-led startups. The platform has been launched with the aim that it will not only boost innovation and start-up efforts of women entrepreneurs but also help them connect with government as well as private enterprises. Through this platform,Read more

1) MGNREGS to fund work to reverse desertification: The government is now planning to bring convergence between MGNREGS and the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas(Published by the Environment Ministry in 2021): At least 30% of India’s total geographical area is under the category of “degraded land”. States with moreRead more

1) UAE’s visa rules: Under UAE’s new immigration laws, the five-year green visa will allow foreigners to sponsor themselves without any help from UAE nationals or their employers Now, green visa holders can sponsor their family members themselves. If the permit for a green visa holder expires, they will be given a period of upRead more

1) Lecanemab: it is an antibody that cleans protein deposits on brain cells and is used to treat Alzheimer’s Known as the “amyloid hypothesis,” a thesis holds that clumps of the protein beta-amyloid accumulate in toxic proportions as the disease progresses. Not only did lecanemab clear the amyloid build-up in the brain cells of participantsRead more