Heat Dome Recently, the Pacific Northwest and some parts of Canada recorded temperatures around 47 degrees, causing a “historic” heat wave. This is a result of a phenomenon referred to as a “heat dome”. Key Points About: The phenomenon begins when there is a strong change (orgradient) in ocean temperatures. In the process known as convection, the gradient causes more warm air, heated by the ocean surface, […]
Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Public interest litigation (PIL) is a legal action brought to safeguard “Public Interest” in a court of law. A public interest lawsuit can be filed in a court of law to address any issue that threatens the interests of the general public, such as pollution, terrorism, road safety, construction dangers, etc.
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Global Cybersecurity Index: ITU Recently, India has ranked tenth (10th) in Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020 by ITU (International Telecommunication Union) by moving up 37 Top countries: USA (1st), UK and Saudi Arabia (2nd), Estonia (3rd) Performance is based on five parameters of cybersecurity – Legal measures, technical measures, organisational measures, capacity development, and cooperation
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Current Account Deficit The current account measures the flow of goods, services, and investments into and out of the It represents a country’s foreign transactions and, like the capital account, is a component of a country’s Balance of Payments (BOP). There is a deficit in Current Account if the value of the goods and
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BharatNet Project Recently, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) ordered the scrapping of a Rs 1,950 crore tender for the BharatNet project in Tamil Nadu. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade It comes under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It was established in 1995 and
NATRAX-High Speed Track Recently, the Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises inaugurated NATRAX- the High Speed Track in Pithampur, Indore (Madhya Pradesh). Key Points About: It is one of the state-of-the-art automotive testing and certification centre under National Automotive Testing and Research and development (R&D) Infrastructure Project (NATRIP), NATRIP is the largest and most
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PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme Recently, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has launched the PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme as a part of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’. The Scheme is expected to generate a total investment of 35,000 crore and 9 lakh skilled and semi-skilled
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Henley Passport Index 2021 India has been ranked 85th in the most powerful passport report ‘Henley Passport Index 2021’. Key Points About the Index: The Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world’spassports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa Originally created by Dr. Christian H. Kaelin (chairman of Henley &Partners), the ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which maintains the
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National Statistics Day Every year, the Statistics Day is celebrated on 29th June, the birth anniversary of Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, to recognise his invaluable contribution in establishing the National Statistical System. Key Points Aim: To popularise the use of statistics in everyday life and sensitise the public as to how statistics help in shaping and framing policies. Theme for 2021: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-
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Special Frontier Force: Vikas Battalion History : In the early wake of the 1962 Sino-Indian War, SFF was founded on November 14th. After the war of 1962, the CIA and Intelligence Bureau (IB) made the decision to train a 5,000-person Tibetan force for potential missions against China. Since the 1950s, the CIA has been engaged
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