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The Union Cabinet on December 15, 2021 cleared the Rs 76,000-cr incentive scheme for semiconductors. Under the “Programme for Development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem’, India will set up more than 20 semiconductor design, components manufacturing and display fabrication Read More …
The Union Cabinet on December 15, 2021 has approved an incentive scheme to promote RuPay Debit cards and low-value [upto Rs. 2,000) BHIM-UPI transactions (Person-to-Merchant (P2M)] in the country. Under the scheme, the acquiring Read More …
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has become the first spacecraft to ‘touch’ the sun in April 2021, although it was confirmed in December 2021 by scientists after waiting for months on the data to confirm the discovery. Launched in 2018, Parker Read More …
Askot Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh has been declared as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ). As per the gazette notification issued by the Union Environment Ministry on December 3, the Sanctuary area has been reduced. As a result, the sanctuary area Read More …
Doordarshan will be hosting the international finals of Robocon 2022 in August 2022. The Robot competition, which is organised by Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union and hosted by different member countries every year, will be held in New Delhi in 2022. ABU Read More …
IIT Kanpur has developed a portable soil testing device- “Bhu Parikshak”, which, the institute claims, can detect soil health in just 90 seconds, by use of an embedded mobile application. The rapid soil testing device – which can test up Read More …
A drone mela was organised in Gwalior that saw the participation of drone manufacturers, service providers, and various other stakeholders. The mela was organized by the civil aviation ministry, the Madhya Pradesh government, and the industry body Ficci. During the Read More …
Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on December 12, 2021 launched an e-learning initiative ‘Unnati’ by the southwest district of the police force. It will help educate youths and impart skill training to school dropouts from the weaker sections of society, officials Read More …
India’s first Green Hydrogen Microgrid Projects to be set up at Simhadri near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) said, the projects will be a precursor to large-scale hydrogen energy storage projects and would be useful Read More …
Parliament has passed the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill. The Bill will replace the ordinance promulgated in this regard. The Bill seeks to amend the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, Read More …
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on December 14, 2021 officially recognized the 38 degrees Celsius measured in Siberia in 2020 as a new record high for the Arctic, sounding alarm bells over climate change. The sweltering heat, equivalent to 100.4 Read More …
The Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention on Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has inscribed ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Intergovernmental committee announced this during its 16th session held at Read More …
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed supersonic missile assisted torpedo system (SMAT) was successfully launched from Wheeler Island in Odisha on December 13, 201. The system is a next generation missile-based standoff torpedo delivery system. During the mission, full Read More …
Tigray rebels on December 12, 2021 recaptured the north Ethiopian town of Lalibela, home to a UNESCO world heritage site, 11 days after Ethiopian forces said they had taken it back. According to UN, Northern Ethiopia is facing mass starvation Read More …
A Royal Bengal tiger has been sighted first time in 23 years in the Buxa reserve in Airpurduar district in north Bengal. The forest department shared a camera trap picture of the tiger spotted at the East Damanpur range of Read More …