Sagar parikarma ✓The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying will inaugurate the ‘Sagar Parikrama’ to know the problems of Coastal Fisher folk. ✓It is a navigation journey to be conducted in all coastal states/UTs through a pre-decided sea route to demonstrate solidarity with ...

COVID - 19 DELTA PLUS VARIANT. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has warned people against the new Covid-19 strain ‘Delta Plus’. □ ABOUT :- ◇ Delta plus (B.1.617.2.1/(AY.1) is a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus formed due to a mutation in the Delta strain of the ...

NEW SHEPHERD. - ( SPACE TOURISM ) A company called Blue Origin concluded the online auction for the first seat on New Shephard, a rocket system meant to take tourists to space.  □ ABOUT :- ◇ New Shephard has been named after astronaut Alan Shephard – the first American to go to space ...

European Space Agency (ESA) has an-nounced a new mission- EnVision mission to Venus. □ ABOUT :- ◇ It is an European Space Agency (ESA) led mission with contributions from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) .  ◇ It is likely to be launched sometime in the 2030s. ...

The Lowest wheat procurement in 15 years- ✓From an all-time high last year, procurement of wheat is set to hit a 15-year low this season, falling below existing stocks for the first time. ● Current Procurement Scenario: ✓The 18.5 million tonnes (mt) likely procurement this time will be ...

RCEP and India’s Current Concerns ✓India currently faces a demand to eliminate duties on 92% of its products and perhaps keep very low duties on another 7%, covering a total of 99% of all its agricultural and industrial products.  ✓What is troubling the government is the fact that other ...

Why Direct Seeding of Rice Matters- ✓The Punjab government recently announced a Rs 1,500 incentive per acre for farmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR), which is known for saving water. ✓Last year, 18% (5.62 lakh hectares) of the total rice area in the state was under DSR against the ...

Demand of NSCN (IM)? A “Greater Nagalim” comprising “all contiguous Naga-inhabited areas”, along with Nagaland. That included several districts of Assam, Arunachal and Manipur, as also a large tract of Myanmar. The Nagaland Assembly has endorsed the ‘Greater Nagalim’ demand — “Integration of ...

PM MITRA SCHEME ✓PM MITRA (Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel) scheme was first announced in Union Budget for 2021-22. ✓It is inspired by the 5F vision: Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign ✓This integrated vision will help furthering the growth of textile sector in the ...

The absence of rain and Reason it is so hot almost everywhere in India- ✓Severe heat conditions have been consistently reported over large parts of India since the beginning of the summer season in March this year. ✓Maximum temperatures in west Rajasthan and Vidarbha in Maharashtra have ...

∆WESTERN DECCAN COINS ✓There was a greater demand for silver currency in the western Deccan, perhaps due to commercial reasons. ✓The Kshatarapa ruler Nahapana introduced a silver currency in the Nashik area. ✓Roman gold coins also flowed into peninsular India in large quantities in the ...

SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY PARK OF INDIA. It is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. □ ABOUT :- ◇ Established in 1991. ◇ Objective of encouraging, promoting and boosting the export of software from India. ◇ The STPI’s Governing Council’s ...