• Experts from the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) in Nagpur are studying the design of a crash barrier made of beema bamboo and coir fibre. These were developed as low-cost alternatives to steel barriers to reduce the number…
Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: University Grants Commission Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Context: • The recent decision of the University Grants Commission to permit select IITs…
Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: Priya Ramani case Mains level: Role of women and women’s organization and Social empowerment. Context: • A Delhi court acquitted/free former journalist Priya Ramani in a defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ…
• Centre launched software and instruction manuals with questionnaires for 5 pan-India surveys. About: • The gap of data deficiency on migrant workers which was evident during COVID-19-induced lockdown would be addressed by these 5 surveys, being conducted by Labour…
• Delimitation Commission (DC) for Jammu and Kashmir was constituted last year to redraw Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir union territory. • Delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir will be based on Census of 2011. About Delimitation:…
• According to the RBI (2020), payments through digital modes are expected to jump to 1.5 billion transactions, worth Rs 15 trillion a day in five years. • In this backdrop, directions aim to set up a robust governance structure…
