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Illegal mining is increasing in India. While the illegal mining of minor minerals is common in states like AP, Telangana, and TN; illegal mining of major minerals like coal is common in northeastern states like Assam and Meghalaya. To curb ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
ICMR issues Guidelines for Antibody Test Kits
On May 13, 2020, the Indian Council of Medical Research released guidelines for using rapid antibody kits for COVID-19. The Council has also listed the names of the manufacturers that produced these kits. It includes two Chinese manufacturers as well. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
HAL and Israel’s Elbit Systems sign MoU for UAV development
During the on-going exhibition DefExpo-2020, an MoU was signed between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Israel’s Elbit Systems, for joint development of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The agreement aims at analyzing the feasibility of developing an UAV, which performs vertical ..
Indian Railway to Install IP based Video Surveillance System
With a motive to strengthen security at Railway Stations, Indian Railways is in the urge of installing Internet Protocol (IP) based Video Surveillance System (VSS) at stations i.e At waiting halls, reservation counters, parking areas, main entrance/ exit, platforms, etc. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
NATGRID will come into operation by 2020
The ambitious National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) project will came into effect from December 31, 2020. It will enable multiple security and intelligence agencies a database related to immigration entry or exit, banking and telephone details etc from a common platform. ..
Status of Policing in India Report 2019
Based on a sample survey of 11,834 police personnel across 105 locations in 21 States, the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies has published the “Status of Policing in India Report 2019.” What does the Report Say? Extra Hours ..
India launchs world’s first facial biometric-based ID for seafarers
In a bid to boost employment in the coastal shipping sector, India has become the first country in the world to issue a Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID) to its seafarers. The new document will give a foolproof identification to ..
Western Railways introduces a new Biometric Token System (BTS)
The Western and Central Railways have introduced a new Biometric Token System (BTS) by which passengers travelling in the general coach, where seats are not reserved, are given a token roughly 3 hours before the train’s departure. These tokens are ..