Page-27 of Current Affairs - March, 2021

DRDO Develops AIP Technology

March 9, 2021

The Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) on March 8, 2021 conducted the final development test of Air Independent test of the “Air Independent Propulsion (AIP)”. The test was conducted a day before the INS Karanj attack submarine was inducted ..

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MeitY Digital Payment Scorecard- Highlights

March 9, 2021
SBI

The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has released the list of “Digital Payment Scorecard”. In the list, the State Bank of India (SBI) has topped for the third consecutive months. Highlights The digital payment scorecard tracks the performance ..

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Threshold for Mandatory e-invoicing Lowered to ₹50 Crore

March 9, 2021

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) recently notified that the finance ministry has decreased the threshold for mandatory e-invoicing from rupees 100 crores to rupees 50 crores. This new rule will come into effect from April 1, ..

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What is ‘SMS scrubbing’?

March 9, 2021

The Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) started to implement the second phase of SMS regulation on March 8, 2021. With this move, the functioning of banks and e-commerce firms were hit and several crucial services were disrupted such as sending of ..

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European Union’s 2030 Digital Compass plan

March 9, 2021

The European Union has released its plan called “2030 Digital Compass Plan”. This plan was put forward after the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the 27-countries reliance on the key technologies owned by the Chinese and the U.S. companies. The plan will ..

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Odisha Govt to set up District Investment Promotion Agencies (DIPA)

March 9, 2021

The State of Odisha has decided to set up the dedicated “District Investment Promotion Agencies (DIPA)” in 30 districts of the state. The DIPA will help in promoting and facilitating the investment in the state. Significance of the move The ..

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Delhi Govt Presents ‘Deshbhakti’ Budget

March 9, 2021

The Delhi government presented the budget for financial year 2021-2022 on March 9, 2021. The government presented a ₹69,000-crore budget which was themed on patriotism. Highlights Budget was presented by the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia. While presenting the ..

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Earth’s Hidden Layer- Key Facts

March 9, 2021

Scientists have recently detected the signs of a hidden structure inside the core of Planet Earth. This sign has the potential to change the long-standing narrative of what lies at centre of Earth. This layer is being termed as the ..

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ISRO-NASA: Develops Radar for Joint Earth Observation Satellite Mission

March 9, 2021

The Indian space agency, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in collaboration with the US space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has completed the development of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) which has the capability of producing extremely high-resolution images ..

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Akshya Patra: All-Women Art Exhibition

March 9, 2021

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the all-women art exhibition titled as “Akshya Patra” was inaugurated on March 9, 2021 at the Lalit Kala Akademi. Highlights This art exhibition is being organised at the Rabindra Bhavan Galleries and will ..

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