Digital Covid travel pass

Digital Covid travel pass is a mobile app developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). This application, which is set to be launched in near future, will verify health status of passengers. The app will act as a standardised ..

UP’s Electronics City

The Uttar Pradesh government is to set up an Electronics City on a 700-acre land near the Noida International Airport in Jewar. The project will encourage electronic manufacturers to set up firms in the state. It will also help small, ..

Rajasthan Prisons Bill, 2021

Rajasthan Prisons Bill, 2021 is a new bill proposed by the Rajasthan government to make the prisons in the state more humane and help inmates rehabilitate. The key focus of this Bill is to link inmates with employment opportunities and ..

Assam Intra-State Transmission System Enhancement Project

Assam Intra-State Transmission System Enhancement Project, with the total outlay of $365 million, seeks to strengthen the state’s electricity transmission system by setting up or upgrading transmission substation and transmission lines. The Centre and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) ..

Black-necked crane

The black-necked crane was recently sighted in Assam for the first time. After the last year’s re-assessment, these birds’ status in the IUCN Red List has been shifted from Vulnerable to Near Threatened. These species’ main breeding grounds are Tibetan ..

Australia’s oldest intact rock art

Australia’s oldest intact rock art was recently discovered in Kimberley region at the western part of the continent. This 2-metre long artwork depicted the figure of a kangaroo. It is estimated to have been created over 17,000 years ago by ..

Maldives National Defence Force Coast Guard Harbour

An agreement was recently signed by India and Maldives to enable the former to develop, support and maintain the Maldives National Defence Force Coast Guard Harbour. This harbour will be set up in Sifavaru (Uthuru hilafalhu). This agreement is based ..

Minister for Loneliness

The Japanese government has appointed the first Minister for Loneliness recently. UK was the first to create such a role in 2018. The recent appointment came after Japan faced increased rate of suicides for the first time in more than ..

MARSBOx

Launched in 2019, MARSBOx (Microbes in Atmosphere for Radiation, Survival and Biological Outcomes experiment) involved the exposure of bacteria, filamentous fungi (mold) and yeast to Martian conditions. The experiment was flown to stratosphere, which is the second major layer of ..

No-fault compensation

The WHO and US-based risk management service provider ESIS signed a pact on behalf of the COVAX for the administration of a no-fault compensation programme for 92 low and middle income nations, including India. A no-fault compensation allows vaccine beneficiaries ..