Vector institute

Vector institute is a biological research centre in Russia. It is one of the two repositories for the smallpox virus. This Siberian-based laboratory had recently announced that it will be launching a research on prehistoric viruses by analysing the remains ..

Puli rover

Puli rover is a miniature rover developed to probe the surface of the Moon and search for water source. It will explore water ice by identifying and mapping the lunar soil’s subsurface hydrogen content. It is named after Hungarian dog ..

Maitreyi scheme

Maitreyi scheme is one of the two recently launched schemes of Karnataka Brahmin Board. Rs.3 lakh financial bond will be created and used over three years for 25 women who marry economically weaker Brahmin priests. The scheme requires couples to ..

Karnataka Brahmin Development Board

Karnataka Brahmin Development Board was set up in July last year with an outlay of Rs.25 crore. It is in charge of uplifting the weaker sections of Brahmin community in the state. Brahmin community in the state accounts for around ..

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 allows juveniles of age group 16-18 involved in heinous offences to be tried as adults. It also provided for universally accessible adoption law in the country. The Union Cabinet approved WCD ..

B.1.525

B.1.525 is a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 identified in the United Kingdom. It has similar characteristics as that the South African variant. It is detected in other countries like Denmark, Nigeria and the US. The experts in the UK ..

TN’s Industry Policy 2021

Tamil Nadu government launched new Industry Policy 2021, which seeks to attract investments worth around Rs.10 trillion and generate 2 million jobs by 2025. Incentives will be provided for logistics, infrastructure, sunrise sector, industrial parks, research and development projects etc. ..

Oort cloud

Oort cloud, made of icy, comet-like objects, surrounds the Sun, planets and Kuiper Belt objects. According to a new theory by Harvard University scientists, it may be the source of the Chicxulub impactor that caused global extinction of dinosaurs. Numerous ..

Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021

Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021 is a bilateral naval exercise undertaken by Russia and Iran. It is being conducted in the northern part of Indian Ocean. The objective is to strengthen security of maritime trade. This is the second joint ..

e-Chhawani portal

e-Chhawani portal was launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently. The portal will provide digital municipal services to the residents of 62 cantonment boards across the country. The residents of the cantonment areas will be able to access basic government ..