India banned 59 apps originating from China, including very popular ones like the short video platform TikTok, UC Browser, file sharing app ShareIt, and CamScanner,.The ban has been enforced under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Section 69A of the…
Month: June 2020
Indian Navy inducts indigenously developed anti-torpedo decoy system Maareech
The Indian Navy has inducted an advanced anti-torpedo decoy system called ‘Maareech’ that is capable of being fired from all frontline ships. Maareech’ has been designed and developed indigenously by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and it is capable of detecting,…
La Nina likely, boost for southwest monsoon this year
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has raised its El-Nino Southern Oscillation Alert (ENSO) outlook status to La Nina watch; The southwest monsoon is likely to get a huge boost as the likelihood of the La Nina phenomenon increases. …
Sukhna Lake is now a Wetland
The Chandigarh administration had on Monday issued a draft notification for declaring Sukhna Lake as a wetland under the Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rule, 2017. Suggestions and objections have been invited from residents for the same. implying that encroachments, setting up of any industry, dumping of…
India’s forex reserves: Meaning, Significance
Recently India’s forex reserves recently crossed the $500-billion mark for the first time in history. In India, the Reserve Bank of India Act 1934 contains the enabling provisions for the RBI to act as the custodian of foreign reserves, and manage reserves…
India elected non-permanent member of UN Security Council
India was elected as non-permanent member of the powerful UN Security Council for a two-year term winning 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly. Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections as non-permanent members. Other non permanent members are: Estonia, Niger, Saint…
India becomes founding member of global alliance on Artificial Intelligence
India has joined leading nations of the world including USA, UK, EU, Australia among others as a founding member of a league of nations which has launched a Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI or Gee-Pay). The first of its kind initiative is aimed to guide…
Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region: Temperature, cyclones set to be severe in India
The pessimal climate change scenario is listed in the country’s first national climate change assessment by the ministry of earth sciences. Under all climate change scenarios, the extremes will only intensify. The report projected and said following Warming over India and Indian…