What is ONDC project?
Context: The government has appointed National Health Authority CEO Ram Sewak Sharma and Infosys non-executive chairman Nandan Nilekani as members of an advisory council for creating an Open…
Cabinet approves viability gap funding for BharatNet
Context: The Union Cabinet approved a viability gap funding support of up to ₹19,041 crore for the implementation of the BharatNet project through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in…
“The India Story” booklet on India’s energy transition
Context: Union Minister of State Power, New and Renewable Energy launched “The India Story” booklet which is a compilation of Indian initiatives that are shaping India’s energy transition….
India’s first maritime arbitration centre GIMAC
Context: The Gujarat Maritime University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Financial Services Centres Authority in GIFT City to promote the Gujarat International Maritime Arbitration…
Integrated Power Development Scheme
Context: As part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, a 50 kWp Solar roof top was inaugurated in Solan, Himachal Pradesh under the Integrated power development scheme of…
Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)
Context: Addressing a long pending reform, the Union Cabinet approved a plan to corporatise the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), which has 41 factories, into seven fully government owned…
Revised subsidies to spur EV demand
Context: Electric two-wheeler makers termed the government’s decision to increase subsidy for such vehicles by 50% under the FAME II scheme saying it would be a game changer…
Why oil prices are rising? Impact on India
Context: Crude oil prices have hit a two-year high with Brent crude rising above the $71 per barrel mark on May 2021, hitting the highest level since May…
Semiconductor chips shortage
Context: A protracted shortage of inputs, especially semiconductor chips, has made India-based car manufactures and premium bike makers curtail production across categories. While carmakers in India appear to…
Smuggling of uranium: ATS seizes 7kg uranium
Context: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested two persons under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, with 7 kg natural uranium estimated to be worth around Rs 21 crore….