Daily Current Affairs  – 12 April 2022

In News NITI Aayog has launched the State Energy & Climate Index-Round I. About  The State Energy & Climate Index (SECI) Round I ranks the states’ performance on 6 parameters, namely  DISCOM’s Performance  Access, Affordability and Reliability of Energy Clean Energy Initiatives  Energy Efficiency Environmental Sustainability New Initiatives.  The parameters are further divided into 27 […]

In News An Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ was successfully launched from an indigenously-developed helicopter at high-altitude ranges as part of user validation trials.  The flight-test was jointly conducted by the teams of scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF). The missile is guided by an Imaging Infra-Red […]

In News  ?Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS) and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) rocket systems have been successfully flight-tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army at Pokhran Firing Ranges. A total of 24 EPRS rockets were fired for different ranges. About Pinaka Rocket System The ?Pinaka rocket system has been […]

In Context In order to facilitate e-governance and automation of internal processes, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is mulling over the implementation of the ‘e-BCAS Project’. About Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, BCAS has undertaken e-BCAS, an initiative under e-Governance for automation of internal processes. This will be an online platform for the facilitation of […]

In Context  The Centre’s move to make Hindi a compulsory language in schools across the eight states in the northeast has annoyed various organisations in the region. Background  The Home Minister earlier  said Hindi would be made a must up to Class 10 in the region’s schools describing Hindi as “the language of India”. He […]

In News Recently, the Ministry of Earth Sciences informed the Lok Sabha that of the 6,907.18 km long Indian coastline of the mainland, a significant area is under varying degrees of Coastal erosion. About The National Centre for Coastal Research, Chennai, an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences has been monitoring shoreline erosion […]

In News The World Bank’s Global Director for Education made concerns over learning losses for children due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for concerted efforts to bridge these gaps. Key Findings Education was one of the many sectors that took a hit during COVID-19. The pandemic highlighted class irregularities as its effects did […]

In Context  Recently, the Fourth Annual U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue was held in Washington DC. What are 2+2 Dialogue between India and its Allies? The 2+2 Dialogue is a format of meeting of the foreign and defence ministers of India and its allies on strategic and security issues.  A 2+2 ministerial dialogue enables the partners […]