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Aadhaar-based payment plan for MGNREGS put off again

Aadhaar-based payment plan for MGNREGS put off again Context: With 41% of job card holders under the MGNREGS still unprepared for Aadhaar-based wage payments, the Union government has extended the deadline for such payment till the year-end. This is the fifth extension so far. About the details of Aadhaar-based wage payments T... .Read more

Updated on 7 September, 2023 GS3 Daily Updates Economy

Concession agreement signed between Deendayal Port and DP World for Mega-Container Terminal at Tuna Tekra, DPA, Gujarat

Concession agreement signed between Deendayal Port and DP World for Mega-Container Terminal at Tuna Tekra, DPA, Gujarat Context: A concession agreement signed between Deendayal Port Authority and DP World in New Delhi. This concession agreement is a part of the Union Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal’s mega target of identifying in... .Read more

Updated on 6 September, 2023 GS3 Infrastructure

With NTCA nod, Dholpur-Karauli now becomes the 5th tiger reserve in Rajasthan

With NTCA nod, Dholpur-Karauli now becomes the 5th tiger reserve in Rajasthan Context: The Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve will become the fifth for big cats in Rajasthan following its approval by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). The new reserve spans a total area of 1,075 sq km, a buffer zone of 495 sq km and a core area of 580 s... .Read more

Updated on 6 September, 2023 GS3 Environment

As Pragyan digs deep into Moon, Scientists at a VSSC Lab Turn their Gaze to Solar Win

As Pragyan digs deep into moon, scientists at a VSSC lab turn their gaze to solar wind Context: Aditya-L1, India’s first space-based observatory to study the sun, will be launched on September 2, 2023. Scientists at the Space Physics Laboratory of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) are getting ready to unravel the secrets of the so... .Read more

Updated on 6 September, 2023 GS3 Science and Technology

Government imposes restrictions on export of Basmati rice

Government imposes restrictions on export of Basmati rice Context: The Union government on Sunday halted the export of Basmati rice valued at less than $1,200 a tonne to restrict possible “illegal” shipment of plain white rice by wrongly classifying it as Basmati rice. Steps taken by Union Commerce Ministry The export of non... .Read more

Updated on 6 September, 2023 GS3 Economy

ISRO releases Graph of Temperature Variation of Top-soil in Lunar South Pole

ISRO releases Graph of Temperature Variation of Top-soil in Lunar South Pole Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released a graph of the temperature variation on the lunar surface with an increase in depth measured by the ChaSTE payload aboard Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander module. Working of Vi... .Read more

Updated on 6 September, 2023 GS3