RBI’s Payment System Operators (PSOs) norms The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a draft of ‘Master Directions on Cyber Resilience and Digital Payment Security Controls for Payment System Operators. Popular PSOs like PayPal, RuPay, Visa, Mastercard, and Paytm …
Train accidents in India : Main Cause and Preventions : The tragic Odisha train accident that resulted in the death of over 288 passengers has brought into sharp focus the safety mechanisms needed to prevent such tragedies. The Performance Audit …
Indian Navy Received MH60R Helicopter The Indian Navy achieved another unique feat after an MH-60 ‘Romeo’ multi-mission helicopter landed on the indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. Manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation is an all-weather helicopter designed to support multiple …
India’s ambition of manufacturing semiconductor chips appears to be taking longer to materialize. The Centre, which expects its semiconductor market to be worth $63 billion by 2026, had received three proposals to set up a fab (fabrication/production) in the country. …
China sends its 1st Civilian to space China’s Shenzhou-16 spacecraft has been launched with three astronauts, including the first Chinese civilian, to the Tiangong space station. Aim of the mission: To replace the crew of Shenzhou-15 and conduct tests and …
Lightweight Payment System The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has conceptualised a lightweight payment and settlements system, which can be operated from anywhere by a bare minimum staff in exigencies such as natural calamities or war. The infrastructure for this …
US House recommends making India part of NATO Plus China Select Committee of the US House recommends making India part of NATO Plus. Bringing India on board would facilitate seamless intelligence sharing between these countries and India would access …
India’s New Parliament In the 75th year of Independence, India’s new Parliament building, embodying the culture, pride and spirit of the entire nation, was recently inaugurated by the PM of India. 19 opposition parties boycotted the inauguration event, accusing the …
Indian Scientists Studying the Cosmic Dust Particles Indian scientists (from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics) have created a computer model of cosmic dust particles that can imitate the unique way interstellar comet 2I/Borisov scatters light. By studying the way light …
The Role of Small Modular Reactors in India for Energy Transition The NITI Aayog recently released a report on ‘The Role of Small Modular Reactors in the Energy Transition’. Apart from Renewable Energy (RE), nuclear is also being explored as …