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Section 69A of the Information Technology Act,2000 empowers the central government to block the online content and arrest the culprit. This is the primary law that deals with cybercrime and electronic commerce in India. Recently, the Indian government has banned many Chinese apps from citing this section of the IT act. Read it more… The Information Technology Act, 2000 was enacted by Parliament of India on 9 June 2000 and it is in force since 17 October 2000. This bill was Introduced by Pramod Mahajan and it has been amended in 2008. Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 empowers the central government to block the online content and arrest the culprit. This is the primary law that deals with cyber-crime and electronic commerce in India. Section 69A of the Information Technology Act has given many power to the central government. Read sections of the act; 1.  Issue direction to remove objectionable content on social media and any other website. The Home Mini...

India's first indigenous vaccine for COVID-19: In a piece of good news, India's first coronavirus vaccine-- COVAXIN-- developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has got green signal from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct human clinical trials. Amid the surging COVID-19 cases around the world, in a piece of good news, India's first coronavirus vaccine-- COVAXIN-- developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has got green signal from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to start with human clinical trials.  The vaccine is made in collaboration with ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) and NIV (National Institute of Virology).  The SARS-CoV-2 strain was isolated in NIV, Pune and was transferred to Bharat Biotech. The inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, developed at Bharat Biotech’s BSL-3 (Bio-Safety Level 3) high containment facility located in the Genome Valley, Hyderabad, has got approval to begin its Phase I and Phase II human clinical tri...

To fight with the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced to launch India's first Plasma Bank in a city. Let us read in detail about it! COVID-19 cases in India are increasing and the tally crosses 5.4 lakh and deaths more than 16 thousand. In Delhi coronavirus cases are around 83,077 on 28 June, 2020. Total recoveries around 52, 607 that is roughly 63% recovery rate as compared to the national average of 58.5%. Therefore, on 29 June, 2020 (Monday) at a press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced to set up a plasma bank to help COVID-19 patients in the city. It will be the first such bank in the country. About India's first Plasma bank - It will operate as a blood bank. - It will be set up in the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) hospital in South Delhi. - After the recommendation of the doctor, the patient can avail of the services. - Patients admitted to both the government and private hospitals can avail s...

The Prime Minister Relief Fund was set up in 1948 to assist the displaced peoples from Pakistan at the time of Partition. On the other hand, The PM Cares Fund was set up on 27 March 2020 by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to deal with Covid-19. A National Relief Fund for dealing with natural disasters in India was established in 1948 at the time of independence. Despite the previous establishment another likewise fund that is PM Care Fund has been established by the present NDA government. Let us read key differences in this article. About Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF):- The Prime Minister's National Relief Fund was established by the former and late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in January 1948. The main purpose of its establishment was to help the displaced people of Pakistan during the partition of the country. Currently, the funds collected in this pool are used to provide immediate relief to the families of those killed in earthquakes, cyclo...

Currently, the price of crude oil in the international market is very low but due to taxes imposed by the central and state government, the price of petrol and diesel is very high in India. Read this article, to know how much tax is imposed on petrol diesel in India? There is a debate in every corner of the country that why the prices of diesel and petrol in India are higher as compared to neighbouring country.  In this article, we are trying to explain the whole mechanism of diesel and petrol price determination.  Let's try to find out the answer to this question; As we all know,  India produces only 20% oil of its requirement  and rest is imported from other countries.  Saudi Arabia has traditionally been India's top oil importing source, but during the period of April-January 2017-18, Iraq has snatched this place . In this financial year, India has purchased 20% (38.9 million tons) of total crude oil requirement from Iraq while in the same period just 3...

Consumer Confidence Survey by RBI: On June 4, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India released the results of its consumer confidence survey. The findings of the survey show that consumers are pessimistic about Economy and job recovery. On June 4, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India released the results of its consumer confidence survey. The survey was conducted in thirteen cities on the economy, employment prospects, etc.  The survey shows that Consumer confidence collapsed in May 2020. The Current Situation Index (CSI) in May 2020  has touched a historic low of 63.7 while it was 85.6 in March 2020. Not only this, the people who were a part of this survey were also dejected about the coming year. The Future Expectations Index (FEI) also recorded a sharp fall in May 2020 to 97.9 as compared to 115.2 in March 2020. This index has fallen for the first time since the Modi's Administration tenure.  What is the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)? The Consumer Confidence Index (...

Blood circulates our body and provides essential substances like oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the body. It is essential to life and there is no substitute for blood. Therefore, it is important to know about some of the common blood disorders that can affect health. Let us read it below! Blood is important to keep us alive. It carries carbon dioxide and other waste materials to the lungs, kidneys, and digestive system so that it can be removed from the body. It also brings oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body. As we know that Human blood is comprised of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the tissues of the body, White blood cells fight with an infection and platelets helps in blood clotting. Let us tell you that blood disorders can also affect the liquid portion of the blood known as plasma. Let us study some common blood disorders that can affect you or your health. Some common blood disorders include anae...

Ocean Floor Mapping: In a piece of good news, International researchers on June 21, 2020, achieved a new milestone in the history of marine exploration, finished mapping around one-fifth of the world's ocean floor. In a piece of good news, International researchers on June 21, 2020, achieved a new milestone in the history of marine exploration, finished mapping around one-fifth of the world's ocean floor. On the occasion of  World Hydrography Day  (June 21), the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project announced that they have added up 1.45 million sq. km. of new bathymetric (depth) data to its latest grid. This area is almost twice the size of Australia.  Seabed 2030 Project, Director Jamie McMichael-Philips states it as a journey that will greatly benefit humanity. He further added that 81% of the ocean bed is yet to be explored which is twice the size of Mars (4th planet of our solar system).  What is Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project? It is...

Hot Jupiter Planet: The exoplanets outside our solar system are known as hot Jupiters as they are of the same size as Jupiter and are gas dominated planets. Astronomers have recently discovered the youngest hot Jupiter Planet. Most of us have been taught about the 8 planets in our solar system but over the last 25 years, more than 4,000 exoplanets have been discovered by the scientists outside the solar system. These exoplanets are called hot Jupiters as they are almost same in size as Jupiter and are gas dominated planets. These planets orbit extremely close to their parent stars and complete their orbital path in 18 hours.  Hot Jupiter: HIP 67522 b As per a new study published in the Astronomical Journal, an exoplanet HIP 67522 b has been detected and is the youngest hot Jupiter ever found. This exoplanet orbits around a star that is 17 million years old while most of the hot Jupiters known so far are more than a billion years old, thus making this exoplanet as the younge...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the two metres rule for social distancing in England is being reduced to one metre plus. Now the people won't stay two metres far apart from each other to avoid the spread of coronavirus. Why the government has reduced from two metres to one metre plus? What is the science behind social distancing? Let us find out! Several countries are suffering from COVID-19 pandemic. According to WHO, the coronavirus outbreak situation in the world on 24 June, 2020 is 9110186 confirmed cases, 473061 confirmed deaths, and around 216 countries, areas, or territories with the cases.  Several measures are suggested by WHO to protect yourself and others from the spread of coronavirus. In this one measure is about social distancing.  What is social distancing? To reduce the spread of COVID-19, limit face-to-face contact with others. Social distancing is also known as "physical distancing". According to the CDC, to practice social or p...