Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)

• To regulate the acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution 

Provision

• To open a bank account for the receipt of foreign funds in the State Bank of India, Delhi.
• To utilize those funds only for the purpose for which they have been received, and as stipulated in the Act.
• They must not transfer the funds to another NGO.

Registration

• apply online
• MHA makes inquiries through the Intelligence Bureau 
• The MHA is required to approve or reject the application within 90 days.
• FCRA registration is valid for five years.
• NGOs are expected to apply for renewal within six months of the date of expiry of registration.

Cancellation

• violation of the Act
• Once the registration of an NGO is canceled, it is not eligible for re-registration for three years.
• All orders of the government can be challenged in the High Court.

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Source: The Indian Express

Rape Cases

 

Source:  The Indian Express

Carbon Dating

• Carbon-14 (C-14) isotopes of carbon with an atomic mass of 14
• Ratio of C-12 to C-14
• C-12 is stable

Not Applicable 

• Non-living things

Kamikaze drones

• Iran
• Used in Ukraine  

 Countries have such drones

• US
• Russia, 
• China, 
• Israel, 
• Iran and 
• Turkey

Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)

• Ministry of Defence
• INS Arihant: 1st indigenous Strategic Strike Nuclear Submarine
• Test: Bay of Bengal

Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)

• K family of missiles
• Developed by DRDO
• Code named after Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Draft Telecommunication Bill 2022

• India: 2nd largest telecom market
• 100% FDI in the sector
• Department of Telecom

An asteroid sample

• NASA OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft, 
• Asteroid Bennu

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• https://iassaheb.blogspot.com/2022/08/hayabusa-2-mission.html

DART Mission

• Asteroid Dimorphos
• NASA

Word

•  Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL)