Prelim and mains facts (23-june-2017)

NIUSAT⇲

It is one of the nano-satellites from India sharing space in PSLV C-38 mission which carries CARTOSAT and 29 other nano-satellites from 14 countries.
NIUSAT was designed and developed by the Noorul Islam University in Tamil Nadu.
This nano-satellite is built for disaster management and crop monitoring, equipped with an RGB camera for multispectral imagery.

Operation Swarn

Operation Swarn is launched by the Railway Ministry to improve services in Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains.
Under the project, the Indian Railways will focus attention on 10 key areas — punctuality, cleanliness, linen, coach interiors, toilets, catering, staff behaviour, security, entertainment, housekeeping and regular feedback.

e-waybill

An e-waybill is an electronic bill documenting any transport of a good of a value of more than 50,000.
Though few items which may be exempted from GST, they would require generation of e-waybill for their transportation.
For e.g. The National flag, temple prasadam, Khadi fabric and Gandhi caps may be exempt from GST, but for their transportation, generation of e-waybill may be required.
Sensitive technology that goes into spacecrafts and satellites will be exempt.
Recently held GST council failed to reach consensus over the implementation of the e-waybill system and authorized the continuation of the current e-waybill system.

First Total Yoga Village

Kunnamthanam in kerala is the first total yoga village with at least one member of each family in the panchayat trained in yoga.