[pib] National Export Insurance Account (NEIA) Scheme

The Centre has approved the contribution of Grant-in-aid (Corpus) of ₹1,650 Crore to the National Export Insurance Account (NEIA). National… Continue reading

The Atlantic Niño’s role in India’s erratic monsoon

Context Last month, farmers from Madhya Pradesh threatened to take IMD to court for the inaccurate monsoon forecast this year.… Continue reading

Anti-defection Law

An independent MLA from Gujarat is said to have has joined a national political party “in spirit” as he could… Continue reading

Defence Ministry issues order for OFB dissolution

The Defence Ministry has issued an order for the dissolution of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) with effect from October… Continue reading

What are Electronic Gold Receipts?

The board of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the framework for a gold exchange as… Continue reading

What is Meningitis?

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the first-ever global strategy to defeat meningitis, a debilitating disease that kills hundreds… Continue reading

Places in news: Zojila Tunnel

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways has inspected the work on Zojila and Z Morh tunnels. Zojila Tunnel The… Continue reading

Illicit Proliferation of networks of N-weapons

India has underlined the need for the international community to pay closer attention to the “illicit proliferation” of networks of… Continue reading

Right to Govt. Aid is not a Fundamental Right: SC

The right of an institution, whether run by a majority or minority community, to get government aid is not a… Continue reading

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

The PM has launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to provide a digital Health ID to people which will contain… Continue reading

Cyclone Gulab

As a very rare occasion during monsoons, Cyclone Gulab has been developed in the Bay of Bengal and later made… Continue reading

[pib] Crop varieties with special traits

In an endeavor to create mass awareness for adoption of climate resilient technologies, PM will dedicate 35 crop varieties with… Continue reading

DRDO tests Akash Prime Missile

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested a new version of Akash Surface to Air missile Akash… Continue reading

Flood management that cannot be watered down

Over the years, many of Bihar’s districts have been facing serious challenges with recurrent and massive flooding. It is the… Continue reading

What is a Cartel?

Last week, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has slapped a penalty on a cartel of beer companies for hiking… Continue reading

National Mission on Cultural Mapping

Having made little progress since its launch in 2017, the National Mission on Cultural Mapping has now been handed over… Continue reading

What is Dark Energy?

Last week, an international team of researchers has made the first direct detection of dark energy. About the Project The… Continue reading

Risks involved in Indian tech unicorns gaining at China’s expense

Context Investment firms with a reputation for tracking and hunting unicorns — startups with billion-dollar-plus valuations are shifting their attention… Continue reading

Complex count: On caste census

These days, many states are urging the Centre to include a caste-wise census in the Census of India to have… Continue reading

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