Will U.S. sanction India for S-400 purchase?

The arrival of the $5.4-billion Russian long-range surface-to-air missile defence shield “S-400” is expected next month, which is likely to… Continue reading

Kaiser-i-Hind is Arunachal’s State butterfly

An elusive swallowtail butterfly carrying ‘India’ in its name and found in next-door China will become the State butterfly of… Continue reading

Dalit capitalism and Dalit entrepreneurship

Context In a departure from the fixation on traditional parameters for the study of Dalit rights and empowerment, there is… Continue reading

Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)

States in the National Capital Region were directed to be ready to implement actions under the ‘emergency’ category of… Continue reading

First National Achievement Survey (NAS) held

The first National Achievement Survey (NAS) in four years was conducted, in a bid to assess the competencies of children… Continue reading

UAPA enacts process as punishment

Context Application of the UAPA in certain cases has caused concerns regarding its alleged “misuse”, and the rational answer would… Continue reading

What is Privilege Motion?

A chief whip of the largest party in opposition in the Rajya Sabha has moved a privilege motion against Culture… Continue reading

Char Dham Road Project

The needs of defence and environment have to be balanced and a “nuanced” approach is required, said the Supreme Court… Continue reading

Earth’s first landmass emerged in Singhbhum: Study

A new study has challenged the widely accepted view that the continents rose from the oceans about 2.5 billion years… Continue reading

Birsa Munda Jayanti to be celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas

The Union Cabinet has decided to declare November 15 as ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’ to mark the birth anniversary of revered… Continue reading

[pib] Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules, 2021

The Ministry of Mines has notified the Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules (MCDR), 2021. About the Amendment The MCDR… Continue reading

FCRA

The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on petitions challenging the validity of amendments introduced in 2020 to the Foreign… Continue reading

MPLAD Scheme

Citing economic recovery, the Union Cabinet has restored the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) till 2025-26. What… Continue reading

NASA’s DART mission to hit and deflect an Asteroid

NASA will launch the agency’s first planetary defense test mission named the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). What is DART… Continue reading

[pib] E-Amrit Portal for E-Vehicles

India today launched ‘E-Amrit’, a web portal on electric vehicles (EVs), at the ongoing COP26 Summit in Glasgow, UK. It… Continue reading

[pib] Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme

The PM will launch two innovative customer-centric initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India. What are the schemes? [A] Integrated… Continue reading

India’s first Fishing Cat Collaring Project

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII-Dehradun) Conservation Biologists will begin collaring ten Fishing Cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in the Coringa Wildlife… Continue reading

There are shades of equality

Context On October 29, the Supreme Court issued notice on an appeal of the Kerala government against a High Court… Continue reading

Project Sampoorna: A successful measure against malnutrition

Project Sampoorna’s success in reducing child malnutrition is a model that can be easily implemented anywhere. What is Project Sampoorna?… Continue reading

Global Drug Policy Index inaugurated

The first-ever Global Drug Policy Index was recently inaugurated. Global Drug Policy Index It is released by the Harm Reduction… Continue reading

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