[pib] Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

Union Minister for Home Affairs has inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and also dedicated National Cyber Crime… Continue reading

Species in news: Chinese paddlefish

One of the largest freshwater species, Chinese paddlefish has been declared extinct. Chinese paddlefish The Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius) was… Continue reading

[op-ed of the day] The age of ubiquitous drones and the challenges overhead

Context Increasing the use of drones in warfare and other areas has brought into focus the potential the use of… Continue reading

Green Credit Scheme

The Forest Advisory Committee has approved a scheme that could allow “forests” to be traded as a commodity. FAC is… Continue reading

Video based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP)

The RBI has amended the KYC norms allowing banks and other lending institutions regulated by it to use Video-based Customer… Continue reading

Person in news: Manilal Doctor

An associate of Mahatma Gandhi, Manilal Doctor is known for his efforts towards helping abolish the indentured labour system that… Continue reading

[pib] Exercise MILAN 2020

Visakhapatnam is set to host an International Naval event ‘MILAN’ in March 2020. MILAN 2020 It is a multilateral naval… Continue reading

Explained: Voting at the GST Council

Breaking the tradition of consensus-based decisions in its 37 earlier meetings, the GST Council voted for the first time in… Continue reading

[pib] Operation Sankalp

Indian Navy has commenced Maritime Security Operations, code named Op SANKALP, in the Gulf region to ensure safe passage of… Continue reading

Genome Sequencing of Cobra Venom

This week, an international team of researchers reported that they have sequenced the genome of the Indian cobra, in the… Continue reading

Person in news: Revolutionary Ashfaqullah Khan

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved a proposal for a zoological garden spread across 121 acres in Gorakhpur, to be… Continue reading

[op-ed of the day] There is a design flaw with this military post

Context Recently Chief of Defence Staff post was created by the Government. The utility of this post and the problem… Continue reading

[op-ed snap] Children of lesser gods

Context The deaths of nearly 200 children in Kota, from largely preventable diseases, lays bare the condition of the healthcare… Continue reading

Explained: First Advance Estimates (FAE)

The First Advance Estimates (FAE) were recently released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The First Advance… Continue reading

UAE’s new 5-year visa scheme

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a five-year multiple-entry visa scheme for all nationalities, in a move that is… Continue reading

Species in news: Great Indian Bustard

Since June last year, nine GIB eggs collected from the Desert National Park in Jaisalmer where a conservation centre has… Continue reading

State can regulate minority institutions, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the state is well within its rights to introduce a regulatory regime in the… Continue reading

Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS)

India plans to ring in its own era of space-to-space tracking and communication of its space assets this year by… Continue reading

What is Jus Cogens?

The US has threatened to target few historical sites if Iran retaliates to attack US in revenge. This is a… Continue reading

Ethical Veganism

An employment tribunal in the UK has ruled that “ethical veganism” is a philosophical belief and has to be protected… Continue reading

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