Despite of sanctions from U.S. Iran is exploring ways to increase its bilateral trade with India, including expanding banking channels.…

Using platinum nanocatalyst, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has successfully converted petroleum waste-product toluene into benzoic acid. Uses…

Increased warming in the Indian Ocean and the resultant weakening of the Indian summer monsoon may come in the way…

37 vultures belonging to three endangered species died in eastern Assam after feeding on pesticide-laced cattle carcass. Most of the…

The move by the United States (U.S.) to terminate India’s designation as beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of…

Northeast India is home to nine wild cats, including the ‘standard four’: The clouded leopard Asiatic golden cat Marbled cat…

Ocean heat hit a record high in 2018, raising urgent new concerns about the threat global warming is posing to…

Teaching cows to use the toilet is not the easiest task, but a Dutch inventor is banking on a new…

A fossilised snapshot of the day nearly 66 million years ago when an asteroid smacked the earth, fire rained from…

India’s current account deficit (CAD) for the third quarter narrowed to 2.5% of the GDP compared with 2.9% in the…

India's carbon emission grew by 4.8% during 2018. But India's per capita carbon emission is less than 40% of the…

The satellite targeted with an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile under Mission Shakti has broken up into at least 270 pieces, most…

The Geographical Indications Registry has granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to  Coorg Arabica Coffee,  Wayanad Robusta Coffee,…

The commerce ministry Thursday launched a Blockchain based coffee e-marketplace to help farmers integrate with markets so that they can…

Borrowing calendar for the next financial year was announced and the government said that it will raise Rs 4.42 lakh…

Over 20 opposition party leaders had moved the Supreme Court, seeking physical verification of at least 50% of the votes…

[su_row][su_column size="3/4" center="no" class=""] Scientists have long known that turtles, birds, honeybees and even bacteria can sense the earth’s magnetic…

While the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was designed as a federal body between the States and the Centre,…

Banks will be getting more time to migrate to the new loan pricing regime which was scheduled to be implemented…

All India prices of cement remained steady at Rs. 334 per bag during March despite increases in southern and eastern…

The United States has reacted to Prime Minister’s statement that India had successfully tested an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile in what…

The entry of tourists to four major ecotourism tourism centres under the South Wayanad Forest Division in Wayanad district has…

The Madras High Court wished the battle against corruption wins and the corrupt get declared anti-nationals because they obstruct the…

Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Being part…

The Supreme Court agreed to expeditiously hear pleas for it to step in before government bodies like the Railways, one…

The U.S. took the lead in bringing sanctions against Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar at the United Nations by circulating…

India and the U.S. signed an inter-government agreement for the automatic exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports, which will reduce the…

The Centre’s recent ordinance banning unregulated monthly deposit schemes will not affect the ongoing monthly schemes operated by jewellery and…

Pakistan moved to cool a row with Afghanistan over reported comments by Prime Minister that were taken to suggest that…

Iranian nationals who were smuggling heroin were nabbed in a sensational mid-sea operation jointly conducted by the Indian Coast Guard…

Fast-changing job requirements are leading to a yawning skills gap in many parts of the world, with India being one…

Taking suo moto cognisance of media reports on maternal deaths due to blood transfusion, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC)…

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the numerous tribunals, once meant to lighten the burden of high courts across…

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued five prosecution sanction orders last year under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), 1923.…

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that electoral bonds, contrary to government claims, wreck transparency…

India successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile test, named Mission Shakti, becoming the fourth country in the world to demonstrate…

Excessive use of mobile phones is making people lose sleep and become less productive, according to an Australian study that…

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, a public opinion survey in 12 states has found that political parties are the…

In some forests of central Africa, the Amazon and Borneo, the sounds of chainsaws and gunshots signs of illegal activities…

The Indian benchmark equity indices staged a smart recovery to gain more than 1% to reverse a two-day losing streak…

The first dollar-rupee buy/sell swap auction by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which was aimed at infusing primary liquidity, saw…

The number of influenza A (H1N1) cases and deaths in India has risen sharply by about 6,200 and over 225,…

Well, not if the mosquito bit the insured person in the Republic of Mozambique, the Supreme Court held in a…

India emitted 2,299 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2018, a 4.8% rise from last year, according to a report…

Paddy fields in Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala, look black these days with some of them emitting plumes of…

The number of vulture nests built during the breeding season in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve has dropped drastically, from 47…

Use of the National Security Act (NSA) in the cases of suspected cow slaughter was wrong and would not be…

The Supreme Court asked whether it is expected to close its eyes, “suppose if some very very serious matters” come…

Concerns of a global economic slowdown with renewed fears of a recession led to a sell-off in global equity markets…

A public disclosure norm requiring all general insurers, health insurers, specialised insurers and reinsurers, including branches of foreign reinsurers, to…

The European Union (EU) has published details of its completed preparations for a no-deal Brexit, as it warned that such…

A nationwide survey involving more than 2.7 lakh people revealed that for 41.34% respondents, distribution of liquor, cash and freebies…

The Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted the first batch of four Chinook CH-47F(I) heavy-lift helicopters, which will significantly improve airlift…

55% of sampled English Internet users were concerned that expressing their political views online could get them into trouble with…

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its 47th mission (PSLV-C45), will launch EMISAT, the primary satellite and 28 international…

The Supreme Court insisted to increase the random physical verification of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in the Lok…

The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion’s recent clarification on the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for e-retail has an…

Sunburn marks were reportedly found on the men, but autopsy reports are awaited to ascertain the cause of death. Though…

The adverse impact of the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in July 2017 on the micro,…

India should fully tap the enormous potential of the blue economy to achieve higher growth and initiate appropriate programmes for…

Even after waiting for almost a month, Olive Ridley turtles have not yet arrived for mass nesting at Odisha’s Rushikulya…

The fast-track procurement of 93,895 Close Quarter Carbine (CQB) rifles for the Army has been delayed even after the completion…

With the Lok Sabha elections coming up, it is critically important that Indians have access to credible and trustworthy information…

The Nilgiris, known for its teas, potatoes, carrots and a range of exotic vegetables, is witnessing farmers going in for…

Loneliness, especially in the twilight years of life, is a concern the world over and Kerala is not an exception.…

Scientists at the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) screened the sub-clinical status of vitamins A, D, B1, B2, B6, B12…

One of the first books about racket-tailed drongo was Salim Ali’s The Book of Indian Birds. Ali writes that the…

The central government being fiscally dependent on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is undesirable, The ₹68,000 crore that the…

The Pakistan government has decided to keep 30 acres of land around the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara free of construction. Gurudwara…

The survival of the threatened bumphead parrotfish in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands hinges on the persistence of coral reefs…

For the first time in the world, researchers at the GRAPES-3 muon telescope facility in Ooty have measured the electrical…

The years 2018 and 2019 have been landmark years in the fight against TB In the two years since, the…

A scaffold made of silk–bone cement composite doped with silicon and zinc metal ions has been found to regenerate new…

Tonnes of plastic waste wash up on the shores of the Galapagos islands where microparticles end up in the stomachs…

A study of 89 urban areas in India has found that though there is an absolute increase in temperature during…

Tens of thousands of people may not be able to file income tax returns for the coming financial year as…

The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) submitted the recommendations of an expert committee on the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)…

A proposed legislation accords significant powers to India’s forest officers including the power issue search warrants, enter and investigate lands…

Diary entries are hardly considered admissible evidence in a court of law. A plethora of decisions by the Supreme Court…

Italy and China want to revive the spirit of the ancient Silk Road by deepening their trade and investment ties.…

Scientists are closing in on a way to help young boys undergoing cancer treatment preserve their future fertility and the…

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) banned separatist Yasin Malik’s Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) under the anti-terror law,…

The paintings of tribal artists from the remote Agency areas of Telangana have literally arrived on a global platform, thanks…

What is Brexit? An unofficial word given to the exit of Britain from EU. A referendum to leave European Union…

Only educating farmers about the monetary costs of burning stubble can address the environmental crisis triggered every year. Burning stubble,…

The RBI’s decision to infuse rupee liquidity through long term foreign exchange swap, a first of its kind in liquidity…

The eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) offered to smoothen a bilateral dialogue between India and Pakistan so that the two…

Governor’s rule to expire Jammu and Kashmir is under President’s rule since January and there were no plans to dissolve…

In a time of deep political polarisation, refusing to comply with the RTI Act seems to be one of the…

The United States has asked Pakistan to take sustained, verifiable and irreversible action against the perpetrators of terrorism and warned…

About PM – KISAN: The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi will provide assured income to small and marginal farmers. All…

A proactive step need to be taken to focus on child rights, specifically in cases of parental conflict – Supreme…

Indian businessman Nirav Modi, accused in the Rs. 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, was denied bail, despite offering…

Tussle between the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade over the…

Scientists have discovered evidence of abundant water-bearing minerals on the surface of the near-earth asteroid Bennu. Data from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx…

S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed calls for a resolution to a festering dispute between Qatar and…

Of the 10 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases reported globally in 2017 by the World Health Organisation, 2.74 million were…

The report was released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations on March 20 which has was…

A study on the nesting habits of the house sparrow in the Nilgiris has highlighted certain interesting behavioural changes among…

NASA will reveal never-before-seen morsels of the moon. The astronauts of the Apollo missions that landed on the moon from…

With the advent of Insolvency and Bankruptcy code (IBC), borrowers are cautious about taking more money from banks. What is…

Economists met Reserve Bank of India Governor and cited concerns over economic growth and suggested further reduction of the interest…

The decision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to inject rupee liquidity through long-term foreign exchange swap a first…

China rejected the assertion by the Dalai Lama that his successor could be found in India a move that could…

Britain has acknowledged that securing a Free Trade Agreement with India will not be its immediate priority as it prepares…

The Indian Navy had launched a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operation in coordination with local officials to evacuate…

Two important Groups of Ministers (GoMs) constituted by the Centre last year to suggest measures on anti-lynching and prevention of…

The child sex ratio (CSR) in some of the districts has been declining over the past three years. What is…

Consumer complaints are not the only trigger for the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) to act but also to check a…

China said it would discuss the deterioration in ties between India and Pakistan with the visiting Foreign Minister of Pakistan…

In an announcement that goes against India’s steady official narrative, the envoy of the United Arab Emirates declared that it…

Requests for a cricket stadium, renewable energy projects and a thousand additional slots for Maldivian students in Indian courses were…

If a court finds it difficult to make a choice between death penalty and life imprisonment, it should opt for…

A six-year-old in Kerala, who had tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), died in Kozhikode. About West Nile Virus:…

Fatalities in road accidents have dropped 24.39%, thanks to the efforts of various stakeholders such as the police, health and…

The open heart surgery is a daring one to replace a failing heart valve where the cardiologists insert a mechanical…

Giving fresh hope to coffee growers, the Kerala State Industries Department is gearing up to set up a carbon neutral…

After reducing the time to list shares on the stock exchanges post-closure of initial public offerings (IPOs), markets regulator SEBI…

Government’s decision to re-classify large hydroelectric projects as renewable energy will certainly help the energy sector, the move will also…

India and the Maldives discussed measures to strengthen ties and agreed to collaborate in the fields of defence, development cooperation,…

Economic reasons are the precipitating factor for migration in the Indian Bengal Delta that comprises the Sunderbans reveals an international…

Indian Navy is set to induct the second Scorpene submarine Khanderi . Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai, is manufacturing six…

As tensions between India and Pakistan mounted, India put its key naval assets, including the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and…

The scheme claiming to be on the verge of completing toilet construction for all rural households, a government-commissioned survey shows…

Former Supreme Court judge and current member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Pinaki Chandra Ghose, is likely to…

It is believed that the solar dynamo a naturally occurring generator which produces electric and magnetic fields in the sun…

Using easily available, inexpensive natural polymers a gel for the skin to protect agricultural workers from harmful pesticide sprays has…

A natural biopolymer, chitosan (a kind of polysaccharide obtained from a chitin shell such as the shrimp’s), which is water-soluble,…

Czech Republic and India have strong bilateral and economic ties and both countries want to elevate it to the next…

An ambitious resolution piloted by India to phase out single-use plastics by 2025, was watered down at the United Nations…

India did not raise the issue of Pakistan supporting the Khalistani movement during the March 14 delegation-level talks to discuss…

Despite the disappointment over China’s decision to place a hold on the terror listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar at…

When it comes to housing, size matters for all kinds of reasons. The added floor space of larger homes definitely…

The Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, will assist Afghanistan’s higher education department to set up its own online courses…

Changes to the human diet prompted by Neolithic advances in agriculture played a role in human jaw evolution that allowed…

The rupee, which has been steadily appreciating in recent days, closed at 69.10 to a dollar, its highest level since…

Strong global cues and foreign flows led to the benchmark equity indices register gains The rally, led by banking stocks,…

A marginal 2.44% increase in exports as well as lower imports of gold and petroleum products in February, significantly narrowed…

The Madras High Court impressed on the Centre the need to show greater vigour and interest in proceeding with the…

The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to respond to a petition filed by 21 Opposition parties demanding the random…

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will be commissioning a study to assess the climate risks faced by States…

The government is reasonably confident of meeting its direct tax collection target for the current financial year but the indirect…

Wholesale price inflation in February snapped a three- month declining trend by rising to 2.93% on the back of firming…

The government expects to meet its disinvestment target of ₹80,000 crore even though it has achieved only ₹56,473.42 crore so…

Bannerghatta National Park’s Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ), which provides a regulated buffer zone around protected areas, will remain at 168.84 sq.km.…

Electoral bonds have been introduced to promote transparency in funding and donation received by political parties. Bonds can be encashed…

Fall in natural rubber production in the country has raised concerns in the tyre industry, which has appealed to the…

A new drug cocktail reduces the length of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis from nearly two years to nine to 11…

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will be commissioning a study to assess the climate risks faced by States…

The government is reasonably confident of meeting its direct tax collection target for the current financial year but the indirect…

Wholesale price inflation in February snapped a three-month declining trend by rising to 2.93% on the back of firming food…

The government expects to meet its disinvestment target of ₹80,000 crore even though it has achieved only ₹56,473.42 crore so…

Bannerghatta National Park’s Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ), which provides a regulated buffer zone around protected areas, will remain at 168.84 sq.km.…

bThe Geographical Indications Registry has granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Coorg Arabica Coffee, Wayanad Robusta Coffee, Chikmagalur Arabica…

An all-out effort by the government to claim privilege and push the Rafale jets’ pricing details back into the dark…

Electoral bonds have been introduced to promote transparency in funding and donation received by political parties. Bonds can be encashed…

Fall in natural rubber production in the country has raised concerns in the tyre industry, which has appealed to the…

A new drug cocktail reduces the length of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis from nearly two years to nine to 11…

In order to meet the durable liquidity needs of the system, the Reserve Bank has decided to augment its liquidity…

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has not started work on setting up the back-end infrastructure required to automatically…

India could save at least $3 trillion (Rs. 210 trillion approx.) in healthcare costs if it implemented policy initiatives consistent…

A study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-profit public interest research and advocacy group based in…

Azhar the founder and the leader of the JeM,meets the criteria for designation by the UN. The United Nation Security…

The Government of India alleged the newspaper The Hindu for photocopying of sensitive documents on the war capacity of the…

NASA recently announced that it will have its first all-female spacewalk at the end of the month, when astronauts Anne…

Markets regulator SEBI came out with the framework and timeline for the counter offer process. The counter offer is made…

Jobs and agrarian distress in India cannot be solved unless the economic growth rate is high. The crux of the…

The first shipment under the United Nations ‘Transports InternationauxRoutiers’ (TIR) convention arrived in India from Afghanistan through Iran’s Chabahar Port.…

Human impacts on species occur across 84% of the earth’s surface, Southeast Asian tropical forests — including India’s biodiversity-rich Western…

The discovery of the starry dwarf frog, a nocturnal amphibian that lives under leaf litter on a mountain top in…

In News Markets regulator SEBI withdrew the 20% limit on investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in corporate bonds of…

In News: Equities continued to register a strong rally for the second consecutive day on Tuesday with the benchmarks gaining…

In News: Industrial activity slowed in January 2019 growing by just 1.7% due in large part to a deceleration in…

If China decides not to place a hold on the listing of Masood Azhar at the United Nations Security Council…

The Thirubhuvanam Silk Handloom Weavers’ Cooperative Production and Sale Society has been accorded Geographical Indication (GI) tag for its silk…

A melanistic leopard, commonly known a black panther, was recently photographed in the wild in the Nilgiris. Conservationists said that…

All Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft operating in the country would be grounded as per the decision taken by the…

GS 3: Internal Security Why in News? Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired the Guided PINAKA from…

GS 1: Art and Culture Why in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the new Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute…

GS 3: Economy| Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Why…

India, which is the world’s largest consumer of gold, has the 11th largest gold reserve, with the current holding pegged…

For the first time in the arecanut sector, ‘Sirsi Supari’ grown in Uttara Kannada has received the Geographic Indication (GI)…

GS 3: Economy Why in News? Ministry of Commerce & Industry will be organising the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on…

GS 2: Governance | Government policies & interventions for development Why in News? The government has modified the existing scheme…

Now, smart phone users who want to contribute to the environment may help by recording plastics seen in the ocean.…

According to the latest report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) India was the world’s second largest…

The World Health Organization launched a strategy to protect people worldwide over the next decade against the threat of influenza,…

For 97% of working women, life has changed post migration, a survey by ICICI Lombard on the physical and mental…

More than 30 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. The vast majority of them have Type 2 diabetes. Some…

Countries from around the world set their sights on a pivotal deal to curb plastic waste, a source of long-term…

The Supreme Court decided to consider the question of whether the challenge to the 10% economic reservation law should be…

GS 3: Science & Technology | Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers etc. Why in News? Researchers at…

GS 3: Economy Why in News? The RBI has relaxed norms for white label ATM (WLA) operators. All guidelines, safeguards,…

GS 3: Environment | Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Why in News? The Indian Sundarban was accorded…

GS 2: Governance Why in News? National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) will celebrate its 34th Inception Day on March 11,…

GS 1: Social Issues | Urbanization – problems and remedies Why in News? Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has…

India invited Saudi Arabia to invest in its strategic oil storage even as it looks to resurrect a $44 billion…

The United States is working to convince China to allow the listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Chief Masood Azhar by the…

From a euphoric 5,500 MW in 2016-17 when wind energy companies rushed to commission their projects so as to get…

In the light of several controversial videos on media platform TikTok and political leaders voicing concern, Information Technology Minister recently…

Students of a private engineering college have come out with a mobile application that can come in handy for the…

A Royal Bengal tigress, F03, that strayed out of north-central Assam’s Orang National Park 16 months ago, had set off…

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), have observed water molecules moving around the dayside of the moon, an advance that could…

Elections to the 17th Lok Sabha will be conducted in seven phases across the country from April 11 to May…

A new breeding ground for endangered hammerhead sharks has been found in the Galapagos Islands. This natural refuge off the…

The ability to regenerate an entire head evolved relatively recently in some species. Scientists have found at least four species…

North Korea may be preparing for a missile or space launch, U.S. news outlet NPR has reported, based on satellite…

The rare and endangered soil-dwelling purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) begins its life as a tadpole in certain fast-flowing streams of…

The temperature at which food products are stored is vital in ensuring their quality. For example, in retail outlets across…

Belle II, a particle accelerator experiment located in Tsukuba, Japan, is a unique facility in the world. Here, electrons and…

A low-cost, ultra-sensitive device that is capable of detecting the cardiac biomarker troponin T protein has been fabricated by a…

The Environment Ministry has amended laws that now allow a proposed tourism project in the Aves island, of the Andaman…

A year ago, Kurangani, a village in the district of Theni, was teeming with people from cities like Chennai and…

According to Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) data, equity schemes registered net inflows of Rs.3,948 crore in February,…

The number of Grizzled giant squirrel has crossed one hundred in the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, its only natural habitat in…

Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal dedicated two vistadome coaches (one AC and one non-AC coach) made by the Central…

A high-power committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recommended that forest surveys —…

China on Friday called upon India and Pakistan to look ahead and turn the current dip in their ties into…

The Centre should bring in a constitutional amendment to fix the proportion of shareable taxes going to states - C.…

NASA has captured unprecedented photos of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft, part of its research into developing…

The Supreme Court cautioned the Haryana government against doing “anything” to harm the ecologically fragile Aravalli range. A Bench, led…

The number of net jobs created in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in the last four years…

Why in News? The Government has approved the “Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)” for Flood Management Works in…

The SC bench constituted a three-member panel for the mediation in ayodha dispute case. About: The three-member mediation panel will…

In News: The Centre should bring in a constitutional amendment to fix the proportion of devolution of Goods and Services…

In News: CMIE report on unemployment. Explained: Estimated unemployment rate shot up to a 29-month high of 7.23 per cent…

In News: According to a report by Crisil, capacity addition in the wind energy sector will slow down over fiscal…

In News: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it would infuse Rs 12,500 crore into the financial system through…

The government announced a massive reduction in the prices of anti-cancer drugs and put out a list of 390 drugs…

A high-power committee constituted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recommended that forest surveys the…

Prelims: Indian culture The government is planning to house them in one place an ‘Earth Museum’ for better conserving the…

Context: The US has announced that it intends to “terminate” India’s designation as a beneficiary of its Generalized System of…

Context: Law Ministry made it mandatory for election candidates to reveal their income-tax returns of the last five years, as…

Context Assam shares a 263 km border with Bangladesh. Much of the border was fenced, but a 61 km stretch…

Context For just the second time since the global epidemic began, a patient appears to have been cured of infection…

Taking an important step towards tackling menace of plastic waste, the government has put a complete ban on import of…

GS 3: Economy | Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, and Railways etc. Why in News? The Union Cabinet chaired by…

GS 3: Economy | Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, and Railways etc. Why in News? Department of Commerce of the…

GS 3: Science & Technology | Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers etc. Why in News? The Indian…

GS 3: Science & Technology | Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers etc. Why in News? • ISRO…

Why in News? Half a dozen public and private sector banks have been slapped with monetary penalties by the Reserve…

To boost capability at sea warfare, India on signed a mega defense deal worth over $3 billion for the lease…

In News: India’s Department of Commerce is looking at the possibility of whittling down tariffs in a couple of contentious…

The Union Cabinet approved a proposal for promulgation of The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Ordinance, 2019 to…

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a 61-km long smart fencing Called BOLD-QIT between India and Bangladesh in Assam’s Dhubri…

About: Defense ministry has approved the first batch of reforms in the Army which include relocation of 229 officers from…

Amnesty India releases ‘Halt the Hate' report which records the data on reported hate crimes against people from marginalised communities,…

GS 3: Internal Security Why in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for AK-203 rifles manufacturing unit…

Gurugram led all cities in pollution levels in 2018 according to data released by IQ Air AirVisual and Greenpeace. Three…

GS 2: Governance | Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Why in News? The National Annual Rural…

GS 2: Governance | Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Why in News? The central govt. of…

The space agencies of India and France signed an agreement to build a constellation of satellites for maritime surveillance intended…

In News: The government is working on a scheme to push work-from-home jobs in the IT sector by offering financial…

In News: The average liquidity deficit in the banking system in the week ended February 28 moderated significantly to Rs…

In News: The NITI Aayog has been tasked with drawing up a list of non-core assets of various CPSEs, both…

Mains: GS 3: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Air pollution due to crop residue burning in northern…

GS 2: IR | Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Why in News?…

GS 3: Economy | Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, and Railways etc. Why in News? The Indigenous Automatic Fare Collection…

GS 3: Environment | Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Why in News? The Directorate General of Foreign…

GS 3: Environment | Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Why in News? The five rhino range nations…

GS 3: Internal Security| Security challenges & their management in border areas Why in News? The Union Home Ministry will…

GS 2: IR | Bilateral, regional & global groupings & agreements involving India &/or affecting India’s interests Why in News?…

In News: Despite all the push given by the Central government to the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana and the ‘MSME…

In News: Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) poured in close to Rs. 17,220 crores on a net basis into Indian equities…

In News The National Centre of Seismology (NCS) and India Meteorological Department (IMD) decided to have another seismometer would be…

In News Scientists have called for “joint conservation activities” for the protection of the herd of six female elephants surviving…

GS 2: Governance | Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Why in News? The Integrated Child Development…

Why in News? India is set to sign a $3-billion deal with Russia. Highlights: The intergovernmental agreement for the submarine…

GS 2:IR| Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Why in News? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Bank of…

Why in News? Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) concluded a three-day Mainamati Maitree Exercise 2019…

Why in News? Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched its own payment aggregator system, IRCTC iPay. This…

GS 3: Economy |Energy Infrastructure Why in News? Assam is slated to soon become one of India’s major oil exporting…

GS 2: Governance | Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Why in News? The Cabinet Committee on…

GS 3: Economy | Development- Infrastructure Why in News? Construction Technology India is being organised to identify proven, innovative and…

In News Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a pension scheme called Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan Yojana (PM-SYM). About: The Scheme,…

In News PM Narendra Modi Monday launched the indigenously-developed National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) to enable people to pay multiple…

In News: Amid the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, and India's withdrawal of the most favoured nation (MFN) status…

In news Under pressure from the world community to act on terror, Pakistan banned 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD)…

GS 2: Governance | Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Why in News? The Union Cabinet has…

GS 2:IR| Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Why in News? Government of India joining International Energy Agency’s Technology…

In News India rejected a resolution by Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir saying the matter was…

In News A day after India raked up contract details between the United States and Pakistan on the AMRAAM missile…

In News Air pollution due to crop residue burning in northern India causes an estimated economic loss of $30 billion…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet has approved promulgation of an Ordinance for establishing the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre…

In News: According to Crisil Foundation, Cumulative spending on corporate social responsibility (CSR) has crossed the Rs. 50,000-Crores-mark four years…

GS 2: Governance | Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Why in News? The Union Cabinet chaired…

GS 2: Governance | Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Why in News? The Union Cabinet, chaired…

GS 2: Governance | Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Why in News? The Cabinet Committee on…

In News With the Centre planning to raise the capacity of the four Assam refineries from the existing 7 million…

GS 2: Governance | Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Why in News? The Union cabinet chaired…

In News The central government defended in the Supreme Court an earlier notification enabling 10 agencies to monitor, intercept and…

In News Members of the Standing Committee on External Affairs requested Centre to circulate evidence of the damage suffered by…