Why in News? The Centre’s recently announced 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the coal sector. Highlights: India is one…

Why in News? Deendayan Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), a flagship mission under the MoHUA has been conferred the…

Why in News? Russia is likely to offer India its conventional submarines at the summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Why in News? In the run-up to the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, citizenship…

Context: The Centre has announced a mega amalgamation plan, aimed at improving their financial health and enhancing their lending capacity…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for Review of Foreign Direct Investment on various sectors. FDI:…

Why in News? India has become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID), capturing…

Why in News? The Human Resource Development Ministry launched one of the world’s largest Integrated Online Junction for – School…

Why in News? The 12th India Security Summit with the theme “Towards New National Cyber Security Strategy” was held on…

Context: The PM invoked Gandhi in his appeals, and it has been speculated that a specific ban may be announced…

Why in News? One of the three 100-day goals the health ministry has set for itself, The Prohibition of E-cigarettes…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval for the Establishment of an International Coalition for Disaster…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet, has approved signing of agreement between the National Medicinal Plants Board, Ministry of AYUSH…

Why in News? A contract for installation and commissioning of nine Precision Approach Radars (PARs) was concluded today between Ministry…

Why in News? The Ministry of Culture & Tourism has launched an integrated No Objection Certificate (NOC) online Application Processing…

Why in News? The Union Ministry for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched a project named ‘Tech Saksham’…

Context: The Government recently downgraded the security cover of former PM Manmohan Singh, from Special Protection Group (SPG) to Z…

Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will transfer ₹1.76 trillion to the government this fiscal. Background: RBI Board accepted…

Why in News? Child well-being index, a tool designed to measure and tracks children’s well-being comprehensively has been released. Highlights:…

Why in News? Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers launched a mobile application “Janaushadhi Sugam”. Highlights: The minister announced that…

Why in News? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of…

Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the Central…

Why in News? For more than a week, the daily communication between Earth and Mars will go silent. Mars Solar…

Why in News? In the Union Budget 2019-20, the Hon’ble Finance Minister announced the Sabka Vishwas-Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2019.…

Why in News? XDR-TB, an abbreviation for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), is a form of TB which is resistant to…

Why in News? The government has proposed to set up a Development Financial Institution (DFI) to solve the infrastructure financing…

Why in News? Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as a sort of time machine, researchers plan to investigate how…

Why in News? The NITI Aayog seeks creation of roadmap by Department of Food and Public Distribution for taking the…

Why in News? In 2018, India failed to comply with multiple requirements prescribed in the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS)…

Why in News? A resolution calling for Japan and the European Union (EU) to close their legal domestic ivory markets…

Why in News? A two-day National Conference on Capacity Building of Sustainable Food Value Chains for Enhanced Food Safety and…

Why in News? Onions for retailing by Safal is being made available at present from the government stock built under…

Context: The Union Environment Ministry has tasked the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)­National Physical Laboratory (NPL) with certifying…

Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat urged the people to observe the 150th birth anniversary of…

Why in News? The world’s biggest international vocational skills competition, WorldSkills Kazan 2019 got underway with a grand ceremony at…

Context: In their recent joint declaration, India and France have committed to making long-term plans to contain emissions. Background: During…

Context: Rajasthan has fared at the top in 16 State-chart detailing implementations of the free medicine scheme, being run under…

Why in News? In a decision that would give a boost to the ocean energy in India, Union Minister of…

Why in News? The NMDA project was launched in accordance with the vision of PM on SAGAR (Security and Growth…

Why in News? The Supreme Court has held that the state governments can exercise their power to execute a compulsory…

Why in News? According to the report by the UN‘s Asia-Pacific social agency, technological innovations like big data can better…

Context: SEBI has relaxed the FPI norms to check the outflows of FPIs from India. SEBI relaxes Foreign Portfolio Investors…

Context: Financial Action Task Force affiliate Asia Pacific Group (APG) places Pakistan on Blacklist for failing to combat terrorism, money…

Context: The Supreme Court referred the matter to a larger bench to decide on whether it would be in public…

Why in News? A National Conference on Capacity Building of Sustainable Food Value Chains for Enhanced Food Safety and Quality…

Why in News? The Centre has removed Debenture Redemption Reserve (DRR) requirement for listed companies, NBFCs and housing finance companies…

Why in News? Post 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, India established National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) grid built around the National…

Context: The Amazon rainforest has been burning at a rate that has alarmed environmentalists and governments worldwide. Where Are the…

Context: Government has launched the pilot project for the inter-state portability of ration cards between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and…

Why in News? Discovery India and World Wide Fund (WWF) India have partnered with the Government of West Bengal and…

Why in News? Countries across the globe committed to create a new international climate agreement by the conclusion of the…

Context: Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea by Facebook to transfer to the apex court four petitions filed in…

Why in news? A new report by Greenpeace India shows the country is the largest emitter of sulphur dioxide in…

Why in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering held wide ranging talks and discussed steps…

Context:National energy major NTPCis planning to set up an ultra-mega solar park in the Kutch region of Gujarat that will…

Background The Government of India is working out a plan to double farmers’ income by 2022. The government plans to…

Context: India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission crossed a major milestone on its journey towards the Moon, having entered a lunar orbit, almost…

Why in news? NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed a year in service. Aim of the mission: The mission’s central aim…

Why in news? Raksha Mantri ShriRajnath Singh has approved setting up of a Committee under the Chairmanship of Director General…

Why in News? Natural resources form the backbone of any economic development. India, as one of the fastest growing economies…

Why in news? The India-Maldives MoU on Training and Capacity Building Programme for Maldivian Civil Servants was operationalised. Highlights: The…

Context: India's Livestock Export Potential Can't Be Realised Till We Eradicate Foot-and-Mouth Disease Stats- In India, livestock contributes over 4%…

Context: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted, after visiting the nuclear test site in Pokhran that "The future of India’s ‘No…

Why in News? The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has relaxed the procedure for environmental clearances of…

Why in news? The High Court of Punjab and Haryana to launch its first virtual court (e-Court) at Faridabad. Highlights:…

Context- Tiny particles of plastic, known as microplastics, have been found in the Arctic region and the Alps, carried by…

Why in news? The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has released the first-ever global assessment of forest biodiversity. Key…

Why in news? Aadi Mahotsav (National Tribal Festival) was celebrated on 17th August, 2019 in Leh-Ladakh. Highlights: Aadi Mahotsav is…

Why in News? Rumours being spread that Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)is being privatised has resulted in its employees calling for…

Context: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan asked the Delhi government to make malaria and dengue notifiable diseases. What is…

Context:India has got its first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) finalised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) which…

Why in news? In pursuance of the announcement made in the Union Budget 2019-20 the Government has issued a scheme…

Why in News? Government has given ‘in-principle’ approval for strategic disinvestment of 23 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) including subsidiaries,…

Why in News? Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has recommended a comprehensive legislation to make the Central Bureau of…

Why in News? The Election Commission (EC) held its first meeting for the delimitation exercise, necessitated under the new Jammu…

Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued the final framework for regulatory sandbox in order to…

Why in News? Shri Injeti Srinivas, Secretary (Corporate Affairs) presented the Report of the Competition Law Review Committee Highlights: The…

Why in News? Every communication to be issued by the Income-Tax Department will now have a Document Identification Number (DIN).…

Context: President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, which will increase…

Context: Tension has gripped several villages in the western belt of Chittoor district, from Palamaner to Somala, with wild elephants…

Context- A new study has found that farmers in north India can not only help reduce air pollution but also…

Context: In his Independence Day address, Prime Minister announced the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff to…

Why in News? Shri Injeti Srinivas, Secretary (Corporate Affairs), presented the Report of the High Level Committee on CSR to…

Why in News? Chandrayaan-2 has successfully carried out the significant process of trans-lunar injection, moving from earth`s orbit towards the…

Context: Negative rate policy – once considered only for economies with chronically low inflation such as Europe and Japan –…

Context: Researchers at Morgan Stanley have alerted that if US and China continue to heap increasing tariff and non-tariff barriers…

Context: The Centre is planning to mandate uniform certification by pushing through a replacement to the Seeds Act, 1966. Background:…

Context: Central Government has launched a ‘Repurpose Used Cooking Oil (RUCO)’sticker and a phone app to enable the collection of used…

Context: Five female wild buffaloes will be translocated from Assam to the Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary in Raipur district, to help…

Why in News? President Ram Nath Kovind gave assent to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. Highlights: The Act aims…

Why in News? The Government has launched a scheme namely “Financial Support to MSMEs in ZED Certification Scheme”. Highlights: The…

Why in News? The agricultural Ministry app will create an invaluable database for policy-makers, who can track the use and…

Why in News? The Central Government has decided to launch the People’s Plan Campaign, also known as “Sabki Yojana Sabka…

Why in News? The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for introducing structural reforms in the…

Why in News? For the first time, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has fabricated a rechargeable iron ion battery…

Context: Joint Forum for People’s Democratic Rights protests uranium mining in Nallamala Forest. Background: Many of these forest reserves have…

Context- Directed energy weapons or DEWs are among the next bunch of military technologies that the Defence Research and Development…

Why in News? The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) study suggests the need to empower the…

Context: Government has banned the import of fish in view of the scare of formalin, a cancer inducing chemical used…

Context: Between August 1 and 10, rains battered south-western Maharashtra, and rising water levels in local rivers breached the banks.…

Why in News? India has submitted proposals regarding changes to the listing of various wildlife species in the CITES secretariat…

Context: The PM-KMY was launched by Agriculture Minister which entitles eligible farmers for monthly pension of ₹3,000 per month on…

Context- The Indian economy is facing one of its most challenging times in years, and policymakers are responding to the…

Why in News? On February 21, an Israeli lunar lander called Beresheet (Hebrew for ‘the beginning’) began its journey to…

Why in News? The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the procurement of a Software Defined Radio (SDR) and the…

Why in News? Indian Naval Ship Tarkash, a front-line warship of the Indian Navy, entered the port of Bergen, Norway,…

Context: IIT­-H, Harvard varsity study mercury accumulation in fish The joint research looked into how climate change impacted accumulation of…

Context: Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations has stated that nearly 2 lakh jobs have been cut in the last three…

Context: In the wake an unprecedented flood like situation and record rainfall this season, the State government will constitute a…

Why in News? The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 was passed by the Rajya Sabha. Highlights: The…

Why in News? A study in the Journal of the British Academy has found that indigenous knowledge on how nature…

Context: A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released presents the most recent evidence on how…

Context: The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019 was passed by both the houses of the Parliament.…

Why in News? The Centre has approved the Rs 4,900 crore project for interlinking of Kosi and Mechi rivers of…

Why in News? A day-long NHRC National Level Review Meeting on Mental Health concluded at India International centre, New Delhi,…

Why in News? The central government has revoked the ‘special status’ granted to Jammu and Kashmir by the Constitution. However,…

Context: In a bid to augur economic activity amidst slowing consumption demand, the monetary policy committee of Reserve Bank of…

Context: The Rajasthan legislative assembly passed a Bill providing for life imprisonment and a fine from ₹1 lakh to ₹5…

Context: The Rajasthan Prohibition of Interference with the Freedom of Matrimonial Alliances in the Name of Honour and Tradition Bill,…

Why in News? The Western and Central Railways have introduced a new Biometric Token System (BTS) that seeks to streamline…

Why in News? The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) plans to scan nearly 20,000 Indian genomes over the next five years,…

Context- The idea of dividing Jammu and Kashmir into two or more parts has a chequered history, tracing its origin…

Context: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued an advisory asking all States and Union Territories to…

Background: This is the first time that Article 370 has been used to amend Article 367 (which deals with Interpretation)…

Context: The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, was passed by the Lok Sabha Background: According to the 2011…

Why in News? Union Minister for Home Affairs, introduced two bills and two resolutions regarding Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). Bills…

Why in News? With doubled tiger populations in India, the loss of habitat, a decline of prey and poaching continues…

Why in News? A one-day Workshop on ‘Role of Technology in Reuniting Missing Children & Trafficked Persons’ was jointly organised…

Why in News? To get accurate data about the movement of space debris to avoid collision with its satellites, ISRO…

Context: The Trump administration formally labeled China a currency manipulator, further escalating its trade war with Beijing after the country’s…

Context: The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019, was passed by the Lok Sabha. Provisions of bill: Regulation of surrogacy: The Bill…

Why in News? The Indian Army launched e-cars for use of its officials in New Delhi on August 1. The…

Context: In the last few decades, waterbodies have been under continuous and unrelenting stress, caused primarily by rapid urbanisation and…

Context:  Rajya Sabha passed the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill that seeks to overhaul the medical education regulation infrastructure. Since…

Context: The Centre on Monday scrapped Article 370 of the Constitution that grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, with…

Why in News? The government has decided to prepare a National Population Register (NPR) by September 2020 to lay the…

Why in News? Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published an Indian Standard for identification, marking and labelling of Pashmina…

Why in News? Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has reviewed the World Bank loan assisted “Skills Acquisition and Knowledge…

Why in News? Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) today successfully flight-tested its state-of-the-art Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missiles (QRSAM) against live…

Why in News? Union Human Resource Development Minister, inaugurated theTechEx – technology exhibition at IIT Delhi TechEx: TechEx was organized…

Context: Former Maldives Vice-President Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor is seeking asylum in India. What Is Asylum Seeking? According to the…

Why in News? The sub-national Water Stress Index is formulated by London-based risk analytics firm Verisk Maplecroft. It lists India…

Why in News? The Indian Army in step with government policies on environmental protection has launched an ecological initiative with…

Why in News? A joint venture company namely Khanij Bidesh India Ltd. (KABIL) is to be set up to ensure…

Why in News? The Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, as part of its strategic commitment to improve global trade,…

Why in News? Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, held a meeting with senior managers of IT companies…

Why in News? There are casual vacancies created in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.…

Why in News? Cabinet has approved J&K Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill to provide 10 percent reservation to the poor in…

Context: Lok Sabha gave its approval to a proposal to set up a permanent tribunal to adjudicate on inter-state disputes…

Context: A recent study claims that a majority of the Indus Valley inscriptions were written logographically (by using word signs)…

About The New Education Policy drafted by a committee headed by Dr.K.Kasturirangan. The report proposes an education policy, which seeks…

Context: Twitter post about person cancelling an order with Zomato -without refund- since the latter refused to concede his demand…

Why in News? Till date 1597 plants varieties have been registered with Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers Right Authority…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of ISRO Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) at Moscow, Russia.…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements (UNISA)…

Why in News? The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) will soon allow the use of regulatory sandbox…

Why in News? Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India announced that a 48-member contingent will represent…

Context: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched India’s first large-scale trial for two new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines. Stats: As…

Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), gave its nod for raising the subsidized prices of sulphur-based fertilizers. Purpose:…