15-POINT REFORM CHARTER FOR…
Context: Our Honourable Vice President has unveiled a 15-point reform charter, while expressing severe concern over the functioning of parliamentary…
Read MoreEDGE COMPUTING
Why in News? Cloud computing — by which remote servers hosted on the Internet store and process data, rather than…
Read MoreNATIONAL HEALTH PROFILE, 2019
Why in News? The Union Health Minister released the National Health Profile, 2019. National Health Profile (NHP): The NHP is…
Read MoreUNITED TO ELIMINATE LYMPHATIC…
Why in News? The Union Health Minister inaugurates National Symposium on the theme ‘United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis’. Highlights: On…
Read MoreNPCIL ADMITS MALWARE ATTACK
Why in News? CERT-In has conveyed that DTrack, a virus which originated in North Korea, is the weapon used in…
Read MoreIS INDIA STILL A…
Why in News? There is a tussle going on between US and India regarding the developmental status on the light…
Read MoreINDIAN OCEAN RIM TO…
Why in News? The 29th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change was held in Beijing, China. The countries include BASIC…
Read MoreCSIR OFFERS FREE MAPPING…
Why in News? Following the Genome India project, the first such human genome mapping project in India the genomic data…
Read MoreBASIC MINISTERIAL MEET ON…
Why in News? The 29th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change was held in Beijing, China. The countries include BASIC…
Read MoreNANO-PHARMACEUTICALS
Why in News? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released guidelines for evaluation of nano-pharmaceuticals, which are emerging as…
Read MoreQUANTUM COMPUTING
Why in News? Google announced that it has achieved a breakthrough called quantum supremacy in computing. What is Quantum Supremacy?…
Read MoreMERGER OF BSNL AND…
Why in News? In an effort to revive the beleaguered state-owned telecom firms BSNL and MTNL, the Union Cabinet on…
Read MoreUS LAW FIRM BEGINS…
Why in News? Some anonymous Infosys employees have written to the company board accusing its CEO and CFO of being…
Read MoreNON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT SUMMIT
Why in News? Our honourable Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu will represent India at the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in…
Read More2 OUT OF 3…
Why in News? In an announcement by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on World Polio Day (October 24), an independent…
Read MoreEASE OF DOING BUSINESS…
Why in News? India climbed 14 ranks in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 survey to stand at…
Read MoreNATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY
Why in News? Demographers from around the world gathered in Delhi recently to mark 25 years of National Family Health…
Read MoreUN LAUNCHES ‘FEED OUR…
Why in News? The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has joined hands with Bollywood in India and launched a…
Read MoreMISSION INDRADHANUSH 2.0
Why in News? The Government will launch the second phase of nationwide immunisation drive, i.e. Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0, to…
Read MoreBRAHMOS SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE TESTS
Why in News? Two BrahMos Surface-to-Surface missile tests were conducted at Trak Island in the Andaman Nicobar group of islands.…
Read More2019 OZONE HOLE IS…
Why in News? National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA have announced that the Antarctic ozone hole hit its…
Read MoreCREDIT SUISSE’S GLOBAL WEALTH…
Why in News? The Credit Suisse Group, a Switzerland-based multinational investment bank, has released the 10th edition of its annual…
Read MoreKHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES…
Why in News? The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and the Goa State Government have joined hands with an…
Read MoreMANY HYDROPOWER PROJECTS COULD…
Why in News? Hydropower projects that do not comply with the Centre’s ecological flow notification could face closure. Highlight: The…
Read MorePULSE POLIO PROGRAMME
Why in News? 25 years of Pulse Polio Programme to be celebrated in October 2019. Pulse Polio Programme: The Pulse…
Read MoreRCEP: OPPORTUNITY, FEARS IN…
Why in News? Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is in Bangkok for the eighth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ministerial meeting,…
Read MoreINDO-SWEDISH JOINT COMMISSION FOR…
Why in News? The Commerce and Industry Minister will attend the 19th Session of the Indo-Swedish Joint Commission for Economic,…
Read MoreDIGITAL BHARAT DIGITAL SANSKRITI
Why in News? The Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism inaugurated the CCRT e-portal and YouTube Channel at…
Read MoreCENTRE ALL SET TO…
Why in News? The Home Ministry is all set to overhaul the Indian Penal Code designed by the British. Rebooting…
Read MoreTHE NOBEL PRIZE IN…
The royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the Nobel Prize in Physics would go to three people: One half…
Read MoreANNUAL CRIME IN INDIA…
Why in News? After a delay of two years the annual Crime in India Report 2017 was published by the…
Read MoreUN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Why in News? Venezuela was elected to UN Human Rights Council recently. Brazil and Venezuela won the two Latin American…
Read MoreASBESTOS IN BABY POWDER
What to Study? Johnson & Johnson is recalling one lot of its Johnson’s Baby Powder after tiny amounts of asbestos…
Read MoreDNA REGULATION BILL REFERRED…
Why in News? The Bill seeks to control the use and application of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technology for establishing…
Read MoreINDIA DECIDES TO PUT…
Why in News? The government has decided to put off a proposed visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ankara…
Read MoreINDIA-PHILIPPINES BUSINESS CONCLAVE
Why in News? The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, addressed the India-Philippines Business Conclave and the 4th ASEAN-India…
Read MoreHOW AEROSOL FORMATION HELPS…
Why in News? Small aerosol particles help in “brightening” of clouds, enabling them to alter Earth’s radiative balance and ultimately…
Read MoreAPPOINTMENT OF CHIEF JUSTICE
Why in News? Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi Thursday in a letter to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad…
Read MoreFSSAI MILK SURVEY: MILK…
Why in News? Milk samples from Telangana, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Kerala, accounted for the highest number of cases of adulteration,…
Read MoreTB CASES SEE DECREASE…
Why in news? World Health Organization (WHO) has released the 2019 edition of the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report. Global Tuberculosis…
Read MoreFATF MAY KEEP PAK.…
Why in news? Pakistan could escape being blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), but the international watchdog on…
Read MoreBRITAIN CLINCHES BREXIT DEAL…
Why in news? Britain has secured a Brexit deal with the European Union, more than three years after Britons voted…
Read MoreINDIA INNOVATION INDEX 2019
Why in News? NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner released the India Innovation Index (III) 2019. About India Innovation…
Read MoreWHO’S GLOBAL TUBERCULOSIS REPORT…
Why in News? WHO has released the 2019 edition of the Global Tuberculosis Report recently. The report provides a comprehensive…
Read MoreSTATE OF THE WORLD’S…
Why in News? UNICEF has released its State of the World’s Children report for 2019 recently. Each year, UNICEF’s flagship…
Read MoreLEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ABOLISHED IN…
Why in News? Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Council, the upper house of the Assembly, has been abolished as per Section…
Read MoreMALARIA PARASITE JUMPED FROM…
Why in News? Experts have found that African great apes were the original host to the parasite Plasmodium falciparum –…
Read MoreLIVESTOCK CENSUS
Why in News? Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying releases 20th Livestock Census; Total Livestock population increases 4.6% over Census-2012,…
Read MoreNATIONAL CRIME RECORDS BUREAU…
Why in News? The Minister of State for Home Affairs inaugurates the 20th All India Conference of Directors of Fingerprint…
Read MoreNPL SYNTHESISES NOVEL SECURITY…
Why in News? National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) has recently synthesised a novel security ink that emits intense red colour when…
Read MoreVAN DHAN INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
Why in News? The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs launched the “Van Dhan Internship Programme” organised by TRIFED under the…
Read MoreFOOD SAFETY MITRA (FSM)…
Why in News? The Union Health Minister launched the Food Safety Mitra (FSM) scheme for strengthening and scaling up the…
Read MoreINDIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP)…
Why in News? The Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC), set up by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has brought…
Read MoreGLOBAL HUNGER INDEX-2019
Why in News? In the recently released Global Hunger Index (GHI) Report-2019, India was ranked at 102nd position out of…
Read MoreIMF’S WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK…
Context: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its report “World Economic Outlook” (WEO)- 2019 recently. About the Report: The World…
Read MoreINTERCONNECT USAGE CHARGE (IUC)
Why in News? Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided to review the scrapping of interconnect usage charge from…
Read MoreINDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL…
Why in News? Two diagnostic kits developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI)…
Read MoreGUJARAT, TAMIL NADU TOP…
Why in News? Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh have emerged as the top performing States with free…
Read MoreHOW OXYGEN LEVELS AFFECT…
Why in News? The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists, William G. Kaelin Jr. from…
Read MoreRANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL (RCT)
Why in News? The new Economics Nobel laureates - Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer - are considered to…
Read More‘ONE NATION ONE FASTAG’…
Why in News? Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the “One Nation One FASTag” scheme. The plan…
Read MoreNATIONAL BLINDNESS AND VISUAL…
Why in News? National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey of India (2015-19) was released recently. About the Survey: The survey…
Read MoreNOBEL PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS
Why in News? The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic…
Read MoreHEALTH MINISTRY FINALISES 19…
Why in News? The Union Health Ministry on Monday finalised the names of 19 part-time members of the National Medical…
Read MoreMOUS SIGNED BETWEEN INDIA…
Why in News? Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu on his visit to Sierra Leone has signed 6 agreements with Mr…
Read MoreNEPAL, CHINA INK ROAD…
Why in News? China and Nepal concluded agreements for all-weather connectivity between Kathmandu and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Highlights: The…
Read MoreGOLDEN RATIO
Why in News? The golden ratio can be defined in terms of a line, divided into two unequal segments in…
Read MoreEDUCATION OF MOTHERS DIRECTLY…
Why in News? The first pan India survey (a part Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey) on nutrition levels among children conducted…
Read More‘FOREIGN’ PLASTIC INVADES GREAT…
Why in News? The pristine beaches of the Great Nicobar Island, India’s southernmost territory, are under threat from plastic. A…
Read MoreSIKKIM SEES SURGE IN…
Why in News? From the iconic Kaiser-i-Hind to the recently rediscovered Small Woodbrown butterfly, the state of Sikkim is home…
Read MoreELASTOCALORIC EFFECT
Why in News? When rubbers bands are twisted and untwisted, it produces a cooling effect. This is called the “elastocaloric”…
Read MoreSARAS AAJEEVIKA MELA
Why in News? Union Minister of State for Rural Development inaugurated SARAS Aajeevika Mela. Highlights: SARAS Aajeevika Mela is an…
Read MoreIONOSPHERIC CONNECTION EXPLORER
Why in News? NASA has launched a satellite to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space. Ionospheric Connection…
Read MoreWHY LOK SABHA IS…
Why in News? Last week, former Union Minister and Congress leader Jitin Prasada said the number of Lok Sabha seats…
Read MoreANNUAL GANGES RIVER DOLPHIN…
Why in News? The Annual Ganges River Dolphin Census has begun. Highlights: The census is undertaken by World Wide Fund…
Read More13TH CONFERENCE OF CENTRAL…
Why in News? The Union Health Minister Shri Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the 13th Conference of Central Council of Health and…
Read MoreRCEP: OPPORTUNITY, FEARS IN…
Why in News? Commerce Minister is in Bangkok for the eighth RCEP ministerial meeting. The meeting is expected to work…
Read MorePRIVACY RIGHTS & WRONGS
Why in News? TRAI had commenced a process of consultations to bring over the top (OTT) services like WhatsApp and…
Read MoreNOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE
Why in News? Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was chosen as the awardee for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize…
Read MorePRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMMAN…
Why in News? Recently Cabinet has approved for the relaxation of Aadhaar seeding for the beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Kisan…
Read MoreNOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Why in News? The Nobel Prize in Literature for the year 2018 and 2019 were announced and the awardees are…
Read MoreJAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS
Why in News? Rattled by the high number of children dying due to acute encephalitis syndrome, the Union Health ministry…
Read MoreJAMMU AND KASHMIR OPENS…
Why in News? The travel ban imposed on tourists travelling to Jammu and Kashmir has been lifted with effect from…
Read MorePROPOSED ALTERNATIVE TO NH…
Why in News? A recent study has found that roadkills on the proposed alternative to NH 766 route are one…
Read MoreMAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP…
Why in News? To boost skill development at the district level, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signed…
Read MoreMAHABALIPURAM’S CHINA CONNECTION
Why in News? Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram where PM Modi will meet China’s President Xi Jinping on October 11 & 12…
Read MoreWHO INDIA COUNTRY COOPERATION…
Why in News? Union Health Minister has launched the WHO India Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) 2019–2023. Highlights: The…
Read MoreA NEW TECHNIQUE TO…
Why in News? Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, have developed a new method that promises to protect…
Read MoreCOURT SETS ASIDE ORDER…
Why in News? A Delhi court has set aside the order of a Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) directing a Child…
Read MoreGRADED RESPONSE ACTION PLAN
Why in News? Starting October 15, some stricter measures to fight air pollution will come into force in Delhi’s neighbourhood,…
Read MoreWORLD VISION REPORT
Why in News? The first-ever World Vision Report was recently released by WHO. Highlights of the Report: More than a…
Read MoreGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS INDEX 2019
Why in News? The annual Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) is released. India slipped…
Read MoreNOBEL PRIZE 2019 FOR…
Why in News? The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been announced and the awardees were as John B Goodenough,…
Read MoreABUSE OF WOMEN DURING…
Why in News? A recent study published in The Lancet medical journal has stated that more than one-third of the…
Read MoreCABINET HIKES DEARNESS ALLOWANCE…
Why in News? The Union Cabinet decided to increase the Dearness Allowance (or DA) that it pays its current employees…
Read MoreINDIA STARTS SHARING MARITIME…
Why in News? The Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) has started functioning as an information-sharing hub of…
Read MoreGREEN CHANNEL COMBINATION
Why in News? Putting in place a speedier approval mechanism, Competition Commission has introduced a green channel route for clearing…
Read MoreNOBEL PRIZE
Why in News? The Nobel Foundation has recently started announcing the winners of “Nobel Prize” in various fields and winners…
Read MoreCOMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL NUTRITION SURVEY
Why in News? The Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey released by the government recently has highlighted the glaring contrast existing in…
Read MoreGANGA AAMANTRAN ABHIYAN
Why in News? Jal Shakti Ministry has launched Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan, a unique open-water rafting and kayaking expedition on the…
Read MoreGREEN CRACKERS
Why in News? In a bid to resolve the crisis of air pollution, the Government has launched green firecrackers Background:…
Read MoreTAX RELIEF FOR FOOD…
Why in News? In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that supply of food, drinks and beverages by…
Read MoreLIST OF MOUS/AGREEMENTS EXCHANGED…
Why in News? India and Bangladesh have entered into agreements during the official visit of Prime Minister of Bangladesh to…
Read MoreWORLD COTTON DAY
Why in News? The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, is participating in the World Cotton Day event being observed…
Read MoreMOSAIC MISSION
Why in News? A native of Kerala, the 32-year-old polar researcher will be the only Indian among 300 scientists from…
Read MorePLANET NINE
Why in News? Hidden in the outer Solar System lurks a presence, believed to be a gigantic planet orbiting the…
Read MoreAMENDMENTS IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE…
Why in News? To boost Electric Vehicles in India, the Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable…
Read MoreTELANGANA: DRONE DELIVERY OF…
Why in News? The Telangana government has adopted a framework to use drones for last-mile delivery of essential medical supplies…
Read MoreSCALE OF GLOBAL WILDLIFE…
Why in News? The study, by researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Sheffield, published in the…
Read MoreHALT THE HATE
Context: 'Halt The Hate' is an interactive website on Amnesty International that documents reports of alleged hate crimes in India.…
Read MoreCHANDRAYAAN-2’S ORBITER CLASS DETECTS…
Why in News? Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that Chandrayaan2’s Orbiter payload CLASS has detected charged particles on…
Read MoreDRONE CAMERAS THREATENING NILGIRIS…
Why in News? Wildlife enthusiasts believe that the drone cameras pose a huge threat to wildlife. Highlights: Environment conservationists are…
Read MoreTITLE INSURANCE
Why in News? The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has constituted a working group that will revisit the…
Read MoreNATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS RESOURCE…
Why in News? The National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) has been designated as the WHO Collaborating Centre for Priority…
Read MoreYOUTH CO:LAB
Why in News? In a latest initiative to recognize young people as critical drivers of sustainable development, Atal Innovation Mission…
Read MoreVILLAGE SECRETARIAT PROGRAMME IN…
Why in News? The Andhra Pradesh government launched its Village Secretariat programme, under which 1.26 lakh new government employees will…
Read More‘MO SARKAR’ INITIATIVE LAUNCHED
Why in News? The Odisha government has launched a new governance initiative ‘Mo Sarkar’ on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.…
Read MoreU.S. WARNS ALLIES OF…
Why in News? The U.S. officials have warned India that with the decision to go ahead with the purchase of…
Read MoreCONVERTING USED COOKING OIL…
Why in News? The Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas flagged off publicity vans in Delhi, to…
Read MoreBHARAT 22 ETF
Why in News? The Further Fund Offer 2 (FFO 2) of Bharat 22 Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), which is part of…
Read MoreSTATIONS’ CLEANLINESS SURVEY REPORT
Context: Recently Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry has released the “Stations’ Cleanliness Survey Report” (Cleanliness assessment of Non-suburban…
Read MoreELEPHANT ENDOTHELIOTROPIC HERPESVIRUS
Why in News? Since the middle of August, a rare disease has killed five elephants in Odisha. The disease is…
Read MorePRAKASH PORTAL
Why in News? Ministry of Power launched PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony) About PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla…
Read MoreAUDIO GUIDE FACILITY APP…
Why in News? On the second day of nationwide "Paryatan Parv 2019" Ministry of Tourism launched the Audio Guide facility…
Read MoreCITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT BILL
Why in News? Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reiterated that the government would first amend the existing citizenship norms…
Read MoreMONSOON MISSION COUPLED FORECAST…
Why in News? The new monsoon model, called the Coupled Forecast Model (CFS), deployed by the IMD under the National…
Read MoreRS 50,000 FINE FOR…
Context: The Central government has issued a 15-point directive, including cordoning off ghats and imposing a fine of Rs 50,000,…
Read MorePARYATAN PARV 2019
Why in News? Ministry of Tourism organised Paryatan Parv 2019, which will be held from 2nd to 13th October, 2019.…
Read MoreSUPREME COURT SC/ST JUDGMENT,…
Why in News? Correcting an error of judgment, the Supreme Court recalled its March 20, 2018 verdict, which bent the…
Read MoreTHE GANDHIAN CHALLENGE
Why in News? On the 150th birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, AIM, NITI Aayog’s Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) and UNICEF…
Read MoreSOVEREIGN GOLD BONDS SCHEME…
Why in News? The Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has decided to issue Sovereign…
Read MoreCONSUMER APP
Why in News? In order to fast-track consumer grievance redressal process and provide an effective forum for consumers to give…
Read MoreWORLD URBANIZATION PROSPECTS DATA
Why in News? The economic outlook update released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) highlighted that the number of urban…
Read MoreGREEN ENERGY TARGET LACKS…
Why in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Climate Action Summit in New York announced India’s ambitious aim to…
Read MoreFISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND BUDGET…
Why in News? States’ gross fiscal deficit (GFD) has remained within the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM) threshold…
Read MoreBAN ON EXPORT OF…
Why in News? Union ministry of commerce and industry amended export policy of onion from free to prohibited, which amounts…
Read MoreAYUSHMAN BHARAT PMJAY START-UP…
Why in News? The Prime Minister will launch the Ayushman Bharat Start-Up Grand Challenge in New Delhi at Arogya Manthan…
Read More94TH MILITARY NURSING SERVICE…
Why in News? The 94th Military Nursing Service Raising Day is being celebrated on 1st October 2019. Highlights: On this…
Read MoreWEEK-LONG IPCC MEET ON…
Why in News? India is hosting the Second Lead Author Meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working…
Read MoreDISCOVERY OF ANCIENT BURIED…
Why in News? The Union Water Ministry has excavated an old, dried-up river in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad) that linked the…
Read MoreEIGHT CORE SECTORS SHRINK…
Why in News? The eight core sectors that form the bellwether for the Indian economy slumped in August to their…
Read MoreAPPRENTICESHIP (AMENDMENT) RULES, 2019
Why in News? Central government has notified changes in Apprenticeship Rules (1992) with an aim to increase skilled manpower in…
Read MoreTHE ‘RIGHT TO BE…
Context: European Union’s highest court ruled that an online privacy rule known as the ‘right to be forgotten’ under European…
Read MoreNITI AAYOG SCHOOL EDUCATION…
Why in News? The Government think tank, NITI Aayog, has released the School Education Quality Index (SEQI) which evaluates the…
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