Why in News? The government is all set to establish a Central Consumer Protection Authority to protect the rights of…

Why in News? The Kerala High Court has ruled recently that strikes, rallies and gheraos (prevent employers from leaving a…

Why in News? WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made it abundantly clear that WHO will not declare COVID-19 a pandemic…

Why in News? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the setting up of a National Technical Textiles…

Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, has given its approval for upward revision of interest subvention to 2.5% per…

Context: Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the constitution of a joint committee to take samples of water…

Why in News? The Delhi High Court has issued a series of directions to the Delhi police, the State government…

Why in News? Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has recently launched Ease 3.0 for tech-enabled to change the customer’s experience at…

Why in News? Union Minister of State for Home Affairs presided over the valedictory session of the 1st ‘National Conference…

Context: Recently, India and Myanmar exchanged 10 agreements in fields ranging from infrastructure, energy, communication and health. The agreements and…

Why in News? The Election Commission has announced that elections to 55 Rajya Sabha seats will be held on March…

Why in News? President Donald Trump praised India for having lifted over 270 million people out of poverty in a…

Context: The US administration and the Taliban negotiators have agreed to finalise a peace pact on February 29 if a…

Why in News? Recently, the CWMA dropped the discussion on Karnataka’s application due to the strong objection made by Tamil…

Context: The terminologies like ‘Duties of citizens’and the ‘anti-national’ (emanating from violation of these duties) have become the buzzwords of the…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet recently approved the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020, allowing a “willing” woman to be a…

Why in News? United States space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has recently announced that it will begin…

Why in News? Recently some Environmental groups have demanded to declare the Eastern Ghats as the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site.…

Why in News? Five judges of the Supreme Court of India have been affected by Swine Flu which is caused…

Why in News? During Trump’s visit, India and the US will discuss the Blue Dot network, a new proposal to…

Why in News? Numerous political leaders and activists have been arrested in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the…

Why in News? The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare observed the 1st anniversary of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman…

Why in News? On her upcoming visit to India next week along with US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania…

Why in News? Amendments in Arms Act, 1959 and Arms Rules, 2016 notified. Highlights: As per the new rules, now…

Why in News? Recently, ‘A Future for the World's Children’ report was released jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO),…

Why in News? One of the Supreme Court Judge’s public praise of the Prime Minister at a public forum recently…

Why in News? Recently, Finance Ministry has expressed its displeasure over the tardy progress made by banks in seeding all…

Why in News? The G20 meeting presided by Saudi Arabia was held recently in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) in which the…

Why in News? Recently, a Group of Ministers (GoM) chaired by the Home Minister met to discuss proposed amendments to…

Why in News? In an effort to stimulate investment in research and development (R&D), the Department of Science and Technology…

Why in News? The progress report on Poshan Abhiyan released by Niti Aayog recently has flagged the failure of Aadhaar-based…

Why in News? Global Health Security (GHS) Index, 2019, which was recently released states that national health security is “fundamentally…

Context: In the recent happenings, India sought to play down American President Donald Trump's remarks that New Delhi is not…

Why in News? The European Commission has released a ‘European strategy for data to ensure the human-centric development of Artificial…

Why in News? India’s proposal to include the Great Indian Bustard, the Asian Elephant and the Bengal Florican in Appendix…

Why in News? In the recently released “Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019” published by The Economist Intelligence…

Why in News? The World Bank has offered to give financial assistance to the last remaining portion of the Eastern…

Why in News? 4thanniversary of the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission was observed recently. It was launched from Kurubhat in Rajnandgaon…

Why in News? Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the revamp of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)and the…

Context: Curative Petition is often mentioned in news regarding various cases of Supreme Court. Origin: The concept of the curative…

Why in News? 3rdGlobal Ministerial Conference on Road Safety took place recently in Stockholm (Sweden). The Minister of Road Transport…

Despite being the 4thlargest spender on defence in the world, India does not have a defence white paper laying out…

Context: Recently, the Union Cabinet gave its approval to set up the 22nd Law Commission. The Law Commission of India…

Why in News? Is food inflation in India influenced by global price movements? On account of certain evidences it appears…

Why in News? The Kerala government has opposed in the Supreme Court an alternative route proposed by Karnataka to bypass…

Why in News? The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is also preparing to send its first scientific expedition to study…

Context: Three endangered species from India – the Great Indian Bustard, the Asiatic elephant and the Bengal Florican – are…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet has recently approved the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020. What is Assisted Reproductive…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet has recently approved 22nd Law Commission of India for a period of three years…

Why in News? A Private Member of our parliament has recently introduced a Constitution Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha…

This article highlights that why the election for the post of Mayor in Urban Local Bodies must be held directly…

Why in News? The Government of India and the World Bank have signed a $450 million loan agreement to support…

Why in News? On January, the South African oceanographic research vessel SA Agulhas set off from Port Louise in Mauritius,…

Why in News? Five Global Risks that have the potential to impact and amplify one another in ways that may…

Context: British MP, Debbie Abrahams, who is also the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Kashmir, was denied entry…

Why in News? The International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recently recommended that Pakistan should…

Why in News? About six months after the State of Jammu and Kashmir was split into the Union Territories of…

Why in News? Recently, the Reserve Bank has released the results of the January 2020 round of its Consumer Confidence…

Why in News? Recently Turkey’s President has compared the struggle of Kashmiris with that of Turkey during World War I.…

Why in News? India and Norway issued a joint statement on climate and environment during the 13th Conference of Parties…

Why in News? The Supreme Court recently declared that Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers are eligible for permanent commission…

Why in News? The State of India’s Birds 2020 (SoIB), a new scientific report was jointly released by 10 organisations…

Context: The Antarctic region has registered its highest-ever temperature on record as mercury soared over 20 degrees Celsius earlier in…

Why in News? A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Karnataka High Court, asking for guidelines to…

Why in News? The Election Commission of India has joined hands with Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) to prepare an…

Why in News? SATAT is an initiative aimed at setting up of Compressed Bio-Gas production plants and make it available…

Why in News? Recently, the Greenpeace Southeast Asia has released a report titled ‘Toxic Air: The Price of Fossil Fuels’.…

Why in News? The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS), home to the largest number of tigers in the State, is losing…

Why in News? According to the National Health Mission (NHM), Madhya Pradesh has recorded the highest percentage of newborn deaths…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet has recently approved an amendment to the ‘Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 2020’…

Why in News? A recent study from IIT Kharagpur named “Anthropogenic forcing exacerbating the urban heat islands in India” noted…

Why in News? Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha member Anil Desai introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Highlights:…

Why in News? The World Health Organization officially announced COVID-19 as the name for the disease caused by the novel…

Why in News? Adult Education is a Concurrent Subject with both Central and State Governments being required to contribute to…

Why in News? The World Economic Forum (WEF), a platform for world leader, professionals, senior government ministerial delegations, was held at Davos recently.…

Why in News? Recently NSA has been invoked by Uttar Pradesh government to arrest persons for their inflammatory speeches. About…

Why in News? The Delhi High Court has recently rejected a petition seeking voting rights for the prisoners. Who can…

Why in News? The Supreme Court has recently ordered the MDs and directors of few major telecoms to pay their…

Context: India is considering placing curbs on some imports from Turkey and Malaysia, in response to  the decisions of Turkey…

Why in News? India has been recently removed from the Developing country list by the United States Trade Representative. About…

Why in News? The Supreme Court recently ordered political parties to publish the entire criminal history of their candidates for…

Why in News? Union Cabinet has recently approved “The Pesticides Management Bill, 2020”. Currently, the pesticide business is regulated by…

Why in News? Rajasthan has recently demanded higher central assistance for Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) from the Union Government to…

Context: Instances of the field enumerators coming under attack for some of the ongoing NSS surveys due to the mistrust…

Why in News? Realizing the immense scope for the development of fisheries and aquaculture, the Government of India has restructured…

Why in News? To help assess the progress made in cities through various initiatives and empower them to use evidence…

Why in News? Country needs 25 million tonnes of edible oils to meet its requirement at current consumption level of…

Why in News? The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is recently celebrated on 11th February every year.…

Why in News? Four Members of Parliament are ready with Private Member’s Bill in the Lok Sabha to deal with…

Why in News? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recently notified that medical equipment would qualify as ‘drugs’ under…

Why in News? Recently the Supreme Court described Goa as a “shining example” with a Uniform Civil Code and observed…

Why in News? India will host the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory…

Context: Andhra Pradesh has recently revived its demand for Special Category Status (SCS). What is Special Category Status (SCS)? There…

Why in News? According to the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, the death toll of Manual Scavengers has been increased…

Why in News? The US has approved the sale of an Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) to India at…

Why in News? Researchers have discovered how an ocean water current, which plays a key role in keeping Western Europe…

Why in News? The Supreme Court recently upheld the constitutional validity of the SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018 which rules out…

Why in News? The Supreme Court has recently ruled that the states are not bound to provide reservation in appointments…

Why in News? Recently the Union Cabinet has approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill 2020. This article flags…

Why in News? Based on the data of the NCRB, a non-profit organisation named “Sanjog” released a report on compensation…

Context: During the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Rajapaksa’s visit to India, Indian Prime Minister used the occasion to raise India’s…

Context: Recently, the Union government issued a notification allowing the decrees of certain UAE courts in civil cases to be…

Why in News? “Ithai barrage” of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) is slowly causing the death of Loktak…

Why in News? Social Justice and Empowerment minister has recently reviewed the number of buildings of Central PWD and websites…

Why in News? A parliamentary panel has recently recommended a code of conduct for Internet service providers (ISPs) and strengthening the…

Why in News? Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu recently announced that the Cauvery delta regionwould be declared as Protected Special…

Why in news? Recently, India has quadrupled its imports of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Key Points: Indian manufacturers source Li-ion batteries…

Why in News? The Second National Judicial Pay Commission has filed its report covering the subject of Pay, Pension and…

Why in News? A parliamentary panel has recommended a code of conduct for Internet service providers (ISPs) and strengthening the…

Why in News? The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has pulled up 14 thermal power plants for not complying with…

Context: Recently, the Union Government introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Aircraft Act, 1934. This Act…

Context: NASA astronaut Christina Koch has left her footprint in history after breaking an iconic space record for womankind. Her…

Why in News? Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology has cleared the Genome India Project. About Genome India project:…

Why in News? With allegations against e-commerce companies that they were violating the norms laid down by the government, it…

Why in News? In the second phase of the scheme’s implementation, 11.69 crore Soil Health Cards were distributed to farmers…

Why in News? The first India-Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave which was recently held in Lucknow has adopted the ‘Lucknow Declaration’.…

Why in News? Recently, the Supreme Court has given a significant suggestion regarding disqualification powers of the Speaker in the…

Why in News? The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has recently sent show-cause notices to 14 thermal power plants for…

Why in News? The third Scorpene class submarine ”Karanj” is about to be delivered to the Indian Navy by the…

Why in News? According to the Economic Survey 2019-20 released on January 2020, a sum of Rs 343.08 crore has…

Why in News? A Correspondence published in the The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) about an asymptomatic Chinese woman…

Context: In recent weeks, locust swarms have attacked crops in more than a dozen countries in Asia and Africa. The…

Context: Recently, the government has abolished anti-dumping duty on a chemical called Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA). It was also being…

Why in News? The Rajya Sabha Select Committee on Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 recently recommended that a surrogate mother need…

Why in News? The Supreme Court has directed the states, which are yet to come out with notifications for establishing…

Why in News? The Chief Minister of Rajasthan has recently decided to dedicate the UNESCO world heritage site certificate for…

Why in News? The Supreme Court appointed committee headed by Justice Amitava Roy to examine the problems that plague prisons,…

Why in News? The Government of Bhutan has decided to levy a daily RS.1,200 ($17) fee for regional tourists from…

Why in News? Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) was placed No. 16 among 2019’s ‘top environment policy think tanks’…

Why in News? Greenbone Sustainable Resilience, a German cyber security firm has recently published it report on Global Medical Data…

Why in News? The United Kingdom (U.K.) has finally left the European Union (EU) recently after it took the historical…

Why in News? A recent RTI has revealed that for every 100 Anganwadi beneficiaries in the country, only seven are…

Why in News? The Union Budget 2020-21 has been presented in the parliament recently. The key provisions related to the…

Why in News? Recently, the Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has provided information about forest…

Context: In the Union Budget 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has suggested speedy implementation of the new education policy and…

Why in News? The report of the Fifteenth Finance Commission, along with an Action Taken Report, was tabled in Parliament.…

Why in News? IVRI releases live attenuated Classical Swine Fever (CSF) cell culture vaccine (Indigenous strain). Highlights: Classical Swine Fever…

Why in News? World Wetlands Day was recently celebrated worldwide with the theme of ‘Wetlands and Biodiversity’. About World Wetlands…

Why in News? The Department of Science and Technology (DST)has launched ‘Project Digital Poompuhar’ to recreate the Chola Dynasty port city…

Why in News? Union Budget (2020-21) has proposed to develop Rakhigarhi (Hisar District,Haryana) and 4 other archaeological sites in Hastinapur (Uttar…

Why in News? Telangana’s State Election Commission (SEC) has decided to use facial recognition app for verification and real-time authentication…

Context: Recently, Punjab's Department of Health and Family Welfare became the first state to hire a detective agency to Check…

Why in News? The Finance Minister in budget 2020 has announced a National Mission on Quantum Technologies & Applications (NM-QTA).…

Why in News? India and Maldives signed five memorandum of understanding (MoUs) on February 02, 2020. The objective of this…

Why in News? Finance Minister announced abolition of DDT to be paid by companies in her budget speech. DDT: A…

Why in News? Environmental activists have called for a ban on the use of new low sulphur marine fuel in…

Why in News? The use of herbicide Paraquat has killed more than hundreds of people in the last two years…

Why in News? Finance Minister has recently proposed to increase the limit of insurance cover in case of Bank Failure…

Why in News? Recently, scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan geology have found high level of Black Carbon in…

Why in News? A research has been carried out by researchers from U.S, China on bats and humans (bat-hunters) of…

Why in News? World’s First Conference on Childhood Pneumonia was held in Barcelona (Spain)to make it part of the global…

Context: Public Procurement policy aims at incentivizing production linked through local content requirements, thereby encouraging domestic manufacturers’ participation in public…

Why in News? Union HRD Minister chairs a meeting of the Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO in New…

Why in News? The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan delivered the keynote address at…

Why in News? One day before the Union budget, the Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) of the country releases the Economic…

Context: Recently, the Delhi High Court has observed that use of chemicals to ripen fruits amounts to poisoning the somebody.…

Why in News? The recent slowdown of the economy and other associated factors has made a devastating impact on the…

Why in News? The recent Economic Survey 2019-20 has found that the Centre’s imposition of stock limits in a bid…

Why in News? A recent report by Central Water Commission(CWC) says that few hydro power projects on the upper reaches…

Context: India has become a food surplus country from a food deficient country, but led to the increased pressure on…