Why in News? The government is expected to come out with a new fertilizer policy. A task force to examine the production and promotion of bio-fertilizer and organic fertilizers has…
Why in News? The discourse on efficient, effective and equitable public spending often takes us into the realm of limited resources facing competing demands. India definitely needs to widen its…
Why in News? The month-long Kashi Tamil Sangamam displayed Tamil culture and heralded a new era of intermingling and revitalizing ancient Indian traditions with the help of modern practices. This…
Why in News? Cricketer Rishabh Pant’s accident near Roorkee resulting in some injuries, has once again drawn attention to the problem of road safety in India. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of…
Why in News? India marches ahead carrying the same challenge projected as last year that it will have to navigate the choppy waters of a volatile petroleum market without straying…
Why in News? The new year begins on a slightly more optimistic note for India. Global crude and food prices are down, the rupee has stabilised at 82-83 to the…
Why in News? India assumed the Presidency of the Group of 20 this December. The world’s third largest emitter is moving beyond a transition strategy based squarely on solar development…
Why in News? The Indian government is emphasizing and celebrating its tech startups as an important component of its economic development policy. Prime Minister Modi recently pointed out that the…
Why in News? The Food and Consumer Affairs Minister introduced a host of new initiatives, including a right to repair portal. Right to Repair portal On the ‘right to repair’…
Why in News? The Supreme Court’s Technical Expert Committee and two unanimous reports of multi-party parliamentary standing committees have recommended that genetically modified (GM) Herbicide Tolerant (HT) crops should be…
Why in News? Mass prosperity for massive populations is hard. India’s large remittances from a small population overseas and IT sectors employability reinforce that our mass prosperity strategy should be…
Why in News? There seems to be considerable optimism about India’s near-term growth prospects now that the major global energy and commodity shocks have subsided. Even if these shocks have…
Why in News? Two ambitious schemes of the Central government such as Soil Health Card and mandatory neem-coating of urea were supposed to promote balanced use of fertilisers. However, far…
Why in News? The implementation of the Price cap on Russian crude. Highlights: Western countries including G7 nations, the European Union(EU), and Australia have agreed to a price ceiling of…
Why in News? Several agencies, including the IMF and the World Bank have projected lower growth rates for the Indian economy in FY23, than the 7.2 per cent estimated by…
Why in News? Notwithstanding the likely slowdown in economic momentum in the second half of the year, the Union government’s tax collections are on track to surpass its budgeted target…
Why in News? Concerns regarding the recent recommendation for approval for the environmental release of genetically engineered (GE) mustard (“DMH-11 hybrid”) in India. The recommendation was made by the Genetic…
Why in News? The Indian rupee has been quite the controversial newsmaker this year. Having fallen more than 11 percent against the US dollar so far in 2022, the rupee…
Why in News? The Union Government has Approved the Continuation of a police modernisation scheme for five years up to 2025-26 with a financial outlay of ₹26,275 crore. What is…
June month is celebrated as the Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) Pride month all over the world. The LGBTQ pride month is celebrated to commemorate the…
The Indian men's recurve team today bagged a silver medal in the Archery World Championships at Den Bosch in The Netherlands. Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das and Pravin…
Australia will be one of the two guest nations at the 2020 Copa America. Qatar will also return to 2020 tournament, which will be co-hosted by Argentina and Colombia. Qatar…
The Indian men’s football team remained static at the 101st position in the latest FIFA rankings. India recently participated in King's Cup in Thailand, in which it lost one match…
CONTEXT: Environment and energy ministers of the Group of 20 major economies met this weekend in Karuizawa, northwest of Tokyo, ahead of the G20 summit in Osaka, western Japan, on…
The IPTA meet is a collaboration of radio astronomers from a dozen countries across the globe. The city-based National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) is all set to host the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government hopes to increase around $83.8 billion (Rs 5.83 trillion rupees) from its latest round of airwaves auction in 2019. The Central government is planning…
A study by the Commerce Ministry has said, the ongoing trade war between the US and China offers an opportunity to India for boosting exports of as many 350 products…
The Reserve Bank of India has asked the banks to ensure their ATMs are grouted to a wall, pillar, or floor by the end of September month, except those installed…
Ministry of Commerce reported that India’s trade deficit expanded to a six-month high of $15.4 billion in May, with import growth outpacing export growth following a 37% jump in gold…
UK government has banned commercials that reinforce gender prejudices. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), UK’s advertising watchdog introduced the ban because it found evidence suggesting that adverse stereotypes could restrict the…
More than 600 companies, including Walmart Inc, Target Corp, urged U.S. President Donald Trump to resolve the trade dispute with China that totally affects American businesses and consumers. More than…
Scientists from National Geographic Society and Tribhuvan University installed have installed two highest weather stations in the world in an expedition to Mount Everest that wrapped up in June 2019.…
CONTEXT: According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2019, India received foreign direct investments (FDI) worth USD 42 billion in 2018. India attracted…
The Yoga has reached the base of Mount Everest, the highest peak on the earth. To celebrate 5th International Day of Yoga, the Embassy of India in Nepal organised a…
The 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated in Dhaka. The High Commission of India organised a bi-Cycle Rally at the Dhaka University campus on Saturday morning to mark…
The Union Cabinet has cleared the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) Bill, 2019, which provides for setting up of an independent and autonomous body for institutional arbitration. It also…
India designated as the Guest of Honour at the 33rd Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara (Guadalajara International Book Fair)in Mexico, the National Book Trust. The book fair organized from…
CONTEXT: Sahitya Akademi has selected 22 writers for the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2019 and 23 writers for Yuva Puraskar 2019. For the Bal Sahitya Puraskar, the Awards relate…
CONTEXT: The Bengaluru-based NGO Akshaya Patra has been awarded the BBC World Service Global Champion Award for the programme. The award is presented at the BBC Food and Farming Awards…
CONTEXT: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed on 15 June every year. It is observed to voice opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted on elderly people. It was…
CONTEXT : The year 2019, marks the 20th anniversary of victory in ‘Operation VIJAY’ popularly known as the ‘Kargil War’. This year, the 20th anniversary is being celebrated with the…
Peter Gilchrist won the 2019 Pacific International Billiards Championship at the Yarraville Club in Melbourne, Australia. Peter Gilchrist defeated Kolkata cueist Kothari who had been on a roll winning the…
CONTEXT: For the first time, ISRO has 2 women project directors- Ritu Karidhal and Muthayya Vanitha for its inter-planetary mission Chandrayaan 2. Chandrayaan 2, all set for launch on July…
CONTEXT: Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends Report said that the global internet users have touched 3.8 billion which is more than half of the world’s population. China was found to…
CONTEXT: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft entered its second orbital phase around asteroid Bennu, called Orbital B. It broke its own world record for the closest orbit of a planetary body. The…
CONTEXT: Wholesale price-based inflation slippedto 2.45% in May helped by falling prices of food articles, fuel, and power items. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was at 3.07% in April.…
CONTEXT: India turned out to be the sub region’s largest recipient receiving foreign direct investments worth $42 billion in 2018. The investment in India billion with strong inflows in manufacturing,…
CONTEXT: The Central Board of Direct Taxes issued new norms for compounding of offences on 14 June 2019. The new guidelines have exclusion provisions, under which, offences under the Black…
CONTEXT: The 16th Asia Media Summit was concluded on 13 June in Cambodia. The summit called for regulation-making to fight against fake news and cyber-crimes.The theme of the summit was…
CONTEXT: India has decided to impose retaliatory tariffs on 29 goods imported from the U.S. from June 16, 2019 onwards. The tariffs will place a burden of $220-290 million on…
CONTEXT: India and Kyrgyzstan have prepared a five-year road map to increase the bilateral trade. Modi and Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov jointly inaugurated the India-Kyrgyz Business Forum. The Union Cabinet…
CONTEXT: Iceland topped the Global Peace Index 2019 rankings which was released by Institute for Economics & Peace. Since 2008, Iceland holds the most peaceful country in the world. India…
CONTEXT: MP Government is set to sign a MoU with a company that has promised to build 300 Smart Gaushalas over the next 5 years. The company will not charge…
CONTEXT: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a Consortium of Academic and Research Ethics (CARE). It will identify, continuously monitor and maintain UGC-CARE Reference List of Quality Journals across…
CONTEXT: A group of 160 defence officers and their families reached Colombo on 15 June 2019. The same number of Sri Lankan officers and their families are on their way…
CONTEXT: “Russian sources” stepped up a long-running disinformation campaign against the European Union in a bid to undermine the bloc’s elections last month. The sources used fake social media accounts,…
CONTEXT: Unicef will honour Priyanka Chopra with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award at the Unicef Snowflake Ball in December 2019. The event will be held on December 3 in NewYork.…
CONTEXT: World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year on 14 June to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank blood donors. The…
CONTEXT: Chandrayaan-2, India’s second Moon mission, will be launched on July 15. Chandrayaan-1 mission was launched about 10 years ago. Chandrayaan-2, which will be launched at 2.51 a.m. from Sriharikota,…
CONTEXT: India will build its own space station in low earth orbit to conduct microgravity experiments in space in 5 -7 years. The proposed Indian space station would be much…
People worldwide could be ingesting 5 g of microscopic plastic particles every week, equivalent in weight to a credit card. Coming mostly from tap and especially bottled water, nearly invisible…
CONTEXT: The Athene brama or the Spotted Owlet is one of the most commonly sighted owls in our backyard. It is a nocturnal raptor (a bird of prey) found in…
The animal is believed to have been between two and four years old when it died A first intact head of a gigantic adult wolf which died about 32,000 years…
CONTEXT: Representations of the Earth’s water cycle used in textbooks throughout the world need to be updated, say scientists who have drawn up a new set of diagrams to include…
CONTEXT : Chinese President Xi Jinping was conferred with Manas Order of the First Degree, the highest national award in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He was awarded during visit to Kyrgyzstan before…
CONTEXT: Turkey will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems despite U.S.'s ultimatum. This has created tension between Ankara and Washington, the NATO allies.…
CONTEXT: The United States had no announcement of a trade action at the moment but continued to raise market access concerns with India, reacting to media reports last week that…
CONTEXT: China summoned the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Beijing Robert Forden and lodged a diplomatic protest objecting to a proposed bill that threatens to remove…
CONTEXT: India and Bangladesh held the Director General Level Talks between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Dhaka on 12 June 2019. The two delegations…
CONTEXT: Amidst reports of escalating tension in the Arab region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has informed the United Nations Security Council that it will take urgent and timely measures…
CONTEXT: In UK, Boris Johnson has secured the highest number of votes in the first ballot to select the Conservative party leader and next Prime Minister. He received 114 votes…
CONTEXT: External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar, attended the 2-day 5th Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, CICA, Summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The summit began from 14…
CONTEXT: The expat population in the UAE are the goodwill ambassadors of India, who play a major role in strengthening the ties of the two countries. The strong bonds between…
CONTEXT: Union Minister for Human Resource Development Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has directed the heads of Indian Institutes of Technology IITs and Indian Institutes of Information Technology IIITs to make…
CONTEXT: The Indian Space Research Organization ISRO has, for the first time, opened its laboratories for Indian school students to undergo two-week training from this year. The first batch of…
CONTEXT: Commodore Stuart Henderson, Safety Director of the British Royal Navy Safety Centre is on a 2-day official visit to Southern Naval Command. The delegation interacted on the matters pertaining…
CONTEXT: The Centre approved setting up of e-Foreigner Tribunal (e-FT) in Assam. The proposed integrated e-FT IT system will be implemented across the state for effective monitoring and resolution of…
CONTEXT: Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar chaired a meeting with Agriculture Ministers of all States and Union Territories via video conference on 13 June 2019. The implementation…
CONTEXT : The Cabinet cleared a fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq. The bill will be introduced in the Budget session of Parliament to replace an…
CONTEXT: Indian men's archery team secured the Olympic quota for the 2020 Tokyo Games by storming into the quarterfinals of the World Championships with a 5-3 win over Canada in…
CONTEXT: India conducted a successful first test flight of the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) from a base off the Odisha coast. The only other countries that possess this technology…
CONTEXT: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a high-level six-member committee under IBA Chief Executive V G Kannan. The committee will examine ATM charges and fees by…
CONTEXT: Two oil tankers being hit in a suspected attack in the Gulf of Oman have raised fresh security concerns in the Gulf region. A fire broke out after an…
CONTEXT: An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale rattled Chile's coast near the coastal city of Coquimbo. No casualties have been reported yet. The quake hit an earthquake-prone area…
CONTEXT: The UAE and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have condemned the terrorist attack targeting Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport, allegedly by the Houthi rebels which have resulted in the…
CONTEXT: UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid has signed a request for Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange to be extradited to the US where he faces charges of computer hacking. The final…
CONTEXT: The Union Cabinet, approved a MoU on the cooperation in the area of Cyber Security between India and Finland. The MoU intends to promote closer cooperation for exchange of…
CONTEXT: The Union Cabinet approved the MoU on the cooperation between the Ministry of Railways, India and Railway Research Institute, Russia. The MoU will facilitate the exchange of information, expert…
CONTEXT: The Union Cabinet approved the MoU on the cooperation between India and Bolivia on cooperation regarding Bioceanic Railway Integration Corridor Project. The MoU will facilitate exchange of information, expert…
CONTEXT: The Union Cabinet approved a MoU on the cooperation between India and Thailand in the field of Astronomy / Astrophysics / Atmospheric Science. The MoU will lead to new…
CONTEXT: 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit began in Bishkek from 13 June 2019. PM Narendra Modi will address the plenary session of the SCO Summit, where he will present his…
CONTEXT: Japan has decided to invest about Rs 13,000 crore in several ongoing as well as new projects in different states of the north-eastern region. New areas of collaboration will…
CONTEXT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the fifth Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog on 15th of this month at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The meeting will be attended by Defence…
CONTEXT: The government has reduced the rate of the contribution made by employees and employers under the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Act from 6.5 per cent to 4 per cent.…
CONTEXT: Farmers will have to contribute 100 rupees per month under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana that seeks to provide a minimum fixed monthly pension of 3,000 rupees on…
CONTEXT: The Union Cabinet approved a Bill, namely, the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that is the Bill to replace the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (12 of…
CONTEXT: Shri Arjun Munda, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs launched the “e-governance initiatives for ST Welfare schemes” on 12 June 2019. These e-governance initiatives will serve their purpose of the…
CONTEXT: Nripendra Misra and P K Mishra were re-appointed as Principal Secretary and Additional Principal Secretary respectively to PM Narendra Modi with cabinet minister rank. The Appointments Committee of the…
CONTEXT: 2 Indian women have been featured on American multinational IT firm IBM's list honouring 40 women in Artificial Intelligence (AI) from 15 different countries. The list includes Harmeen Mehta,…
CONTEXT: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the international governing body for the sport of athletics, changed it name from IAAF to World Athletics. The members of IAAF council…
CONTEXT: In Football, the United States recorded the biggest-ever victory in the Fifa Women's World Cup. They crushed Thailand, 13-nil in a Group-F match at Reims in France. Alex Morgan…
CONTEXT: Ashleigh Barty has risen to the no. 2 position from number eight in the latest Women's TennisAssociation (WTA) rankings after winning the French Open title. She is now 136…
CONTEXT: June 12 is observed as the International Day Against Child Labour every year. The day brings together governments, employers and workers organizations, civil society as well as millions of…
CONTEXT: NASA is planning on testing a new fuel for spacecraft. Dubbed the Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) it uses a non-toxic, rose coloured solution that can be a breakthrough…
CONTEXT: Team Indus is part of a consortium that has bagged a contract from NASA to design and build a lander for its next lunar mission in 2020. NASA has…
CONTEXT: The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘VAYU’ over East-central Arabian Sea moved nearly northwards with a speed of about 13 kmph on 12th June 2019. It is very likely to…
CONTEXT: The RBI has constituted a 6-member committeeto review the entire gamut of ATM charges and fees. Chief Executive of Indian Banks’ Association VGKannan will chair the committee. The committee…
CONTEXT: The GST Council has decided to introduce a new GST return system to facilitate taxpayers. A plan has been worked out to ease the transition to the new return…
CONTEXT: Yes Bank's independent director Mukesh Sabharwal has stepped down from the lender's board of directors to devote his time to academic pursuits. Sabharwal has worked with the private lender…
CONTEXT: S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo hinted that it was possible to reinstate the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a programme for preferential access to certain goods markets in…
CONTEXT: The UK High Court today denied bail to Fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi, who is fighting his extradition from Britain to India in Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money…
CONTEXT: United Arab Emirates and Germany have reaffirmed their joint commitment to fight against terrorism and violent extremism, in all its forms, at both regional and international levels. In a…
CONTEXT: In Kajakhastan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev today took oath as the new president of the country. He was acting president following the surprise resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev in March this year.…
CONTEXT: Union Cabinet has approved the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019 to replace Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019. This will enable UIDAI to have a more…
CONTEXT: The Hyderabad based National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has launched a training programme of Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate Change (SLACC) to help Rural…
CONTEXT: The Union Cabinet has cleared the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) Bill, 2019. The Bill provides for setting up of an independent and autonomous body for institutional arbitration.…
CONTEXT: The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Collaboration, MoC between India and Kyrgyzstan for collaborative research work on High Altitude Biology and Medicine. The MoC will help in…
CONTEXT: The Centre has set a target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024. In states like UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha, the coverage of…
CONTEXT: Uttar Pradesh Government has hiked old-age pension in the age group 60 to 79 years by Rs.100 monthly. Now the old-age pensioners would receive 500 rupees per month from…
CONTEXT: The Bihar government has approved the proposal to punish sons and daughters, who abandon their elderly parents, with a jail term. Such cases will be registered under the non-bailable…
The organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said the Gulf region needs more peace and stability to ensure the flow of oil supplies. Any tension that occurs in…
CONTEXT: The Jnanpith award for the year 2018 will be given to the noted English writer Amitav Ghosh. Former Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi will present the award to him at a…
CONTEXT: Mount Sinabung volcano erupted in Sumatra Island of western Indonesia. A huge column of ash was blasted and spread 7 km high to southeast and south of crater. Mount…
CONTEXT: Gujarat has joined the Jurassic bandwagon with India’s first ever Dinosaur-Museum-cum-Park in Raiyoli in Mahisagar district. Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani inaugurated the museum that is set to give visitors…
CONTEXT: The RBI has allowed banks to offer cheque book facility and other services to the no-frills account holders. But they could not ask such account holders to maintain any…
CONTEXT: India's automobile major Mahindra won the Gold Award for fairing on various indicators. The automobile giant, which has more than 60 dealers in South Africa, secured the top position…
CONTEXT: China has appointed veteran diplomat Sun Weidong as its new envoy to India. Mr Sun, who also served as the ambassador to Pakistan, is currently the Director General of…
CONTEXT: A UAE businessman linked to a probe of illegal donations to Donald Trump’s political campaign was paid by his country’s intelligence agency to spy on the U.S. President’s administration.…
CONTEXT: United States imposed sanctions on Samer Foz, a Syrian industrialist behind high-end developments for allegedly enriching President Bashar al-Assad. US Undersecretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial intelligence,…
CONTEXT: Pakistan has assured support for a stable and peaceful Afghanistan at the first Review session of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS) held in Islamabad. Delegations…
CONTEXT: The US State Department has said, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will discuss an ambitious agenda for the US-India strategic partnership when he meets with Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
CONTEXT The V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) signed a MoU on 10 June 2019. It will facilitate Direct Port Entry (DPE) of e-sealed factory stuffed…
CONTEXT: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would visit India in June 2019 to forge relations with India. He would outline the US strategy on the Indo-Pacific ahead of his…
CONTEXT: China will enter into a trade deal with the United States, as told by US President Donald Trump. Increased tariffs on Chinese products is having an impact on its…
CONTEXT: A top US diplomat will visit Sudan to encourage talks between Sudan’s military rulers and protesters. The US, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, Tibor Nagy, during his…
CONTEXT: The government will provide scholarships to five crore minority students in the next five years to ensure their socio-economic-educational empowerment. The scholarships include pre-matric, post-matric and merit-cum-means. Of the…
CONTEXT: Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot has been appointed as the leader of Rajya Sabha. He will replace senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley who opted out…
CONTEXT: The 48th Director General Level Border Co-ordination Conference between Border Security Force of India and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) will be organised at Dhaka, Bangladesh from today. An official…
CONTEXT: India is making debut in the adventurous game of Rafting. Former Prime Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports team played in World Rafting Championship…
Environment ministers of the G7 nations met in France, before the release of what is expected to be another alarming report on the state of the planet. BACKGROUND: Ministers from…
CONTEXT: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has proposed to set up a National Data Warehouse with an aim to leveraging big data analytical tools. This move is to…
CONTEXT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted an invitation to attend the session of the G7 Summit in Biarritz. The 45th summit of the G7 group of countries takes place from…
CONTEXT: Indian Railway Station Development Corporation (IRSDC) entered a Tripartite Agreement with French Railways (SNCF) & AFD, on 10th June 2019. Under this agreement, AFD has agreed to provide in-kind…
CONTEXT: International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) released India’s first Type Approval Certificate (TAC) for Bharat Stage - VI (BS – VI) norms for the 2-wheeler segment in New Delhi.…
CONTEXT: India has got an invitation from France to attend the outreach Session at the G-7 Summit to be held in France in August 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has…
CONTEXT: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964. MHA has empowered district magistrates in all States and Union Territories to set up tribunals to…
CONTEXT Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the International Day of Yoga 2019 celebrations to be held in Ranchi on June 21. Ministry of AYUSH planned every year observation of the…
CONTEXT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be banned single-use plastics in the country from 2021. It a global challenge to phase out the plastic bags, straws and cutlery clogging the…
CONTEXT The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has instituted its first Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS). It was announced by the Minister Prakash Javadekar. The aim of the…
CONTEXT In the G20 Summit, the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from the Group of 20 economies issued a joint statement on trade and the digital economy. The meeting…
CONTEXT In their first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday after his re-election, Secretaries to the Government of India have been tasked with creating a five-year road map…
CONTEXT China will be left with no other option but to enter into a trade deal with the United States because increased tariffs on Chinese products is having an impact…
CONTEXT Lewis Hamilton secured a record-breaking 7th win at the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix after Sebastian Vettel was penalised for dangerous driving. A five-second race time penalty was given to…
CONTEXT SriLankan Airlines named as the 'World's Most Punctual Airline' for the second consecutive time with over 90 percent of its flights in May. This status was achieved for the…
CONTEXT In Tennis, world number two Rafael Nadal lifted the French Open Men's Singles title for the 12th time. He became the first player to win 12 Singles titles at…
CONTEXT Kazakhstan elected the successor of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev with 70% of the vote. The victory of Kassym Jomart-Tokayev was never in doubt after he received the blessing of…
CONTEXT PM Narendra Modi was conferred with Maldives highest award ‘Nishan Izzuddin’. The main aim of his visit was to further cement ties with the Indian Ocean archipelago. PM Modi…
CONTEXT PM Narendra Modi arrived in Sri Lanka on his way back to India from the Maldives. PM Modi is the first world leader to visit the island nation over…
CONTEXT Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit at Bishkek. He would also meet PM Narendra Modi there. This would be the first meeting between…
CONTEXT India and the Maldives have agreed to launch a passenger-cum-cargo ferry service between Kochi and the Maldivian capital Male via Kulhudhuffushi atoll. The initiative was announced during PM Narendra…
CONTEXT India has partnered with Portugal to set up a national maritime heritage museum at Lothal in Gujarat. The Indian Navy will be the stakeholder in the project and the…
CONTEXT Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold her first pre-budget consultation meeting with representatives of farm bodies, Industry and Trade in New Delhi. In the meeting, She will seek the…
CONTEXT Several important issues including counter-terrorism, extremism and multilateral economic cooperation will be discussed during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SCO Summit to be held on 14th of this month at…
CONTEXT Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron to attend the outreach session of the G7 Summit in Biarritz as a special invitee. The…
CONTEXT Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Siddhi Scheme. It will cost over Rs.87,000 crore a year to the exchequer. The government has announced its decision to…
CONTEXT India has called upon the G-20 countries to urgently fix the issue of taxing profits made by digital economy companies in countries where they do not have a significant…
CONTEXT The Mumbai metro completed five years of operation in June 2019. During the last five years of operation, Metro has achieved running the service without a single case of…
CONTEXT India will build a cricket stadium, which is likely to come up at Hulhumale, an island south of North Male atoll. India will also train young Maldivian men and…
CONTEXT The UAE Cabinet adopted the National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031 during its meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi. One of the most important initiatives is the development…
CONTEXT State Bank of India announced introduction of repo rate linked home loans from 1 July. It will pass on the 25 bps repo rate cut, announced by the Reserve…
CONTEXT A massive fire broke out at a block of luxury flats in eastern London today. London Fire Brigade (LFB) said Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters are currently…
CONTEXT IndiaThe meeting of Finance Ministers of G20 countries is underway in the Japanese city of Fukuoka. Finance chiefs of major economies are debating over how to revise tax systems…
CONTEXT The deal with Mexico to curb illegal migration opened an era of great cooperation between the two nations, something that they did not see for decades. Washington had announced…
CONTEXT Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called for a quick democratic transition in Sudan as he met the country's ruling generals and protest leaders, days after a deadly crackdown…
CONTEXT German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated that the European Union would be willing to renegotiate the Brexit deal. Hunt is one of nearly a dozen Conservatives to replace Theresa May…
CONTEXT Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has launched a Fiscal Performance Index (FPI) to assess state and central budgets. The Index incorporates qualitative assessments of revenue expenditure, capital expenditure, revenues,…
CONTEXT That the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan before the summit meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is not confirmed yet. The leaders…
CONTEXT The report on 'Benchmarking India’s Payment Systems' was released by RBI on 4 June 2019. The report says India has a strong regulatory system and retail payment systems but…
CONTEXT Women members of Deccan Development Society (DDS) sanghams have bagged one of the most coveted UN awards — Equator Prize for 2019. DDS sanghams have made a significant contribution…
CONTEXT NASA will open up the International Space Station to business ventures including space tourism with stays priced at $35,000 a night. It seeks to financially disengage from the orbiting…
CONTEXT Thailand's new parliament has elected military government chief Prayuth Chan-ocha as the country's Prime Minister. Prayuth's appointment becomes official when it is endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Prayuth Chan-ocha…
CONTEXT An experimental antiviral drug, remdesivir, designed to treat Ebola virus disease can effectively help fight off Nipah virus. Remdesivir completely protected four African green monkeys from a lethal dose…
CONTEXT India and China held the sixth round of dialogue on disarmament and non-proliferation in New Delhi on 3 June 2019. The dialogue was held within the framework of regular…
CONTEXT Meteorological Department warns that a cyclone may occur in the Arabian Sea near the West Coast of India between June 11 and 12, Directorate General of Information and Public…
CONTEXT UN's Secretary General Antonio Guterres has praised the India-UN Development Partnership Fund for championing greater prosperity. India is a valued supporter of South-South cooperation. The India-UN Development Partnership Fund…
CONTEXT Scientists and taxonomists have documented 596 new species of flora and fauna from India in the year 2018. The details of the discoveries were made public by the Botanical…
CONTEXT India has called upon the G-20 countries to urgently fix the issue of taxing profits made by digital economy companies in countries where they do not have significant physical…
CONTEXT Sweden's teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was awarded Amnesty International award for mobilising world public opinion on the looming peril of global warming. Thunberg, a fierce campaigner with a…
CONTEXT India Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the Secretaries of Central government in New Delhi today. During the meeting, Mr Modi is likely to discuss the agenda of governance…
CONTEXT The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is the 8th edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup which began in France. It is being contested by the women’s national teams…
CONTEXT Bancha in Betul district is the first village in India to have zero wooden stoves and almost no use for LPG cylinders with all its 75 houses relying on…
In Tennis, world number two Rafael Nadal has lifted the French Open Men's Singles title for the 12th time. In the summit clash played at Paris last night, the Spaniard…
CONTEXT The Centre reconstituted eight Cabinet Committees including the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet, among others and Union Home Minister Amit Shah is part of all these committees. The eight…
CONTEXT The second term of Narendra Modi government is likely to place the controversial Triple Talaq Bill in its very first session of Parliament. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights…
CONTEXT Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri launched Swachh Survekshan League 2020 on 6 June 2019. It will be conducted in three quarters of 2019 and the final quarter…
CONTEXT The Delhi Metro has become the first ever project in the country to receive power generated from a waste-to-energy plant. Delhi Metro has started receiving 2 MW power from…
CONTEXT L&T Financial Services’ (LTFS) ‘Digital Sakhi’, an educational programme aimed at digital financial inclusion of rural women, was launched in 20 villages of Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu. LTFS…
CONTEXT Renowned scientist and cyclone warning specialist Mrutyunjay Mohapatra was appointed as the chief of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on 4 June 2019. Mr Mohapatra leads the Cyclone Warning Division…
CONTEXT Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the main event of International Day of Yoga 2019 celebrations to be held in Ranchi, Jharkhand on 21st of this month. Around 30,000…
CONTEXT Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih held discussions on a range of subjects of bilateral interest at the President's office in Male this evening. It…
CONTEXT Former Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami has been appointed as an electoral officer for the BCCI's Annual General Meeting. The Committee of Administrators (CoA) had announced that the long-awaited…
Context: In the International Federation of Hockey men's series Finals, India routed Russia 10-0 in their opening match. The match began in Bhubaneshwar on 6 June 2019. Harmanpreet Singh and…
Context: World Oceans Day is celebrated on 8th June every year. The day was declared in 2008. June 8 was marked as it marks the day when it was first…
Context: Google tech Behemoth invented three new features- bus travel times from live traffic in 10 of the largest cities in India The live train status for Indian Railways trains,…
Context: 224 new species of plants and 372 animal species discovered in India last year Scientists and taxonomists have documented 596 new species of flora and fauna from India in…
Context: RBI has removed charges for payments via NEFT and RTGS.This means that payments via NEFT and RTGS would become either free or charges would be low. RBI levies minimum…
Context: Tamil Nadu Government(GoTN) and the World Bank signed a $287-million loan agreement for the Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme (TNHSRP). The main aim is to improve the quality…
Context: China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin hit back at U.S. global economic dominance on Friday as they took the stage together at Russia’s showcase business forum. With China…
Context: U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will deliver the keynote address on ‘The U.S. and India: An Economic Foundation for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ in Washington D.C. Mr.…
Context: United States has hit Iran's petrochemical group PGPIC with economic sanctions due to its ties with the country's Revolutionary Guards. The move aims to choke off financing to the…
Every day, more than 1 million new cases of curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are detected in people aged 15-49 years, according to latest data released by the World Health…
Context: US President Donald Trump has suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, as the country has agreed to take strong measures to stem the flow of Central American migrants…
Context: PM Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Maldives beginning 8 June 2019. The visit is reflective of the new momentum in high-level exchanges between India and…
Context: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the 2-day meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors in Japan on June 8-9, 2019. It is the first overseas visit…
Context: In Russia, the first tourist train traveling through Russia's Arctic region and on to Norway, set off from St. Petersburg station on 6 June 2019. It had 91 passengers…
Context: Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel sworn in as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. Lt Governor Anil Baijal administered the oath of office to Justice Patel at a function…
Context: India’s foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale said that India will enhance its commitment to Sri Lanka in the wake of the recent bomb attacks on churches and hotels that killed…
Context: Ambassador of Japan to India Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu today said, India and Japan relations are growing in several areas. The next five years are crucial for the relationship of…
Context: Central Government has sought inputs from citizens on the Union Budget 2019-20 with a view to making the Budget-making exercise more participative and inclusive. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will…
Context: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Bhutan's top leadership, including Prime Minister Lotay Tshering and discussed important elements of the bilateral ties with emphasis on development partnership and cooperation…
Context: IT major Wipro Ltd announced that its founder Azim H Premji would retire as executive chairman and MD of the company by the end of July. Azim Premji is…
Context: Rajnath Singh's name in only two Cabinet committees - economic affairs and security. The government effected a change,bringing him in four more panels;those on political affairs,parliamentary affairs,Investment and growth,empowerment…
Context: Jagan Mohan Reddy, who took power in Andhra Pradesh, will have a record five Deputy Chief Ministers. He would have five deputies and a full 25- member cabinet, which…
Context: The Indian Air Force signed a ₹300-crore deal with Israel for around 100 Spice-2000 bombs. These bombs were used during the February 26 air strikes in Pakistan's Balakot. The…
CONTEXT: The Indian junior women's hockey team clinched the Cantor Fitzgerald U21 International 4-Nations title after beating Ireland 1-0 in the final at Dublin, Ireland on 4 June. The win…
CONTEXT: China will stage the 2023 Asian Cup football after South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia dropped their bids. This was confirmed by the Asian Football Confederation in Paris on 4…
CONTEXT: World Environment Day is celebrated on the 5th of June every year. It is the United Nation's principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our…
CONTEXT: The first US lunar lander in the 21st century will be designed in India. NASA says it will spend more than $250 million hiring private companies to transport scientific…
CONTEXT: Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar launched a people’s campaign #SelfiewithSapling urging all to join and plant a sapling and post the selfie with the sapling on social media. This year…
CONTEXT: Australia's Macquarie University researchers revealed salt traces trapped in many diamonds show they are formed from ancient seabeds that got recycled after being buried deep beneath Earth's crust. Researchers…
CONTEXT: Rakesh Makhija, independent director was appointed as the non-executive (part-time) chairman of the bank, for a period of 3 years, with effect from July 18, 2019, up to July…
CONTEXT: Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow for a state visit to Russia and the 23rd St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Xi will have talks in the Kremlin…
CONTEXT: In Denmark, left-wing opposition bloc has won the General Election of the country, leaving behind the ruling liberal Party. Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen conceded defeat after his party…
CONTEXT: In Peru, President Martin Vizcarra won a confidence vote in the country’s Congress reviving debate over his flagging effort to pass anti-corruption measures. President Vizcarra, who succeeded disgraced ex-president…
CONTEXT: In Russia, the first tourist train traveling through Russia's Arctic region and on to Norway, set off from St. Petersburg station yesterday with 91 passengers aboard for the inaugural…
CONTEXT: US terminated India's preferential trade status under the Generalized System of Preference (GSP) programme. GSP is the largest and oldest US trade preference programme. The move was taken on…
CONTEXT: An American employment service company has agreed to pay $1.1 million in back wages to nearly 600 H-1B employees. A large number of whom are highly-skilled Indian IT professionals.…
CONTEXT: Deputy Speaker VP Sivakolundhu was elected as the new Speaker of the Puducherry Assembly. The post fell vacant after Congress' V Vaithilingam stepped down on March 21 to contest…
CONTEXT: Madhya Pradesh Cabinet passed a resolution to increase the percentage of reservation quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from existing 14 percent to 27 percent. The move will lead…
CONTEXT: Delhi government has announced its plan to subsidize travel in public transport for women commuters in the Capital. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Aim: The…
CONTEXT: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has urged the Chief Ministers of Delhi, Odisha, Telangana and West Bengal to join Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. 32…
CONTEXT: The Government has reconstituted eight Cabinet Committees. These are Appointments Committee, Committees on Accommodation, Economic Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Political Affairs, Security, Investment and Growth and Cabinet Committee on Employment…
CONTEXT: Preparations are underway for seventh Economic Census, (7th EC) which is likely to commence by the end of June or the early next month. In the inaugural session, workshop…
CONTEXT: · Indian Navy deployed its P-8I long-range maritime surveillance aircraft for anti-piracy sorties from Salalah in Oman to patrol the Gulf of Aden. · It is an expansion…
CONTEXT: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a technical assistance agreement with aerospace major Boeing. The agreement aims to develop an air traffic management roadmap which will improve airspace…
India joined the United Nations initiative to acknowledge "uniqueness, longevity, and versatility" of the bicycle on the occasion of World Bicycle day. UN Headquarters in New York marked the day…
Mount Etnaa, Europe's Highest Volcano and one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted spitting molten lava high into the sky. It is located on the east coast of Sicily,…
Indian Army commissioned a Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System (CAAQMS) at Fort William Military Station, Kolkata, West Bengal. It is a part of the countrywide Go Green' initiative. The…
India is forecast to become the world's fifth largest economy in 2019, reaching a total GDP size exceeding $3 trillion, and overtaking its former colonial ruler, the United Kingdom. By…
Nayib Bukele is elected as the new president of El Salvador. The 37 -year-old former mayor of San Salvador, who won more votes than all other candidates in the February…
In an unusual move, China issued a travel for its citizens visiting the US, warning them of harassment and public security issues in the country as bilateral ties touched a…
Nigeria's Ambassador to the United Nations Tijjani Muhammad-Bande was elected as President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. The 193-member UNGA elected Muhammad-Bande, who had been nominated…
The US has imposed major new travel restrictions on its citizens visiting Cuba, banning cruise ships and ending a heavily used form of educational travel as it seeks to further…
The Southeast Asian nation,which shares a border with China, gained orders from trade diversion on tariffed goods equal to 7.9% of GD in the year through the first quarter of…
The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship of the United Arab Emirates announced that it had issued its first gold residence card to Indian business leader Yusuff Ali MA, the…
The Trump administration has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four US allies in the South China Sea region. The drones would afford greater intelligence gathering capabilities potentially…
After months of negotiations and a week-long recess, the US House of Representatives cleared a USD 19.1 billion disaster relief bill aimed at providing funds to areas hit by earthquake,hurricanes,…
Rajasthan government increased the financial assistance given to school girls under the 'Aapki Beti' scheme and ex-gratia payment to the families of polling personnel who die during election duty. About…
Modi 2.0 a scheme which is carried out taking more innovative and constructive decisions and finally started to craft in cabinet meetings. The government is the most efficient and performance…
India's military and satellite resources have been deployed to trace an Indian Air Force's missing Antonov An-32 transport aircraft. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has pressed into service to…
In United States, Google's India-born CEO Sundar Pichai and Nasdaq president Adena Friedman have been chosen for the prestigious Global Leadership Awards 2019 by business advocacy group USIBC in recognition…
The earlier version of the draft’s pitch for the proper implementation of the three-language formula in schools across the country. Two members of the govt. appointed committee have objected to…
India slams OIC for references to J-K in its Makkah summit declaration. It was unacceptable over the OIC reference to J&K in a communiqué adopted at its summit meeting. also…
General V K Singh (Retd) took charge of the office of the Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways in New Delhi. He was Union Minister of State…
Shri Arjun Munda assumed charge as the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs. He served as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand form 2003-2006. He was the leader of opposition in Jharkhand…
MAINS: Write about Education System in India during British Rule? Write Assessment of the British efforts on Education? CONTEXT: The K. Kasturirangan Committee submitted the 484-pages draft report of…
CONTEXT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved changes to the Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme forwards of deceased defense personnel under the National Defence Fund. The quota of new scholarships for children…
CONTEXT: Assam govt increased the parent's annual income of students eligible for fee waiver scheme up to post graduation level from RS 1 Lakh to RS 2 Lakhs. This was…
CONTEXT: In Madhya Pradesh, the state government is going to implement the 'Right to Water' to ensure availability of water to the people of the state for the whole year.…
CONTEXT: • Following the announcement of Mysuru as one of the five venues for the International Yoga Day, efforts are on to bring one lakh 25 thousand people to perform…
CONTEXT: In Madhya Pradesh, in a unique kind of initiative, the tree will now have to be planted for the license of arms. It has now been started from Gwalior,…
CONTEXT: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced free travel for women in public transport to improve safety and accessibility.. He has given one week time to officials to make…
CONTEXT: National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) data showed that India has 20.6 health workers per 10,000 people. This is less than the World Health Organization's (WHO) minimum overreach of 22.8…
CONTEXT: Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh became the first IAF woman pilot to become completely operational by day on Hawk advanced jet aircraft. She landed the grueling 4 aircraft combat sortie…
CONTEXT: In Meghalaya, the Institute of Bio-resource and Sustainable Development (IBSD) a national institute of Department of Biotechnology opened up their state-of-the-art orchidarium in their research facility in Upper Shillong…
CONTEXT: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda has assured that the number of generic medical stores that number 5000 across the country will be increased and…
CONTEXT: Under-20 Eurasian Athletics Championships held at Almaty, Kazakhstan, Indian juniors bagged 5 gold and 3 silver medals. The national teams from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, India, and Tajikistan participated…
CONTEXT: In April 2018, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 3 June as International World Bicycle Day. The resolution for World Bicycle Day recognizes the uniqueness, longevity, and versatility…
CONTEXT: NASA's $8.8-billion James Webb Space Telescope, the world's largest and most expensive one, has successfully passed final thermal vacuum test, making its parts cleared for use in space. The…
CONTEXT: The National Green Tribunal has directed a committee to take groundwater samples and study the methodology of recharging it. The decision came after a plea alleged that rainwater harvesting…
CONTEXT: The Elephanta Festival of art and culture kicked off at the iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai yesterday. The gala event is organised on the Elephanta Island and promoted…
CONTEXT: The Indian economy has lost its spot as the world's fastest-growing economy to China. A Reuters survey of economists said that India registered 6.3% annual growth in the January-March…
CONTEXT: As per the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the rate of gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the January-March quarter of 2018-19 decreased to 5.8% as…
CONTEXT: ONGC, India's top oil and gas producer, has toppled Indian Oil Corp (IOC) to regain crown of being the country's most profitable public sector company. According to earnings statements…
CONTEXT: At the stock markets, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange surged 553 points to close at an all time high of 40,268, on Monday. The Nifty at the…
CONTEXT: India, US, Japan, and Australia came together to support ASEAN-led architecture mechanism for a rule-based order to promote the free, open, prosperous and inclusive indo-pacific region in a meeting…
MAINS: Why airports are unable to handle increasing air traffic? What Needs to be done to overcome these issues ad concerns? Critically Evaluate. CONTEXT: International Air Transport Association, IATA, has…
CONTEXT: Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance arm of the World Bank Group, have agreed to expand Development Finance in Asia…
CONTEXT: China's defense minister Gen. Wei Fenghe has warned that its military will resolutely take action to defend Beijing's claims over self-ruled Taiwan and disputed South China Sea waters. Speaking…
CONTEXT: Telangana was formed on 2nd June in 2014 following the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. A number of cultural events, sports, and social events lined up in the state as…
MAINS: What are the directives issued by Judiciary to prevent cruelty against animals in India? Evaluate. CONTEXT: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has accorded the status of legal person…
World Digestive Health Day is observed every year by the World Gastroenterology Organisation, in collaboration with the WGO Foundation. Nepal celebrates Mt. Everest Day on May 29 every year in…
Former Indian President Pratibha Patil has been conferred the "Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca" (Order of the Aztec Eagle), the highest civilian award of Mexico given to foreigners, on 1…
CONTEXT: The Rs 21,738-crore procurement of 111 light Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) for the Navy is on track to be the first big procurement of the new National Democratic Alliance…
An international collaboration of astronomers with the University of Warwick, I-JK, have discovered an exoplanet, Next-Generation Transit Survey(NGTS)- 4b, the Forbidden Planet, in the Neptunian Desert. It is smaller than…
A new species of wasp from the genus Kudakrumia identified by scientists in Goa. It has been named as Kudakrumia Rangnekari after Goa-based researcher Parag Rangnekar. Wasp is a member…
India's foreign exchange reserves increased by 1.994 billion to 419.992 billion US Dollar in the week ended 24th May 2019. RBI released that foreign currency assets rose by 1.991 billion…
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) launched ‘Bank on Wheels’ facility in 14 of its lead districts in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The mobile van facility will enable the public, especially senior…
The United States on formally terminated India’s eligibility for a duty-free import scheme for developing countries on 31 May. It cited that India has not given assurances it will provide…
Russia has rejected an Iranian request to buy S-400 missile defense systems, concerned that the sale would stoke more tension in the Middle East. The request was rebuffed by President…
Britain should go for a no-deal Brexit with the EU and refuse to pay the agreed 39 billion pounds (45 billion euros, USD 50 billion) divorce bill. In an interview…
Pakistan has approved a fund of 2,000 crore Pakistani rupees (₹930 crore) to help boost its stock market. Pakistan's stock market has been one of the world's worst performing over…
British Airways (BA) resumed its flights to Pakistan today more than 10 years after it halted the service to that country following a bomb blast. Britain's flagship carrier stopped flying…
Mexican Economy Minister Graciela Marquez will meet US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Washington today in an effort to defuse rising trade tensions. President Donald Trump has threatened to slap…
James Marape, a former finance minister, has been elected by parliament as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG). His appointment comes after the outgoing leader Peter O'Neill resigned…
Anita Bhatia has been appointed as the Assistant Secretary-General for resource management, sustainability and partnerships and Deputy Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of…
The newly-inducted Union Cabinet approved a new scheme which assures minimum monthly pension of ₹3,000 per month to small shopkeepers, retail traders and the self-employed people after attaining the age…
Punjab State government plans to ban online delivery of food without hygiene rating as per the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines. The announcement was made by…
State Health Department of Goa announced the appointment of Panaji-based, Namrata Menon, Yoga Instructor, and fitness expert, as brand ambassador to promote yoga in Goa. She is appointed to promote…
A task force on project management, headed by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, has suggested the development of a National Project Management Policy Framework for the effective execution of public…
IIT Guwahati has signed an MoU with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to set up an IITG-ISRO Space Technology Cell (STC) at the institute. IITG-ISRO STC would be first…
Indore's Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar airport was declared as an international airport on 29 May 2019. The airport, named after Maharani Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore, is considered as the…
The first Rafale combat aircraft would be inducted into the Indian Air Force's 'Golden Arrows' 17 Squadron. 'Golden Arrows' 17 Squadron was commanded by Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa during…
Flight Lt Mohana Singh has become the first woman fighter pilot to fly by day on a Hawk advanced jet aircraft. Her training involved flying both air-to-air combat and air-to-ground…
Sri Lanka, Japan and India on 28 May 2019 signed an agreement to jointly develop the East Container Terminal at the Colombo Port. As per the agreement, the Sri Lanka…
World Milk Day is a day established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food. It has…
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for crew selection and training for the prestigious Gaganyaan, the country's maiden manned mission.…
NASA has chosen Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines and Orbit Beyond to send equipment to the Moon. Donald Trump has accelerated the timetable for putting humans back on the Moon with 2024…
RBI has issued draft guidelines on liquidity management for the NBFCS and proposed a liquidity coverage ratio for large NBFCs. It covers all deposit taking NBFCs and non-deposit taking NBFCs…
India’s access to preferential trade terms under the U.S.’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) was on its way out, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation ending the trade benefits…
China gave $628.4 million for the construction of two ongoing nuclear power plants known as K2 and K3 in the past 10 months. China also gave $1.4 billion in financing…
10th National Science Film Festival of India(NSFFl) will be in Agartala, Tripura in January-February 2020. This is for the second time the event will be held in a North-Eastern city.…
The Centre has shortlisted five cities, Delhi, Shimla, Mysore, Ahmedabad and Ranchi to hold National Programme of the International Yoga Day this year. It will be the government's first mega…
AYUSH Ministry has launched a mobile application to enable people to locate yoga events and centres providing training and instructors. The mobile app was launched ahead of International Yoga Day…
Nitin Jairam Gadkari has been appointed as Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Ramesh Pokhriyal gets Minister of Human Resource Development. Ram…
Nirmala Sitharaman, the country’s first full-time woman Finance Minister, will present the Union Budget on July 5. First session of 17th Lok Sabha is slated to begin on 17 June…
A new ‘Jal Shakti’ Ministry in which the Ministries of Water Resources and Drinking Water and Sanitation will be merged. Shekhawat took charge of the Ministry on Friday, a day…
PM-KISAN Scheme extension to include all eligible farmer families irrespective of the size of land holdings. The key element of PM-KISAN is income support of Rs.6000/- to the small and…
Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed an agreement with NTrustInfotech - Anarock Consortium for asset rationalization, lease administration and related services on a pan-India basis through cutting edge Lease Administration…
In Shooting, India topped the medals tally with five golds and a silver at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany. Second-placed China bagged nine medals two gold, two silver,…
Binny, a 41-year-old orangutan, at Odisha's Nandankanan Zoological Park died on 29 May following a prolonged illness. Orangutans are one of the world's three extant species of great apesand are…
Two Russian space agency Roscosmos' cosmonauts have successfully carried out the 217th spacewalk for International Space Station's support, maintenance and upgrade. The spacewalk, fourth for 2019, was done by Expedition…
The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha will commence on 17th of this month. The Rajya Sabha will have its sitting from 20th onwards. The election for the Speaker…
The Reserve Bank of India will observe Financial Literacy Week across the country from 3rd to 7th of this month. The theme this year is - 'Farmers and how they…
The founder of Flipkart, Sachin Bansal joins Ujjivan Small Finance Bank as director. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank is chasing a plan to upgrade itself into a state-of-the-art mass- market bank.…
Guinea elected James Marape as its 8th prime minister. He belongs to Pangu Party. He succeeded Peter O Neill of People's National Congress party, who was pressured to resign by…
China accused the US of provoking trade disputes and engaging in naked economic terrorism, economic chauvinism, and economic bullying. The Country also said that they oppose a trade war but…
President Donald Trump announced in March he would end India's access Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) trade program over whatwas lack of access to India's market. The program allows emerging…
President Trump announced that he is slapping a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge…
India's decision to buy the long-range S-400 missile defense system from Russia will have serious implications on defence ties, the Trump administration has warned. The S-400 is known as Russia's…
The UN Security Council has extended an arms embargo and sanctions on South Sudan for a year, despite resistance from African countries, Russia and China. A US-drafted resolution was adopted…
India, US,Japan, and Australia are set to meet for the fourth time and with the latest quadrilateral meet set to occur in Bangkok. India has said the quadrilateral meeting is…
South Africa slashes cabinet size, appoints 50% women in the cabinet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa cut the number of cabinet ministers from 36 to 28, in a move would…
Supreme Court May 29 extended the tenure of Justice V K Jain, a judicial member of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which was expiring. He had joined the…
Newly appointed Ministers have started taking charge of their Ministries. Nirmala Sitharaman today took the charge of Finance Ministry. Earlier, Santosh Gangwar took the charge of Ministry of Labour and…
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa received the baton of Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee from outgoing Chairman COSC and Chief of the Naval Staff…
The airport, to be known as Noida International Airport, will be developed in four phases between 2020 and 2040 at a cost of Rs.30,000 crore on 1,300 hectares of land.…
The airport is expected to reduce congestion at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in New Delhi which witnessed 63.5 million passengers in 2017, exceeds the built capacity of 6 crore…
The proposed Jewar airport in Uttar Pradesh is expected to begin operations from 2023 with a capacity to handle 1.2 crore passengers annually. It will serve as the second airport…
Admiral Karambir Singh took over as the Chief of Naval Staff today with a career spanning over 37 years. Karambir Singh served as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff at…
In the Union cabinet, 2019 Modi changes the 40% of Ministry; debutants hog the show. In Modi's new Cabinet, one-third of the total ministers are debutants, including BJP president Amit…
CONTEXT: India signs Loan Agreement with the World Bank for Strengthening the Public Financial Management in Rajasthan Project. The objective is to improve Budget execution, enhanced accountability and greater efficiency…
CONTEXT: Goa celebrated its statehood day on 30th May. It was on this day in 1987 Goa became the 25th state of the Indian Union. Before this, Goa, along with…
CONTEXT: Union Environment Ministry on 29th May launched the song 'Hawa Aane De' to spread awareness about Air pollution. The song was launched by Secretary, Ministry of Environment C K…
CONTEXT: The UN Security Council has extended an arms embargo and sanctions on South Sudan for a year, despite resistance from African countries, Russia and China. A US-drafted resolution was…
CONTEXT: Manu Bhaker was able to capture Olympic quota place in women’s air pistol in the shooting World Cup in Munich on 29th May although she missed a medal by…
CONTEXT: World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…
CONTEXT: The World Health Organization (WHO) has for the first time recognised "burn out" in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD), collectively known as the ICD-11. The decision was taken…
CONTEXT: US President Donald Trump has announced tariffs on all goods coming from Mexico in a bid to curb illegal immigration. Trump anounced that from 10 June a five per…
CONTEXT: The Centre set up a tribunal for adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient reason to continue the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A tribunal…
CONTEXT: Three women officers of Indian Air Force were part of India's first all-women crew to fly a medium-lift helicopter Mi-17 V5. Flight Lieutenant Parul Bhardwaj (Captain), Flying Officer Aman…
CONTEXT: Chelsea clinched the UEFA Europa League 2019 Cup. It scored four goals in a devastating second-half display to beat Arsenal 4-1 on 29 May at the Baku Olympic Stadium…
CONTEXT: Lifetime Recognition Award by the Confederation of Horticulture Association of India was given to Professor N. Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. The award has been conferred for…
CONTEXT: World's largest telecom equipment maker Huawei filed a motion in a US court to declare National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as "unconstitutional". The U.S. court had agreed on a…
CONTEXT: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman opened an emergency summit of Gulf Arab leaders in Mecca with a call for the international community to use all means to confront Iran. But, …
CONTEXT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with President of Kyrgyz Republic, Sooronbay Jeenbekov at Rashtrapati Bhawan. This was his first engagement after being sworn in as Prime…
CONTEXT: Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) in its World Health Assembly held in Geneva, had for the first time recognized 'burn out' as a medical condition in its International…
CONTEXT: Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic became the oldest man to win a match at the French Open 2019 for 46 years on 28 May. He beat Spain’s fellow veteran Feliciano Lopez…
CONTEXT: On May 21, a 34-member panel of the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) voted 29-4 in favour of designating a new geological epoch — the Anthropocene. The vote signals the…
CONTEXT: A new species of wasp from the genus Kudakrumia has been recently identified by scientists in Goa. The wasp, Kudakrumia rangnekari, was named after Goa-based researcher Parag Rangnekar. The…
CONTEXT: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma launched a new project to boost medicinal and aromatic plants cultivation named "Aroma Mission". "Aroma Mission" a project of Rs.18 crore launched to…
CONTEXT: The Malaysian government said that hundreds of tonnes of imported plastic waste will be shipped back to where it came from insisting that the country did not want to…
CONTEXT: Nepal is celebrating its 12th Republic Day today. A number of programmes are being organised in different parts of the country to mark the occasion. The main function was…
CONTEXT: To create a new chapter in India-China cooperation in the new era of digital transition, 2019 Sino-India IT and DT Industry Cooperation Forum was held on 27th May in…
CONTEXT: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad called for talks to resolve the ongoing trade dispute between Washington and Beijing and urged the world to accept China’s technological prowess. The U.S.…
CONTEXT: The United States and the United Arab Emirates have announced that mutual defence cooperation agreement (DCA) has come into force, amid increasing tensions between Washington and Tehran. At the…
CONTEXT: India maintains ample reserves according to the IMF metrics for reserve adequacy, the US treasury department said in a report. India for the first time was placed by the…
CONTEXT: The US has ruled out giving any exemption from its punitive sanctions to some countries for buying oil from Iran, saying America's maximum pressure campaign was working and the…
CONTEXT: Sri Lanka, Japan, and India signed an agreement to jointly develop the East Container Terminal at the Colombo Port on 28th May. The joint initiative is estimated to cost…
CONTEXT: PM Modi will host Chinese President Xi Jinping this year for an informal summit, a foreign ministry spokesman said after meeting several times over the past year to try…
CONTEXT: Western Command Children Summer Adventure Camp 2019 is being organised at Manali from 27 May to 02 June 2019. The seven day camp is being conducted under the aegis…
