PIB Compilation

FOOD SYSTEMS
16, May 2020 | Indian Economy
Why in News? As per the recently released Global Nutrition Report 2020, food systems should be inclusive, local and diverse to address food security and…
ECOVSENS: PORTABLE CORONAVIRUS DETECTION KIT
06, May 2020 | Science & Technology
Why in News? The researchers from the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad, have developed a Biosensor that can Detect the Novel Coronavirus in…
BRICS AGAINST COVID 19
04, May 2020 | International / Indian Relations
Why in News? In the global war against the COVID-19, emerging economies, many belonging to BRICS, have reached out to other countries affected by the…
NATURAL PRODUCT BASED ALZHEIMER INHIBITOR
01, May 2020 | Science & Technology
Why in News? Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology have developed…
PRIVACY CONCERNS DURING A PANDEMIC
30, Apr 2020 | Science & Technology
Why in News? The Aarogya Setu app, developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY), has been…
MULTI-SYSTEM INFLAMMATORY STATE REQUIRING INTENSIVE CARE
30, Apr 2020 | Science & Technology
Why in News? Recently, the Paediatric Intensive Care Society (PICS) in the United Kingdom (UK) had observed an apparent rise in the number of children…
TO PRINT MORE MONEY, OR NOT TO
25, Apr 2020 | Indian Economy
Why in News? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been trying to boost the liquidity in the financial system. It has bought government bonds from…
SEQUENCING OF INDIAN SPECIES
24, Apr 2020 | Science & Technology
Why in News? The Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) is gearing up to play an important role in a nationwide project…
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION (DARE)
24, Apr 2020 | Indian Economy
Why in News? The Union Minister for Agriculture took a review meeting of the Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE) and Indian Council of…
HOW COVID-19 UNSETTLED RUPEE
22, Apr 2020 | Indian Economy
Why in News? The economic disruption due to the spread of the COVID-19 over the past few months has adversely affected various aspects of the…
COMBATTING ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
21, Apr 2020 | Science & Technology
Why in News? While covid-19 has infected more than 2 million and killed nearly 150,000 people globally, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) looms large as a hidden…
RBI ANNOUNCES SECOND SET OF LIQUIDITY MEASURES
18, Apr 2020 | Indian Economy
Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the second set of measures to preserve financial stability and help put money in…
IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ON AVIATION INDUSTRY
18, Apr 2020 | Indian Economy
Why in News? The Aviation Industry, like several other sectors, is facing a crisis in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights: Issues faced by…
OUTDATED CENSUS DATA DEPRIVES OVER 10 CRORES OF PDS
17, Apr 2020 | Indian Economy
Why in News? Over 10 crore people have been excluded from the Public Distribution System (PDS) because outdated 2011 census data is being used to…
REMEMBERING JALLIANWALA BAGH
14, Apr 2020 | Modern Indian History
Why in News? The Prime Minister of India had paid tributes to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on the day of commemorating 101…
EBOLA DEATH IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
13, Apr 2020 | Science & Technology
Why in News? World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has recently recorded a second Ebola death in days…
SUCCESS OF A LOCAL SHUTDOWN: AGRA MODEL
13, Apr 2020 | Disaster Management
Why in News? The Centre showcased the Agra model at the daily COVID-19 briefing, and it is also being shared with other states as best…
SAARC 2.0
08, Apr 2020 | International / Indian Relations
Why in News? India has shown diplomatic resilience and leadership by forging unity in the neighbourhood in the war against COVID-19. Highlights: A tweet by…
COVID-19 AND ANOSMIA
08, Apr 2020 | Science & Technology
Context: Multiple reports have surfaced, primarily from Europe and the United States, from physicians and ear, nose and throat specialists, of COVID-19 patients complaining of…
ICMR ISSUES RULE BOOK ON ‘LARGE OUTBREAKS’
06, Apr 2020 | Disaster Management
Why in News? The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) public guidelines to manage a large outbreak and guidelines on use of rapid antibody test…
E-WAY BILLS
04, Apr 2020 | Indian Economy
Why in News? Having been stuck for the last two weeks amid lockdown in the country, truckers raise concerns over e-way bills for goods in…
DISEASES OF ANIMAL AND FOREST ORIGIN
04, Apr 2020 | Disaster Management
Why in News? The recent rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus across the world has focused attention on the invisible processes that help pathogens originally…
MGNREGA LABOURERS WAGE HIKE
02, Apr 2020 | Governance
Why in News? The Central Government has approved a double-digit hike in the wages of manual labourers under Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act…
FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION TO PM-CARES FUND
02, Apr 2020 | Geography / Environment
Why in News? The Central Government has decided to accept contributions from abroad, irrespective of the nationalities, to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief…
COVID-19 OUTBREAK: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD A VENTILATOR
01, Apr 2020 | Science & Technology
Why in News? As India faces the danger of community spread of the Novel Coronavirus and a spike in Hospital Admissions, the government is seeking…
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE: THE CHEMICAL IN THE SPRAY
01, Apr 2020 | Science & Technology
Context: Recently, in various places, migrant workers who returned from Delhi were showered with a disinfectant, apparently to sanitise them. The chemical in the spray…
RELIEF PACKAGE UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN YOJANA
27, Mar 2020 | Indian Economy
Context Recently, Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Niramla Sitharaman has announced Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for…
RECAPITALISATION OF RRBS
26, Mar 2020 | Indian Economy
Why in News? The Centre has approved a ₹1,340-crore recapitalisation plan for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). The move is crucial to ensure liquidity in rural…
NATIONAL SUPERCOMPUTING MISSION
26, Mar 2020 | Science & Technology
Why in News? In an attempt to boost the country’s computing power, the National Super Computing Mission is steered jointly by the Ministry of Electronics…
CORONAVIRUS & DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
18, Mar 2020 | Science & Technology
Context: Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked people to share technology-driven solutions for coronavirus. MyGov, the nation’s citizen engagement platform, invited innovative solutions, Bioinformatics,…
NEW TEST WITH QUANTUM COINS & COMPUTERS FOR QUANTUM SENSING
07, Mar 2020 | Science & Technology
Why in News? Researchers from the Raman Research Institute (RRI) have devised a new test for fairness of quantum coin or qubit using entanglement theory.…
US – IRAN RELATIONS
10, Jan 2020 | International / Indian Relations
Why in News? Tensions between US and Iran has reduced after US has backed away from further conflict with Iran. About: The United States and…
NORTHEAST GAS PIPELINE GRID PROJECT
10, Jan 2020 | Indian Economy
Why in News? The Union Cabinet has given approval for viability-gap funding of North East Natural Gas Grid that connects Guwahati in Assam to other…
CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF (CDS)
08, Jan 2020 | Indian Polity / Governance
Context: The Creation of the post, Chief of Defence Staff erodes civilian supremacy over the defence establishment The Outline of India: In 1947 Lord Ismay,…

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