1. Lockdown: Arr-Rinam Context: Arr-Rinam is the equivalent of a lockdown imposed by consensus for 48 hours whenever an epidemic…

Why in News? Bulk call data records (CDR) being sought by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), was only being collected…

1. Dwar Praday Yojana (Door Delivery System) Context: Dwar Praday Yojana is a pilot project that was recently started in…

Why in News? The demand by Tribal organisations of Meghalaya for ILP system to restrict the entry of outsiders into…

1.International Judicial Conference Why in News? The President of India delivered the valedictory address at the International Judicial Conference being…

1. Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Why in News? The Cabinet has approved the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)…

1. The SuperCam on Mars 2020 Rover Why in News? NASA is planning to send a robot named SuperCamaboard the…

Why in News? In a significant step to end violence, a tripartite agreement has been signed by the Bodo led…

Why in News? A quadripartite agreement has been signed recently which allows some 35,000 Bru tribal people, who were displaced…

1.H9N2 virus Why in News? Indian scientists have detected the country’s first case of infection with a rare variant of…

1.Drosophila Why in News? Pune is set to host the fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5)…

Context: In the backdrop of invocation of section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)in many parts of the country amid…

1. SHARJAH-IAU Why in News? Recently, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named the newly discovered stars as "Sharjah" About:…

1. National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Why in News? Recently, NCLAT has reinstated Cyrus Palonji Mistry as Executive Chairman…

Why in News? The government has declared in Lok Sabha that Manipur would be brought under the Inner Line Permit…

1. BIS to Set Standards for Piped Water Quality Why in News? Union government has recently stated that it is…

1. Startup India Global Venture Capital Summit 2019 Why in News? The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade…

1.Hornbill Festival Why in News? The 20th Edition of Hornbill Festival began at Naga Heritage Kisama in Nagaland recently. About:…

1.NATO Why in News? The U.S. is about to cut its contribution to NATO’s operating budget and Germany is increasing…

Trachischium Apteii Why in News? A New Snake Species named ‘Trachischium apteii’ was recently discovered for the first time in…

1. Ken Betwa Interlink Project Why in News? Central government has put pressure on Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to…

1.Contempt of Court Why in News? Supreme Court has said Kerala Government may face Contempt of Court in Sabarimala issue.…

1.DIN System of CBIC Why in News? The Documentation Identification Number (DIN) system of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes…

Why in News? Our honourable President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the ‘Gujarat Control of Terrorism and…

Context: National Cyber Security Coordinator’s office in partnership with Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has launched national repository of…

Why in News? The travel ban imposed on tourists travelling to Jammu and Kashmir has been lifted with effect from…

Why in News? The Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) has started functioning as an information-sharing hub of…

Why in News? National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has been detained under the…

Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR): International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) is supposed to be a unique identity of a mobile…

Why in News? The Central Government has removed from its blacklist — or the Central Adverse List as it is…

Why in News? There has been a huge increase in Chinese deep-sea fishing trawlers in the southern Indian Ocean far…

Why in News? BBC and other leading global news and technology organisations has collaborated to tackle disinformation. The collaboration was…

Context: Maulana Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Dawood Ibrahim, who are on India's most-wanted list, became the first…

Why in News? Since conducting its second nuclear tests, Pokhran-II, in 1998, India has adhered to a self-imposed commitment to…

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

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

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

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

WORLD HEPATITIS DAY 2019 Context: World Hepatitis Day 2019 is being observed on July 28, 2019. Theme: “Invest in eliminating…

Why in News? The Lok Sabha has passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill 2019, in a move that gives…