In News Recently, the World Bank released a report on remittances. Major Findings of the Report Indian scenario India received over $83 billion in remittances in 2020, a drop of just 0.2% from the previous year, despite a pandemic that devastated the world economy. In 2019, India had received $83.3 billion in remittances. Remittances declined […]
In News The Chief Justice of India, recently, launched a mobile app for journalists to see live proceedings of the Supreme Court (SC). Background The Media is considered the Fourth pillar of democracy. Objective of the media is to spread the news to people. Presently, people can’t access the live proceedings of the Supreme Court […]
In News Recently, courts have passed strict orders against fake drugs and hoarding and black-marketing of medicines and medical devices. Hoarding is stocking up items in anticipation of shortage or scarcity of items and it, in itself is not a crime but selling hoarded drugs without a licence is. Black marketing means charging a premium […]
In News Recently, Renewable Energy Market Update Report 2021 has stated that India’s renewable energy (RE) capacity addition in 2020 declined by more than 50 per cent since 2019. Renewable Energy Market Update Report 2021 It is a report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). It forecasted new global renewable power capacity additions for […]
In News Recently, the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) and Mastercard have released a report titled ‘Connected Commerce: Creating a Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat’. About the Report It is based on five roundtable discussions which were held in October and November 2020. It highlighted key issues and opportunities on policy and […]
Indian Express Subject Page No. Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Vaccine inequity deepens in young: 85% of those jabbed are in just seven states ( Governance ) […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 13 Israel-Palestinian clashes trigger fears of a ‘full-scale war’ Did Israel misjudge Hamas’s response? (International Relations) Israel-Palestine conflict, history and background, current status, foriegn interventions, causes of conflicts and a way forward. GS 2 6 Forget ‘play’, the machine […]
Facts in News Axiom Space-1 The Axiom Mission 1 (AX 1) is the first private orbital space mission onboard a commercially built spacecraft, the SpaceX Dragon 2. Launch Year: 2022 It is organised by Houston-based spaceflight firm Axiom This mission will be held under a commercial agreement with NASA. Under this mission, humans will […]
In Context Recently, Beema Bamboo has been developed by N Bharathi of Growmore Biotech Ltd, the agri-technology company based at Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has designed an ‘oxygen park’ within its premises at Coimbatore with Beema Bamboo. About Beema Bamboo It is a superior clone, selected from Bambusa balcooa which […]
In News Recently, The World Health Organization classified a Indian variant of coronavirus called B.1.617 as a “global variant of concern”. More in News B.1.617 was classified as a variant under investigation (VUI) by authorities in the UK earlier in May. It has already spread to more than 17 countries and several countries have put […]
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