May 2021 - Page 6 of 23 - Current Affairs

In News The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has adopted Kharif Strategy 2021, to achieve self-sufficiency in the production of oilseeds. Kharif Strategy 2021 It is an ambitious plan for the free distribution of high yielding varieties of seeds to the farmers for the Kharif season 2021 in the form of more than 8 […]

Increased FDI in India

In News Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has highlighted the growth of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows into India. Key Highlights FDI grew 10 per cent in 2020-21 and touched a record USD 81.72 billion. In 2019-20, India had received USD 74.39 billion in FDI. FDI equity inflows rose 19 per cent […]

The Indian Express

Indian Express Subject Page No. Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3 Central Vista revamp: 10 office complexes to be connected to Delhi Metro in the last phase (Polity and Governance) Central […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 1 1 Very severe cyclone Yaas to hit north Odisha coast (Geography) Know about the upcoming cyclone Yaas. What are cyclones, causes and favourable conditions for occurrence, impacts, mitigation and management and the naming system? GS 2 1 India to push for WHO, […]

Facts in News

Facts in News Bao Dhaan (Geography) Recently, the first consignment of ‘Bao Dhaan or Red Rice‘ was sent to the USA from Assam. Key Points The red rice is iron-rich and is grown in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam, without the use of any chemical fertilizer. The rice variety is referred to as ‘Bao-dhaan‘, […]

Protected Planet Report 2020

In News Recently, the Protected Planet Report 2020 has been published. About the Report Published by United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Support from the National Geographic Society (global non-profit). It underlined the progress the world has made toward the ambitious Aichi Biodiversity Target 11. These […]

Raja Ram Mohan Roy: Father of Indian Renaissance

In News Recently, the 249th birth anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy was celebrated . Raja Ram Mohan Roy Early life He was born on 22 May 1772 in a Hindu Brahmin family in Radhanagar village in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, Bengal. He studied Persian and Arabic along with Sanskrit, which influenced his thinking about […]

Study On Whiteflies

In News Recent studies have indicated that approximately 1.35 lakh hectares of coconut and oil palm in India are affected by the rugose spiralling whitefly. About Extensive studies were carried out from 2015 to 2020 across the country to understand the patterns of occurrence, the intensity of the infestation of whitefly. Researchers extracted genomic DNA […]

Genome Sequencing Of SARS-CoV-2 Variants

In News The Government of India (GoI) has notified the genome sequencing of 5% of the COVID positive cases and to maintain a record of it. About The work began in January by sequencing samples of people who had a history of travel from the United Kingdom and a proportion of positive samples in the […]

Impact of Covid-19 on Government Finances

In News The government released the First Advance Estimates (FAE) at the start of January 2021 and the Second Advance Estimates (SAE) in February 2021, which showed the impact of Covid-19 on the finances of the Centre and the States in 2020. Key Highlights First Advance Estimates The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would contract by […]

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