In News Recently, NITI Aayog released SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020–21. About SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020–21 was launched by NITI Aayog in 2018 Since its inaugural launch in 2018, the index has been comprehensively documenting and ranking the progress made by States and Union Territories towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Now […]
In News Recently, the Centre has notified Central Civil Services (CCS) (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2020. It puts new restrictions on officials of intelligence and security organisations after retirement. Existing Provisions The pension of government servants is subject to their conduct after retirement under the Rule 8 of the CCS Pension Rules. It holds that future […]
In News Recently, the World Bank (WB) released its research report titled “Glaciers of the Himalayas, Climate Change, Black Carbon and Regional Resilience” . Major Findings Coverage It covers the Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush (HKHK) mountain ranges. There are almost 55,000 glaciers in the HKHK mountains, and they store more freshwater “than any other […]
In News Recently, the frequent engagement on agriculture between India and Australia has been acknowledged in a virtual meeting held between the Agricultural Ministers of both the countries. Major Highlights The collaboration in agriculture is a part of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership announced by both nations in their Virtual Summit of June 2020. The India-Australia […]
In News After the mother applies for mercy killing, the child dies of a rare blood disease. About A nine-year-old boy died of a rare blood disease just within two hours after his mother had applied for his mercy killing in court. Mercy Killing, also known as Euthanasia is an act of providing painless death […]
Indian Express Subject Page No. Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Supreme Court asks govt for a vaccine roadmap, calls policy for 18-44 to pay ‘arbitrary, irrational’ PM told me […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 New IT rules don’t apply to us, Google tells HC (Polity and Governance) The Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, provisions, implementation, reactions by various intermediaries and consequences of non-compliance. Concerns highlighted and suggestions. […]
Facts in News H10N3 Bird Flu Strain It appears to be rare in birds and does not cause severe disease according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). There was no indication of human-to-human transmission yet. Risks The risk of further infection with H10N3 is currently believed to be very low, with experts describing […]
In News Recently ,The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Maldives on cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development. About The MoU comes into effect on the date of signing by the two contracting parties i.e. 20th February, 2021 and will […]
In News Recently, it has been highlighted that the India Cycles4Change challenge is beginning to gain momentum in Indian cities. Background With the rise of Covid-19 pandemic and resultant lockdown restrictions, cycling in India saw a huge rise in demand. The lockdown restrictions significantly affected the commuters of public transport, who saw cycling as a […]
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