In News Atal Innovation Mission has launched Student Entrepreneurship Program 3.0 in Collaboration With Dassault Systemes. About the Program The program wants to give the Atal Tinkering Lab Students a real feel of ‘How a startup works. In total 50 teams (10 from Aspirational Districts and 10 from Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh and North east regions) […]
In News Prime Minister of India announced the launch of ‘PM Gati Shakti Master Plan On India’s 75th Independence Day, Gati Shakti Plan About: It is a 100 lakh crore national infrastructure master plan for developing ‘holistic infrastructure and give an integrated pathway to the Indian economy It will build upon the National Infrastructure Pipeline […]
In News The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and search engine giant Google to respond to a petition by two businessmen, who have invoked the right to be forgotten. The Court sought the removal of certain articles relating to a criminal case lodged against them, from various online platforms. Demands of Plea Petitioners […]
In News India has recorded 572% growth in grant of Patents in the last 7 years. About Trade Marks registration has shot up from 65,045 in 2015-16 to 2,55,993 in 2020-21. These developments have reflected positively in the improvement of India’s ranking in Global Innovation Index to 48th in 2020, (+33 ranks from 81st in […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 1 1 Dear India, 2047: I visualise that discrimination of caste, community is a ghost of the past (Society, Governance) What are the key points highlighted by our President while addressing this letter to India’s future? Do you think Caste descrimination and social […]
Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Taliban assert control over Afghanistan, panic in Kabul (IR) Rise of Taliban in Afghanistan, Possible Scenarios for Afghanistan, impact on global peace and security, how does it affect India’s interest, what steps need to be taken in this context GS 2 […]
Facts in News Navroz Recently, the Parsi New Year “Navroz” was celebrated. Key Points In Persian, the word ‘Nav’ means ‘new’ and ‘Roz’ means ‘day’. This translates to ‘New Day. Parsi New Year has been observed by Iranians and Zorastians for the past 3,000 years. It is also known as Jamshed-i-Nouroz, after the Persian king […]
In News Recently the Prime Minister of India announced fortification of rice distributed under various government schemes including the Public Distribution System (PDS) and Mid-Day-Meal scheme by 2024. Rationale Behind the move Malnutrition is a big hurdle in the development of women and children. In view of this, it has been decided to fortify the […]
In News The anti-drug law enforcement agencies are suspecting a steep surge in cross-border trafficking of heroin and crystal methamphetamine. It is due to the rapid Taliban takeover in Afghanistan where the economy has collapsed due to internal civil war and unrest. Current Threat as Highlighted in World Drug Report of UN Office of Drugs […]
In News Four more Indian sites have been recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention taking the number of such sites in the country to 46. New Ramsar Sites Wadhwana Wetland (Gujarat) It is located in a semi-arid agricultural landscape and it is surrounded by wheat and paddy fields and villages. The […]