Yearly Archives: 2021
Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 1 First Covid-19 vaccine for children above 12 years gets emergency use nod (Health) Please learn about Zydus Cadila’s ZyCoV-D, which is the first vaccine approved for kids. What are its advantages over the prior approved vaccines? What is Plasmid DNA? What […]
The Hindu
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 1 1 Reign of terror is never permanent: PM (Art and Culture) Learn all facts related to the Somnath temple and the significance of new projects at Somnath temple GS 2 1 ZycovD, the first vaccine for those above 12, […]
Facts in News
Facts in News Surangam About A special water harvesting structure is called surangam. It is a horizontal well mostly excavated in hard laterite rock formations. The excavation continues until a good amount of water is struck. Water seeps out of the hard rock and flows out of the tunnel. This water is usually collected in […]
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)
In News Recently, Bihar has performed the best in providing rural tap water connections under the ambitious Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Major Points In two years, the percentage of Bihar rural households with tap water connections has gone up to 86.96% — taking it surging to among the top-four states. The states faring better than […]
Three-child policy of China
In News Recently, China’s legislature formally amended the country’s Population and Family Planning Law to allow couples to have 3 children. About Now, Couples in China, would for the first time be allowed to have a third child in relaxation of family planning rules. China also announced a number of policy measures aimed at boosting […]
New projects at Somnath temple
In News: Recently, the Prime Minister of India launched new projects at Somnath Temple highlighting the history of its plunder and reconstruction time and again. He was making a reference to the Taliban and reminded the world that the reign of terror is always temporary and cannot be permanent. Projects Inaugurated Somnath Promenade, Somnath Exhibition […]
China Passes New Data Privacy Law
In News Recently, China has passed a data protection law, which will take effect on November 1. Major Highlights of China’s New Data Privacy Laws and its impacts Tougher rules on data collection: The new data protection law sets out tougher rules on how companies collect and handle their users’ information. It requires […]
Document on Land Degradation and Desertification
In News According to a new ISRO atlas, around 29.7 per cent of India’s land is degraded. Key Findings of Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India: Land Degradation: Some 97.85 million hectares (MHA) of India’s total geographical area (TGA) of 328.72 MHA underwent land degradation during 2018-19. Land degradation within dryland regions (arid, semi-arid […]
Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3 Nitish, Tejashwi to meet PM together to seek caste census (Polity & Governance) Need to know about the kind of caste data published in the Census, How often has the demand for a caste census been made? What has […]
