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Facts in News

  Facts in News Shuvuuia Deserti Shuvuuia is a genus of bird-like theropod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period.  It is a member of the family Alvarezsauridae, small coelurosaurian dinosaurs. This dinosaur species were prevalent around 70 million years ago in present-day Mongolia and Northern China. In the Mongolian language, Shuvuuia stands for “bird”. Image […]

Overcrowded Prisons Amid COVID-19

In News  Recently, the Supreme Court ordered the release of prisoners to decongest jails amid the COVID-19 second wave. About Overcrowded Prisons Indian prisons have been housing more inmates than their capacity for decades now and this problem of overcrowded prisons is getting worse amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report on prison statistics […]

National Financial Reporting Authority

In News Recently, the National Financial Reporting Authority(NFRA ) compiled a provisional database of companies and their auditors. Need Auditing Requires Complete Independence Auditor has been entrusted with the responsibility to ensure the truthfulness and correctness of financial statements before these are presented to its various stakeholders. However, there is an inherent conflict of interest […]

Horticulture in India

In News Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has provided an enhanced allocation of Rs. 2250 crore for 2021-22 for the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture It is a centrally sponsored scheme. The Centre contributes 60 per cent of the total outlay for developmental programmes […]

NBM Launches MIS Platform For Domestic Agarbatti Industry

In News National Bamboo Mission (NBM) has launched an MIS module for strengthening the domestic Agarbatti industry. About An MIS (Management Information Systems) based reporting platform for agarbatti stick production has been launched. This platform will help- to collate the locations of stick making units,  for the availability of raw material,  for the functioning of […]

Puducherry Becomes ‘Har Ghar Jal’ Union Territory

In News Recently, Puducherry has achieved the target of 100% piped water connection(Har Ghar Jal’ ) in rural areas under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Major Points  The Puducherry becomes the fourth State/UT after Goa, Telangana and Andaman & Nicobar Islands to provide assured tap water supply to every rural home under Union Government’s flagship […]

4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue

In News The 4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue was held virtually through video conferencing.  About Both the countries discussed economic matters as well as coordination on global pandemic situations. The Indian delegation included representatives from the Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Revenue, Department of Financial Services and Ministry of External Affairs. Major Highlights The Dialogue […]

Slow Growth in China’s Population

In News Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of China has released its seventh population census which shows a slowing population growth rate. Major Findings China’s population was 1.41 billion in 2020, increasing by 72 million since the last census in 2010, recording a 5.38 per cent growth with an average annual growth of […]

The Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   9   Government: 13 states distributing free grains under PMGKAY   MGNREGA demand in April nearly doubled over last year    (Welfare […]

The Hindu

  The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 1 lakh tonnes of grain given under PMGKAY (Governance) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), provisions, significance, concerns and suggestions. Distribution status for May 2021.  GS 2 6   14 Vaccine skirmishes   IP waiver will not boost vaccine […]

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