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Facts in News

                            Facts in News MICE Roadshow – Meet in India Minister of State for Tourism and Culture (Independent Charge) will inaugurate the ‘Chhatrasal Convention Centre at Khajuraho developed under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism. He will also launch […]

India TB report 2021

In News The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the India Tuberculosis (TB) report 2021 on World TB Day (24th March). Major Findings of the Report In 2020, there were 18.05 lakh TB notifications, which was a fall of 24 per cent from 2019 due to the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The […]

Mission Karmayogi

In News The Technical digital learning platform of Mission Karmayogi has become functional in the pre-production (experimental) stage. Various types of learning courses are being uploaded by the Central and other training institutions. About Mission Karmayogi Mission Karmayogi a “National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building” (NPCSCB) has been approved by the Government on 2nd […]

International Intellectual Property Index 2021

In News India ranked 40 among 53 global economies on the latest annual edition of the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index. About International Intellectual Property Index It was released annually by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC). The index was started in 2012 and the first edition compared IP environments in […]

Relaxations in valuation norms for AT1 bonds

In News Recently, Sebi has announced some relaxations in valuation norms for AT1 bonds. It was done after the Finance Ministry asked Sebi to review restrictions on mutual fund investments in additional tier-1 (AT1) bonds. Why did the Finance Ministry ask Sebi to review the original decision? The Finance Ministry has sought withdrawal of valuation […]

Women in Defence

In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has highlighted that the Army’s evaluation criteria for granting Permanent Commission (PC) to women Short Service Officers (SSO) have systematically discriminated against them. Background In February 2020, in the Secretary, Ministry of Defence versus Babita Puniya case, the SC had directed the government to ensure that women SSOs […]

The Indian Express

                                                   Indian Express Subject Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains  GS II 1& 13 ‘Double mutant’ variant found, no link with surge   Cracking the virus strain […]

The Hindu

                                                     The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims  and Mains  GS II 1 Justice N.V. Ramana set to take over as 48th CJI (Judiciary) The procedure of the […]

Facts in News

                          Facts in News Tulip Garden of Jammu and Kashmir Located at the foothills of the Zaberwan range with an overview of Dal Lake. The Zabarwan is a short (32 km) sub-mountain range between Pir Panjal and the Great Himalayan Range in the […]

UNHRC Resolution on Sri Lanka

In News Recently, the resolution on ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ has been adopted at the 46th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. About the Resolution It was the first to be voted on using the extraordinary e-voting procedures established for the 46th Session, which was […]

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