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QUAD will increase India’s Trade

In News Recently, Moody’s stated that India’s membership of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) would give it an opportunity to benefit from greater trade and investment flows. Moody’s Forecast: Key Points India is poised to become a growing destination market for goods from the other Quad countries, including commodities, machinery and chemicals. The U.S. and […]

The Malthusian Trap

In News Thomas Malthus elaborated on a concept in his book – “An Essay on the Principle of Population”, which quite famously inspired Charles Darwin. More about the Malthusian trap About: The Malthusian trap or Malthusian check refers to the theory that as the human population grows there is increasing pressure on earth’s resources, which […]

India-Netherlands Fast-Track Mechanism (FTM)

Context The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Invest India and the Embassy of the Netherlands formalized the India-Netherlands Fast-Track Mechanism (FTM). About Aims and Objectives:  To strengthen bilateral efforts to increase mutual investment activities. To support and develop business cooperation between companies in both the countries To serve as a platform […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   You are not fooling anybody:Jaishankar on US clearance of package for F16s  (International Relations) Know about the US’s F16 Package to Pakistan and response of India .   GS 2  9 Twitter: Govt cannot order blocking of accounts without […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1   Centre’s push for NavIC system lands smartphone giants on unknown road   (Science & Technology ) Know about Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) Technology,its features and advantages .    . GS 2 6 Putting power back in the hands […]

India’s Potential in Tourism Sector

In News  Recently ,The National Conference of State Tourism Ministers ended with the adoption of the “Dharamshala Declaration” which affirms commitment toward developing “sustainable and responsible tourism” and positions India as a “global leader in the tourism sector by 2047”. Potential of Tourism Sector In India Tourism and Hospitality sector is one of the largest […]

Thamirabarani River

Context District administration of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu along with Bengaluru-based non-profit ATREE are using a ‘hyper local’ approach to restore one of south Asia’s oldest rivers, the Thamirabarani. About The Thamirabarani or Tamraparni or Porunai is a perennial river that originates from the Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats. It flows […]

JALDOOT App

In Context Recently, the Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayat launched the JALDOOT App. About The App  will be used across the country to capture the water level of selected wells in a village.  It will enable Gram Rojgar Sahayak (GRS) to measure the water level of selected wells twice a year (pre-monsoon and […]

Attorney General of India

In News  Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi has declined the government’s offer to be Attorney General (A-G) for India . About the Attorney General for India The Constitution of India places the post of the A-G on a special footing.  The A-G is the Government of India’s first law officer, and has the right of audience […]

Rotterdam Convention

In News  International trade of two new hazardous pesticides — Iprodione and Terbufos — has been recommended for “prior informed consent” (PIC) procedure under Rotterdam convention.  The PIC procedure is a mechanism for formally obtaining and disseminating the decisions of importing parties on their willingness to receive future shipments of hazardous chemicals. About  The 17th […]

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