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Red-Crowned roofed turtle

In News India has put forward a proposal to better protect a species of freshwater reptile called the red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). About Scientific Name : Batagur kachuga  The turtle, native to India and Bangladesh, is at a high risk of extinction  It inhabits […]

National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme(NMMSS)

In Context  The last date for submission of applications for NMMSS for the year 2022-23 is 30th November 2022.  About NMMSS It is the Central Sector Scheme which  was launched in 2008, after getting approval from CCEA, with the objective to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out […]

Army First Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) squadron

In News  Recently ,The Army has moved its first Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) squadron to Missamari, Assam, in the eastern sector near the Line of Actual Control (LAC).  The Air Force raised its first LCH squadron at Jodhpur in October 2022. About  Army First Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)  It is India’s first indigenously designed and […]

Semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industry in India

In News The 25th edition of Bengaluru Technology Summit, Karnataka’s annual tech exposition was recently attended by the Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology. He highlighted the potential of India’s Semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industry. Potencial of the Semiconductor and electronics sector in India India has a great scope to emerge as […]

Spring hurricanes in Arctic to intensify: NASA

In News Recently, NASA stated that rapid warming due to climate change has severely affected the Arctic, with frozen parts of the Earth receding drastically. About the Study: A study by NASA, “The influence of recent and future climate change on spring Arctic cyclones” looked into the influence of both recent and future climate change […]

CSE’s India 2022: An Assessment of Extreme Weather Events report

In News Recently, the report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found that in just nine months of 2022, India witnessed some form of natural disaster almost every day.  India recorded extreme weather events on 241 of the 273 days between January 1 and September 30, 2022.  About the assessment  The assessment provides […]

India-Norway Cooperation on Green Maritime Sector

In News Recently, the 8th Norway-India Joint Working Group Maritime meeting was held in Mumbai. Indo-Norway joint effort for GREEN MARITIME Sector.  Background : Maritime trade with Norway dates back to 1600.  Norway has the technical expertise in Maritime sector and India has huge potential for development of Maritime sector and large pool of trained […]

Women’s participation in the armed forces

In News The Supreme Court directed the Centre and the Indian Air Force to consider granting Permanent Commission (PC) to 32 retired women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers based on their suitability with the purpose of giving them pensionary benefits. The court refused to order their reinstatement in service. Background : The court was hearing […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 Govt to SC: Began talks with RBI eight months before demonetisation (Economy) Know about demonetisation ,objectives ,impacts ,criticism and conclusion  GS 2 1 Differences on Ukraine but dialogue vital: G20 (International Groupings) What are key features of G20’s Bali Declaration ? […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1 1 War causing immense human suffering: G20 declaration (International Groupings) What are highlights of the G20 Joint declaration? And know about G20 . GS 3 1 At COP27  India and three others oppose ‘carbon border tax’ (Environment) What is a Carbon Border […]

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