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Annual India-Japan Summit

In News Recently, the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met for the Annual India-Japan Summit. Key Highlights of the Visit About:  The two Prime ministers largely focused on significantly boosting cooperation in areas of clean energy, semiconductors and co-development of military hardware besides exploring ways to deal with regional security […]

Maritime India Vision (MIV)-2030

In News Government plans to increase Inland Water Transport share to 5% by 2030. About The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has recently released the blueprint to increase share of Inland transport through “ Maritime India Vision (MIV)-2030”. The vision comprises 150 initiatives across 10 themes, covering port infrastructure, logistics efficiency, technology, policy framework, […]

Agriculture & groundwater depletion

Context The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources recently tabled the report, “Groundwater: A Valuable but Diminishing Resource”. Report Highlights & committee suggestions Issue of excessive exploitation of groundwater & free electricity: States like Punjab, Haryana, Telangana and Tamil Nadu offer completely free power, while other states have provision for collection of token charges. Observing […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 Japan PM: India indispensable for free Indo-Pacific (International Relations)   Know  India-Japan partnership, significant areas of cooperation and future outlook  GS 2 8 Extend PMAY-U to cover all deserving, assess needy afresh: House panel report (Polity and Governance) What are the […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   Kishida calls for unified stand on global order (International Relations) Know about India–Japan relations, recent developments and way ahead    GS 2 8 Concluding on a high note, in Manhattan  (International Relations) Know about United Nations Security Council(UNSC), its mandate, […]

China’s Iran-Saudi deal is a wake-up call for India

In Context Iran and Saudi Arabia recently announced a Chinese-brokered deal to restore diplomatic relations. Iran and Saudi Arabia issues Struggle for influence: Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in an ongoing struggle for influence in the Middle East and other Muslim regions.  The two countries have provided varying degrees of support to opposing sides […]

Sand Battery

In News Finland has installed the world’s first sand battery that can store heat from renewable energy sources for months. What is a Sand Battery? A “sand battery” is a high temperature thermal energy storage that uses sand or sand-like materials as its storage medium. It stores energy in sand as heat.  Its main purpose […]

Laccase Enzyme

In News An enzyme called laccase generated by a group of fungi has been found capable of degrading a variety of hazardous organic dye molecules that are regularly drained into water bodies after dying clothes in the textile industry. About This observed characteristic which the scientists termed substrate promiscuity can have deep implication in designing […]

World Sparrow Day

In News Every year on March 20 is celebrated as World Sparrow Day. About World Sparrow Day was initiated by the Nature Forever Society of India in collaboration with the Eco-Sys Action Foundation of France.  The first World Sparrow Day was celebrated on March 20, 2010, and was aimed at creating awareness about the decline […]

Zoonoses Theory of SARS-COVID-2

In News Recently, New evidence has emerged supporting the zoonotic origin of COVID. About A zoonotic disease is an infectious disease that is transmitted between species from animals to humans (or from humans to animals).  Rabies, Marburg disease, MERS, Monkeypox, Nipah are some of the examples of Viral  zoonotic diseases. Diseases like anthrax, brucellosis, plague, […]

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