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Ornamental Fish Aquaculture

In News Recently, 82 islanders, 77 of them women, were selected and underwent intensive training in Ornamental fish aquaculture. About Community-based ornamental fish aquaculture, using local resources is the first-of-its-kind experiment, as many as 82 islanders, 77 of them women, were selected and underwent intensive training.  They have formed groups for ornamental fish aquaculture with […]

Regulating online sale of drugs in India

In News All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists threatens a country-wide agitation against e-pharmacies. About Recently, the Ministry of Health has pulled up at least 20 companies including Tata-1mg, Flipkart, Apollo, PharmEasy, Amazon and Reliance Netmeds, by issuing them a show cause notice, for selling medicines online. The Indian pharmaceuticals market is the third largest […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   3& 15 Think tank CPR’s FCRA suspended, gets I-T notice on tax exemptions The Foreign funding law whose provisions CPR allegedly violated  (Government Policies and Interventions) What are the key provisions and objectives of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)?   GS […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   India asks G­20 to extradite economic offenders fast (International Relations) What are the outcomes of the first Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting of G20 Nations? GS 2 6 Politics and ideology within the portals of the judiciary  (Judiciary) What is a […]

Making India Earthquake Prepared

In Context The destruction caused by earthquakes in Turkey should be alarming for us as the geologists have warned of a probable massive earthquake in the Himalayan state. More about the Earthquakes Meaning: It is the shaking of the surface of the Earth which results in a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s lithosphere […]

Landscape Management Plan For Greater Panna Landscape

In Context Recently, as part of the Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP), a comprehensive Integrated Landscape Management Plan (ILMP) has been prepared for the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity in the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) & surrounding areas. About  The plan will help to holistically consolidate the landscape for biodiversity conservation and human well-being, especially in […]

SWAYATT Initiative

In News Government e-Marketplace (GeM) commemorates the success of “SWAYATT”. About SWAYATT Initiative It is an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions on Government eMarketplace (GeM). It aimed to promote the inclusion of various categories of sellers and service providers on the portal by taking proactive steps to facilitate their training […]

Exit Polls

In News As voting for the Gujarat elections ends today, exit polls will be out by the evening. About An exit poll asks voters which political party they are supporting after they have cast their votes in an election.  In this, it differs from an opinion poll, which is held before the elections. The Indian […]

Social Stock Exchange

In News Recently, the National Stock Exchange of India received final approval from the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to set up a Social Stock Exchange (SSE).  Background   Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget back in 2019, had proposed to initiate steps for creating a stock exchange under the […]

Foreign Higher Educational Institutions In India

In News Recently, Two Australian public universities have come forward to set up campuses in GIFT City, Gujarat. About The government had in 1995 drafted the Foreign Education Bill which had to be shelved. An attempt was made in 2006, but the draft law could not cross the Cabinet approval stage. In 2010, the UPA-2 […]

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