In Context India has achieved significant landmarks in the reduction of Child Mortality as per the Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2020. Report highlights Since 2014, the country has been witnessing a progressive reduction in  Infant Mortality Rate,  Neonatal Mortality Rate, and  Under-five Mortality Rate  Infant Mortality Rate  Infant Mortality Rate has registered a two-point […]

In News India’s External Affairs Minister met with his counterparts from Germany, Brazil and Japan under The Group of Four (G4) banner. More about the news G4 met on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss issues related to the reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). […]

In News Recently, the Indian Army and the Defence Geoinformatics and Research Establishment (DGRE) have jointly installed the Avalanche Monitoring Radar, first of its kind in India, in north Sikkim. The radar was inaugurated by Tri Shakti Corps commander. About the radar DGRE The avalanche radar was made operational by Defence Research and Development Organisation’s […]

In News The Commerce and Industry Ministry is expected to unveil the new policy soon as the 2015 policy which is currently in operation is expiring on September 30 after being extended for two and a half years. About the changes demanded in the scheme  Reimbursement:  The industry chamber has urged the government that exporters […]

In News Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) completes four years. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) completes one year. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (PM-JAY) About: The scheme was launched in September 2018 and recommended by the National Health Policy 2017, to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It is a […]

In News  After 75 years, Jammu and Kashmir observed a holiday on the birth anniversary of Dogra monarch Maharaja Hari Singh. About Maharaja Hari Singh and Related events  He was born to Maharaja Amar Singh on September 23, 1895, and died of cardiac arrest on April 26, 1961, in Mumbai  Important Event: When the British […]

Context The Supreme Court appointed a former Judge L. Nageswara Rao, to take over the process of amending the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) ‘s constitution, preparing its electoral rolls, and conducting elections to its executive body. Issue The International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a final warning to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to “resolve its governance […]

In News  Recently, the Central Bureau of Communication under its Integrated Communication & Outreach Programme (ICOP) organised the first ever floating photo exhibition at the Loktak Lake in Manipur. Loktak Lake Image Courtesy: Internationalrivers Loktak Lake is a freshwater lake in the Manipur state of  Northeast India. It hosts hundreds of floating islands called Phumdis […]

In News  Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA)was launched during the Globoil Summit at Agra on September 21. About Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA) The apex edible oil industry associations from five major palm oil importing countries of Asia — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal –– have come together to form the APOA. APOA […]

In News  The District Court in Varanasi allowed a petition seeking Carbon Dating of the structure inside the Gyanvapi mosque that the Hindu side has claimed is a ‘Shivling’. What is Carbon dating? It is a widely-used method applied to establish the age of organic material, things that were once living.  Living things have carbon […]