Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 5   First official visit since Taliban takeover: Indian diplomats meet minister in Kabul (International Relations ) Know about India-Afghanistan Relations – Strategic, Economic, and Security Interests,Indian policy on Afghanistan,Peace conferences and processes and what lies ahead  GS 2 10 Israel’s Gantz […]

In Context  Recently ,Digital India ,a transformative programme has completed 8 years . About Digital India Mission It is a flagship programme of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. Launched on July 1, 2015. Vision Areas: Digital Infrastructure as a Core Utility to […]

In News Recently, Group of Seven (G7) countries met at Berlin to join hands against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).  Major Highlights of the meeting Antimicrobial resistance as a bigger threat: Health ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) highly industrialised countries recently recognised antimicrobial resistance was a bigger threat to low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) even […]

In  News  Recently, India and Sweden hosted the Industry Transition Dialogue in Stockholm, as a part of their joint initiative i.e. Leadership for Industry Transition (LeadIT). It was highlighted that the developed nations, with their historical experiences, must take lead in the global transition towards net-zero and low carbon industry. About  The conference in Stockholm […]

In News ‘The 1972 United Nations Conference on the Environment’ or ‘The Stockholm conference’ recently completed its 50 years. To commemorate this, the Stockholm +50 conference is scheduled to be held in Sweden. India’s agenda on global environmental issues for the conference A push for equity in global climate change negotiations will be among India’s […]

In News Neptune and Uranus have much in common, yet their appearance is in different shades of blue.  Key Points Observations came from Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, and other telescopes reveal that excess haze on Uranus makes it paler than Neptune. Commonality between Uranus and Neptune: They have similar masses, sizes, and […]

In News Telangana Formation Day is observed every year on June 2. About Telangana was carved out of erstwhile unified Andhra Pradesh on June 2, 2014. Telangana was created as the 29th state with Hyderabad as its capital. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act (2014) bifurcated Andhra Pradesh into two separate states. The Andhra State Act […]

In News  Recently, the Cabinet decided to widen the mandate of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) by allowing it to register cooperatives, including the private ones, as buyers on its platform. Currently, the portal is primarily meant for purchases of goods and services by ministries/departments of the Central government, state governments and various firms and entities […]

In News  Recently, the Prime Minister of India highlighted that the country has reached a landmark figure of 100 unicorns with a valuation of more than $300 billion.  What is a Unicorn startup? Unicorns are privately held, venture-capital backed startups that have reached a value of $1 billion.  The term was first popularised by venture […]

In News  Recently, the Prime Minister of India inaugurated the country’s first liquid nano urea plant at Kalol.  What is Liquid Nano Urea? It is essentially urea in the form of a nanoparticle. Urea is a chemical nitrogen fertiliser, white in colour, which artificially provides nitrogen, a major nutrient required by plants. The product has […]