In News  Recently, India and Germany  decided to launch an Indo-German Partnership for Green and Sustainable Development. Major Highlights of Partnership  Development assistance: Under this, Germany has committed to providing additional development assistance of €10 billion till 2030 to support India’s green growth plans.  This assistance will be provided to India under the Joint Declaration […]

In News Recently, experts stated that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s star ratings for food products may mislead consumers. About Experts criticised the nutrition labelling system for food packets recommended by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will: Fail to enable consumers to make healthy choices. Mislead them […]

In News Recently, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) commenced the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2022. Heads of states from CDRI member countries including India attended the conference. Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) India initiated CDRI as a global partnership […]

In News  Recently, the Defence Ministry introduced a portal, System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH), to directly transfer pension to pensioners. About System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH) It is an initiative of the Ministry of Defence which aims at providing a comprehensive solution to the administration of pension to the defence pensioners in line […]

In News  Recently, Atal Innovation Mission launched the phase 1 of the 2nd edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0). About  Atal New India Challenge is a flagship program of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog.  It solicits innovations from start-ups and MSMEs in the prototype stage and after a competitive process of selection […]

In News Bhopal, Surat, Bhubaneswar, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Varanasi and Indore are set to be declared India’s ‘first set of smart cities’.  About Smart Cities Mission (SCM) It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in 2015. It will cover 100 cities and is being implemented by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and all state and […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1   8   16 RBI surprises with 40 bps rate increase, amid inflation ‘alarm Inevitable increase Of-cycle move hints at more aggressive rate increases’ RBI move sends stocks into downward spiral (Economy) Why did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 3   11   12   Inflation finally hits RBI, pushes it to raise key policy rate, sudden and sharp   How RBI dropped inflation ball    First of many hikes  A Jolt from RBI  (Economy) Why did the Reserve Bank of […]

In Context  India-France strategic partnership is based on the fundamental conviction of both countries in a multipolar world and in the concept of strategic autonomy. About Both countries have continuously nurtured and delivered on the ambition of their strategic partnership, particularly in the area of clean energy and environment, people to people ties, digital and […]

In News Recently, the Union government sought more time to file a reply to a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition charge under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). About  Pleas are being filed in the Supreme Court by the Editors Guild of India and Major General (Retired) S.G. Vombatkere. The […]