In News  Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful flight tests of the Indian Army version of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha . About  The flight tests were carried out as part of the live firing trials against high-speed aerial targets.  […]

In News Recently, the Hornbill Nest Adoption Program of Arunachal Pradesh celebrated a decade of successful conservati­on. About HNAP HNAP is a community-based conservation initiative, through which local tribal villagers protect nest trees of hornbills in forests around villages on the fringe of the Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh It is led by hunter-turned-protectors from […]

In News Every year on March 26, is observed as the World Earth Hour. The topic for Earth Hour 2022 will be “Shape Our Future.”  What is Earth Hour? About: It is a global grassroots movement uniting people to take action on environmental issues and protect the planet. It is organized by the World Wildlife […]

In Context The study reveals the durability and robustness of the T cell responses against variants, including Delta, even after one year of infection.  Strong and long standing T cell responses were seen even when people were not reinfected or vaccinated About T cell T cells are a diverse and important group of lymphocytes that […]

In News Google is said to be testing support for variable refresh rates (VRR) in the Chrome OS. What is VRR? Refresh rate is the number of times a display is capable of refreshing in a second. It is measured in hertz (Hz). So, a 30 Hz or a 60 Hz display can refresh 30 […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   Russian Foreign Minister to visit Delhi this week (International Relations ) Know about Russia-India cooperation,impact of Ukraine crisis on the bilateral relations  ,strategic issues resulting from the war,how has India responded till now ? and what lies ahead ? GS […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov may visit India this week   Jaishankar in Maldives: takes stock of projects, signs key pacts   (International Relations ) How has India responded to Russian military action in Ukraine? Bilateral relations between India-Russia and the significance […]

In News A parliamentary standing committee has advised the newly created Cooperation Ministry to exercise utmost prudence in chalking out activities and programmes at the national level so that federal features of the country are not impinged upon. Proposed Actions ‘Cooperative Societies’ is a State subject in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. The ministry […]

In News The Lok Sabha approved the Finance Bill, 2022. The approval completes the budgetary process for the next financial year. It has proposed to levy a flat 30% tax on capital gains from crypto currencies/assets, non-fungible tokens (NFT) etc. with effect from April 1, 2022. What is a Cryptocurrency? It is a digital currency […]

In News The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has been dysfunctional for the last four years and has not delivered a single report to Parliament, a parliamentary committee has said in a recent report. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) Introduction: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) was established by amending Article 338 and […]