In News  Recently, the Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment launched the Central Sector scheme “SMILE: Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise. About  The Ministry of  Social Justice & Empowerment has allocated 365 crore rupees for the scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26. It is set to provide welfare and rehabilitation to the […]

In News The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, informed that the Government approved the Centrally Sponsored Pilot Scheme on “Fortification of Rice & its Distribution under Public Distribution System” for a period of 3 years beginning in 2019-20 with […]

In News Recently, ISRO launched the EOS-04, an earth observation satellite, that is supposed to be the beginning of this year for the Indian space agency. What is EOS-04? The 1,710-kg EOS-04, which will be placed in a sun synchronous polar orbit of 529 km, is a radar-imaging satellite which would have made it a […]

In News  Recently, NASA selected a spacecraft to study the sun’s corona and a cluster of smallsats to monitor turbulence in the solar wind as its next Heliophysics medium-class Explorer (MIDEX)missions. About  NASA selected the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm as its next two heliophysics medium-class Explorer, or MIDEX, missions.  MUSE: It will operate […]

In News  Recently, the US stated that it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands. The embassy announcement emphasizes building partnerships with allies in the region as a way to counter China’s growing influence and ambitions. About  The U.S. previously operated an embassy in the Solomons for five years before closing it in 1993.  […]

In News  Recently, India signed an agreement with the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 MT of wheat that it has committed to sending Afghanistan as part of humanitarian assistance, with diplomatic efforts underway to begin sending truck convoys through Pakistan by road. World Food Programme (WFP) About: It was […]

In News The Prime Minister paid tributes to Maharaja Surajmal on his birth anniversary. About Maharaja Surajmal He ruled in the 18th century and was the son of the Jat chieftain Badan Singh.  He was a great leader, a great fighter, a great diplomat and a great statesman of his time. He was described as […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   India non-committal on funding curbs on U.K. NGOs   (Polity and Governance) What is the FCRA? How is FCRA registration granted? For how long is the approval granted? On what basis is approval canceled? Why has the government been […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 LIC files papers, set for biggest Indian IPO ever (Economy) What are initial public offerings (IPOs)? How to invest in IPO, process  Why is the market talking about initial public offerings (IPOs)? GS 2 1 High school opens today in Karnataka […]

In News Social activists paid their tributes to Swami Dayanand Saraswati on his birth anniversary. Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824-1883) About: He was an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of the Vedic dharma. He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as “India for Indians” in […]