In News India and Australia are expected to sign the interim agreement in March and the India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) is expected to be concluded in 12 months thereafter. About Australia and India launched negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement back in 2011. The deal will cover goods, services, rules of origin, […]

In News  Recently,4th Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting was held in Australia  Major Highlights of Meeting  The Quad foreign ministers reaffirmed their support to principles of openness, protection of national sovereignty and observance of rules and fair play, in remarks seen as a message to China. The Quad is pursuing work on 5G technology and vendor […]

In Context The Union Budget 2022-23 is expected to boost the dairying and livestock sector with a host of measures to make it sustainable amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dairy and livestock sector of India India’s success story in milk production was scripted by Dr Verghese Kurien, known as the “Father of the White Revolution” […]

In Context As per a new Study, swapping fossil fuel-based vehicles with vehicles powered by cleaner fuels can decrease the emission of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by 76%. Background The aim of the study was to document the effect of various pollutants contained in vehicle emissions and to find cleaner solutions for better air quality. […]

In News  India is committed to eliminating single-use plastic and the Indian Navy will contribute 100 ship days to clean the plastic waste from the sea, said the PM during the One Ocean Summit. About One Ocean Summit: Organised by: France in Brest in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank. Objective: To […]

In News  Recently, the Australian government declared the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)  as ‘Endangered’ in the states of Queensland and New South Wales as well as the Australian Capital Territory. About Koala Scientific Name: Phascolarctos cinereus It is an Australian animal, often called the koala bear. Description:  They are marsupials (mammals with a pouch for the […]

In News Exercise Milan is scheduled to be held from February 25 to March 4 for which 46 countries have been invited.  More In News  The Indian Navy is set to hold the 12th President’s Fleet Review (PFR) on February 21 at Visakhapatnam. About Exercise Milan It is a biennial, multilateral naval exercise which started […]

In News  India’s industrial recovery slowed sharply in December, with output growing just 0.4% year-on-year, and manufacturing activity shrinking 0.1% in the month, as per quick official estimates for the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) About  Index of Industrial Production (IIP) It is a composite indicator that measures the growth rate of industry groups classified […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1,5,6   Do not spread things to a larger level, SC observes on hijab row No safron shawls, hijabs in class for now’ In a double bind, facing conservatism and politics (Polity and Governance) What is an “interim order” of the […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Hijab: SC says will step in at the appropriate time (Polity and Governance) Know about the recent interim order of the Karnataka High Court on the hijab issue and what is the stand of the Supreme Court? GS 2 1 Quad: […]