In News  Recently, the Union Education Minister launched National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) 3.0. More in News  Currently, more than 12 lakh socially and economically disadvantaged students have received the benefits of free ed-tech course coupons worth over ?253 crores under NEAT 3.0. National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) About: The Ministry of Education […]

In Context The open-source software repository service GitHub is in the news after it was used to create and share an offensively named app that sexually harassed Muslim women in India.  What is GitHub? It is the world’s largest open-source developer community platform where users upload their projects and code for others to view, edit, […]

In News  Recently, the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) has completed 60 years of its formation. About IMSc The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), founded by Alladi Ramakrishnan on 3rd January 1962  It is located in South Chennai, in the Adyar-Taramani area.   It is an autonomous national institution for fundamental research in the areas of […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1    More than 40 lakh adolescents get their first shot of the COVID vaccine (Health) Know about the vaccination programme of India, The govt guidelines for vaccinating children against Covid-19   GS 2 1 China constructing bridge on Pangong lake […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   Hate speech against nation’s culture, Constitution: V-P Venkaiah Naidu (Governance) What is hate speech and what are the impacts? The Indian legal position, Proposed hate speech provisions of Sections 153C and 505A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Concerns regarding the […]

In News Recently, the government has started discussions to put in place a resolution mechanism to deal with insolvency of firms in the financial sector.  About A modified version of the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill —  which was withdrawn in 2018 due to its controversial provision of bail-in that was perceived as […]

In News  Recently ,the government has accepted the report of a three-member panel constituted to revisit the Economical Weaker Section (EWS) criteria Background  Petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court  challenging the income criteria for the EWS quota in the NEET exam that determines admissions to medical colleges. A special committee set up to […]

In News The government released a draft national policy for air sports in the country that will require entities providing these services and their equipment to be registered, as well as be liable for penalties. Major Highlights Two-tier governance structure: The policy proposes a two-tier governance structure for air sports in the country, which will […]

In News Trade barriers between most countries in the Asia Pacific will be lowered significantly from January 1 as the world’s largest free trading bloc opens for business. It includes China and excludes the U.S.  About RCEP Trade bloc: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a trade deal between the 10-member Association of Southeast […]

In News  Recently, the Reserve Bank of India  released the 24th issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR). About Financial Stability Report (FSR) It is published by RBI bi-annually on behalf of the Financial Stability and Development Council, an umbrella group of regulators which gives an overview of the health of India’s financial system. It […]