In News  India’s current account slipped into a deficit of $9.6 billion or 1.3 per cent of GDP in the September quarter. Current Account Deficit(CAD ) It is the shortfall between the money flowing in on exports, and the money flowing out on imports. It measures the gap between the money received into and sent […]

In News  Recently, The Sahitya Akademi announced its awards for 2021 for literary works in 20 languages, including novels in Assamese and English by Anuradha Sarma Pujari and Namita Gokhale respectively. About Sahitya Akademi Awards It was established in 1954, is a literary honour. It is conferred by Sahitya Akademi which is India’s National Academy […]

In News  Recently, The Committee for Citizenship Rights of Chakmas and Hajongs of Arunachal Pradesh (CCRCHAP) stated that Chakmas and Hajongs will not cooperate with any census being taken on them.  The Chakmas and Hajongs The Chakmas and Hajongs, originally residents of the Chittagong Hill Tracts of former East Pakistan, had to flee when their […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1    Disorientation of crew in poor weather likely cause of the crash (Defence) What is Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT)? GS 3 1 GST Council defers tax rate increase on textiles (Economy) Key takeaways from the 46th GST Council meeting […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1   Eye on China and Pakistan, first S-400 unit deployed in Punjab (Defence) Know about the S-400 air defence system, how  India’s deployment will provide a major fillip to its air defence capacity? GS 2 6 Home Ministry extends FCRA registration […]

In News Recently, a positive indigenisation list of sub-systems/assemblies/subassemblies/components has been notified by the Ministry of Defence.  Major Points  The products will only be procured from Indian Industry after the timelines indicated in the list. The list contains 2,500 imported items that have already been indigenised and 351 imported items which will be indigenised in […]

In News Social activists working among farmers have come out against the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) draft regulations on genetically modified (GM) food. Major Highlights of Draft Regulations:  Labelling: FSSAI had proposed all food products having individual genetically engineered ingredients of 1% or more to be labelled as “Contains GMO/Ingredients derived […]

In News  Recently, CORBEVAXTM received approval for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). Drugs Controller General of India It is the apex department of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) of the Government of India. CDSCO is a regulatory body for Indian pharmaceuticals and medical devices. It comes under […]

Context  Latest genome sequencing in Mumbai finds one-third of samples positive for Omicron. What Is Genome Sequencing? A genome is a complete set of genetic instructions which are present in an organism in its DNA. Sequencing is the sequence of occurrences of the four nucleotide bases i.e., adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine […]

Context  Prime Minister of India will release the 10th instalment of financial benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on 1st January 2022  This will enable the transfer of an amount of more than Rs. 20,000 crore to more than 10 crore beneficiary farmer families. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) It […]