In news About Shaheed Bhagat Singh 1907 Born as Bhaganwala on the 27th September 1907, Bhagat Singh grew up in a petty-bourgeois family of Sandhu Jats settled in the Jullundur Doab district of Punjab. He belonged to a generation that was to intervene between two decisive phases of the Indian national movement – the phase […]

In context Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) stated the geographical influence of Maoists has contracted to only 41 districts in the country, a sharp reduction from 96 such districts in 10 States. Left-wing extremism in India Left-wing extremists, popularly known as Maoists worldwide and as Naxalites/Naxalism in India, has been a major threat […]

In News  Recently, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) completed four years of successful implementation. Achievements of 4 years  Since the start of SAUBHAGYA, 2.82 crore houses have been electrified.  As of March 2019, 2.63 crore un-electrified households in rural and urban areas of the country had received electricity connections in an unprecedented […]

In News The Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently fined 3 beer companies and then gave them a varying degree of relief. Complete Incident CCI found that 3 beer companies had colluded to fix beer prices for a full decade (2009- 2018). As a result, the CCI slapped a penalty of Rs 873 crore for […]

In News  Recently, the Prime Minister of India officially released new varieties of rice named ‘Pusa Basmati 1979 ‘and ‘Pusa Basmati 1985’. About  The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) developed the country’s first-ever non-GM (genetically modified) herbicide-tolerant rice varieties. The varieties contain a mutated acetolactate synthase (ALS) gene making it possible for farmers to spray […]

In News The US is planning projects in Latin America countering China’s Belt and Road Initiative. About A delegation of diplomatic officials is tasked with turning Build Back Better World (B3W), the international infrastructure investment initiative announced by the Group of Seven richest democracies in June, into reality. The trip will allow US officials to […]

In News  Recently, the 201st birth anniversary of Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar was observed.                                                                  Image Courtesy: ET About  The title ‘Vidyasagar’ (ocean of knowledge) was given to him due to his vast knowledge in almost all the subjects.  Poet Michael Madhusudan Dutta while writing about Ishwar Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar Chandra said: “The genius and wisdom of […]

In News  The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the Akash Prime missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha. The missile intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking enemy aircraft, in its maiden flight test after improvements. About  The Akash Prime is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed […]

In Context  Recently, the Supreme Court held in a judgment that the right of an institution, whether run by a majority or minority community, to get government aid is not a fundamental right. Both have to equally follow the rules and conditions of the aid. Background  The judgment came in an appeal filed by Uttar […]

In News The Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE) with an International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, began schools for their first batch. The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a global community of educationists, who have engaged with 5500 schools across 159 countries. About Schools of Specialised Excellence (SOSE) offer specialised education to students of classes 9 to […]