In News The Indian PM will visit Washington for the Quad Summit and New York for UNGA. China has slammed the QUAD grouping. Recent Viewpoints of External Affairs minister about QUAD Broad and Substantive Agenda: As against the Chinese remark of QUAD being an “Exclusive Cliques” targeting other countries, QUAD has several cooperation agendas. The […]

In News A new zero-day, zero-click exploit called ‘FORCEDENTRY’ has been discovered in Apple’s iMessage service. It was allegedly used by Israel’s NSO Group to install Pegasus spyware in devices including the iPhone, iPad, MacBook and Apple Watch.  About  The exploit was discovered by researchers at Toronto-based Citizen Lab, who have been investigating the extent […]

In context Recently, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh (1886-1979) State University in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.  Who was Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh? He was an Indian freedom fighter, journalist, writer, revolutionary, President in the Provisional Government of India,  and a social reformist in the Republic of India. Background: Early […]

In Context  Farmers are ready to use the Pusa decomposer officially after the achievements of last year’s field trials. It was sprayed on around 2,000 acres of land in Delhi. PUSA Decomposers About: The decomposers are in the form of capsules made by extracting fungi strains that help the paddy straw to decompose at a […]

In News India and the US launched the Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD). About The CAFMD is one of the two tracks of the India-U.S. Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 partnership launched at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate in April 2021. India and the U.S. are collaborating to reach green energy targets. […]

In News The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare has signed 5 MOUs with private companies for taking forward Digital Agriculture. MOUs aimed at increasing farmers’ income and protecting their produce. What is Digital Agriculture? A Digital agriculture mission has been initiated for 2021 -2025 by the government for projects based on new technologies. The […]

In News The Ministry of Railways has decided to close down the Indian Railways Organization for Alternate Fuels’ (IROAF) with effect from September 7, 2021. About The IROAF was exclusively formed to promote green energy by introducing alternative energy, fuel-efficient and emission-control technologies across the railway network. In keeping with its mission towards Green Railways, […]

In Context Recently, the  IPCC report has warned that increasing global warming will result in reductions in Arctic permafrost. And, the thawing of the ground is expected to release greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide. What is Permafrost? Permafrost is ground that remains completely frozen at 0 degrees Celsius or below for at least […]

International Relations International Day for South-South Cooperation Syllabus: GS 2/United Nations, its Bodies & Agencies Context  Every year, International Day for South-South Cooperation is celebrated globally on September 12.  About International Day for South-South Cooperation It is an initiative for the economic, social and political developments of the countries in the Southern region.  Basically, South-South […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1   No firm commitment from India on ‘net zero’: Kerry   (Environment) What is net-zero Target and its relevance?  India’s commitment, the steps taken by India in this context. GS 2 1 India, U.K. to begin trade talks from November […]