In News According to a recent report by Hunger Watch, Covid-19 has impacted the urban poor in India more than the rural poor. Hunger Watch is a loose collection of social groups and movements, which came together for a periodic study of the actual status of hunger, food access and livelihood security among various disadvantaged […]

In News  Recently, The World Health Organization classified a Indian variant of coronavirus called B.1.617  as a “global variant of concern”.  More in News   B.1.617 was classified as a variant under investigation (VUI) by authorities in the UK earlier in May.  It has already spread to more than 17 countries and several countries have put […]

In Context  Recently, Beema Bamboo has been developed by N Bharathi of Growmore Biotech Ltd, the agri-technology company based at Hosur, Tamil Nadu.  The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has designed an ‘oxygen park’ within its premises at Coimbatore with Beema Bamboo. About Beema Bamboo It is a superior clone, selected from Bambusa balcooa which […]

  Facts in News Axiom Space-1 The Axiom Mission 1 (AX 1) is the first private orbital space mission onboard a commercially built spacecraft, the SpaceX Dragon 2. Launch Year: 2022 It is organised by Houston-based spaceflight firm Axiom This mission will be held under a commercial agreement with NASA. Under this mission, humans will […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   13 Israel-Palestinian clashes trigger fears of a ‘full-scale war’   Did Israel misjudge Hamas’s response? (International Relations) Israel-Palestine conflict, history and background, current status, foriegn interventions, causes of conflicts and a way forward. GS 2 6 Forget ‘play’, the machine […]

  Indian Express Subject  Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   Vaccine inequity deepens in young: 85% of those jabbed are in just seven states ( Governance )     […]

In News Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of China has released its seventh population census which shows a slowing population growth rate. Major Findings China’s population was 1.41 billion in 2020, increasing by 72 million since the last census in 2010, recording a 5.38 per cent growth with an average annual growth of […]

In News The 4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue was held virtually through video conferencing.  About Both the countries discussed economic matters as well as coordination on global pandemic situations. The Indian delegation included representatives from the Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Revenue, Department of Financial Services and Ministry of External Affairs. Major Highlights The Dialogue […]

In News Recently, Puducherry has achieved the target of 100% piped water connection(Har Ghar Jal’ ) in rural areas under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Major Points  The Puducherry becomes the fourth State/UT after Goa, Telangana and Andaman & Nicobar Islands to provide assured tap water supply to every rural home under Union Government’s flagship […]

In News National Bamboo Mission (NBM) has launched an MIS module for strengthening the domestic Agarbatti industry. About An MIS (Management Information Systems) based reporting platform for agarbatti stick production has been launched. This platform will help- to collate the locations of stick making units,  for the availability of raw material,  for the functioning of […]