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Anopheles stephensi It is a major malaria vector mosquito in urban areas of South Asia and has recently invaded the horn of Africa. It is predicted to become a major urban malaria vector in Africa, putting 126 million urban Africans at risk. About the discovery Under the newly upgraded Anopheles stephensi genome, more than 3,000 […]

In News Recently, the Centre has admitted that no actual assessment of farm income has been carried out since 2013, when the National Sample Survey Office’s last survey on agricultural households was conducted. The government has not provided details on the base year for the goal of doubling farmers income, to be achieved by 2022. […]

In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India has handed over the Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to the Indian Army. The Ministry of Defence had ordered 118 units of the Arjun Mk-1A, which are being inducted at a revised cost of over Rs. 8,400 crore. About the Tank The Arjun Main Battle Tank project […]

  In News The Indian government is formulating a policy to institutionalize research and development on the next generation of battery technologies for Electric Vehicles (EVs). Significance of the Policy It will reduce India’s dependence on other countries for its import. China is currently the leader in supplying lithium-ion batteries to the world, and India’s […]

                     Facts in News FASTag   It is an electronic toll collection system in India, It is the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). Operated by: National Highway Authority of India. It employs Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for making direct […]

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In News: Union Budget has proposed privatisation of two banks in addition to IDBI Bank and General Insurance company. It may give the private sector a key role in the banking landscape after 51 years of nationalisation in 1969. Currently, there are ten nationalised banks in addition to IDBI Bank and SBI. Reasons behind the […]

In Context – Recently, a shadow leather puppet in Kerala’s famous temple art Tholpavakkoothu has been animated by a robot. About The first robotic leather puppet was installed at the Palakkad District Heritage Museum, which was inaugurated by the Minister for Museums. The famous shadow leather puppets will tell stories of the epic Ramayana with […]

In News –National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA) has been extended up to March 2021. About National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA) It was initially launched in 2010-11 in 7 pilot States as a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme It aims to achieve rapid development in India through use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) for timely […]