In News-Indian Railways has come up with a National Rail Plan to address the inadequacies of capacity constraints. About the Plan To plan infrastructural capacity enhancement along with strategies to increase the modal share of the Railways. It will be a common platform for all future infrastructural, business and financial planning of the Railways.  For […]

  In News Recently, the information on the National Creche Scheme has been provided by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development in the Lok Sabha today. A crèche is a facility which enables parents to leave their children while they are at work and where children are provided with a stimulating environment for […]

In News Recently, the information about the Industrial Corridors has been provided in the Lok Sabha. About the Programme The Government of India is developing various Industrial Corridor Projects as part of the National Industrial Corridor Programme. Each industrial in the Industrial Corridors is envisaged to be implemented by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) in […]

  In News: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued an advertisement to recruit 30 persons at the Joint Secretary and Director level in the Central administration through lateral entry. Earlier, eight persons, mostly domain experts, were selected for various Departments and Ministries. What is Lateral Entry? It is the appointment of outsiders with […]

In News: The government expressed “strong displeasure” about Twitter’s response to the emergency order. Government wanted Twitter to block more than a thousand accounts for alleged spread of provocative content and misinformation on the farmer protests. What is the controversy? Pro-Government v/s Anti-Government Sentiments: The government is pushing Agrarian reforms via three acts, providing the […]

                                      Facts in News World Radio Day Celebrated on 13th Feb. This year is the 10th Anniversary of World Radio Day. History of radio goes back over 110 years. World Radio Day celebrates radio as “part of […]

  The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims  and Mains  GS II 1 Not conceded any territory, says govt. (IR) Where is Pangong Tso Lake? What are new developments on border disengagement? GS I 1, 10 Inter­marriages can reduce caste tensions, says court (Society) What are the benefits of intercaste marriages? How can […]

In News Every year, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated on 11th February. Major Highlights The theme for 2021 is “Women Scientists at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19”. The pandemic highlighted the critical role of women researchers in different stages (knowledge on the virus, development of testing-techniques and […]

In News -Recently, the price of Brent crude crossed the $60 per barrel mark. The price of Brent Crude has risen by over 50 percent since the end of October after prices had remained around $40 per barrel for five months. Reasons for the rise in the price of crude oil Major oil-producing countries had […]

In News Recently, countries like Denmark, Estonia, Israel, Chile, UK, etc. have announced new digital corona passports (also referred to as immunity passports or release/risk-free certificates), in order to ease travel restrictions amid the Covid-19 pandemic. About Immunity Passports These digital documents would enable people to travel or return to work based on the assumption […]