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Crisis of Darjeeling Tea Industry

In News Recently, the Tea Board of India said it had sought a special financial package of ?1,000 crore from the Centre for the tea Industry over five years.  Key Points Background:  Indian tea had not been able to establish itself globally, and one of its key brands, Darjeeling Tea, was under acute stress. Significance […]

Need of “India Rare Earths Mission”

In News Recently, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has urged the government to encourage private-sector mining in the Rare Earths minerals sector to counter India’s reliance on China for imports of such minerals. More in News The industry has demanded to Set up an ‘India Rare Earths Mission’ which should be manned by professionals […]

Garuda Shakti

In News A contingent of Indian Special Forces troops are currently engaged in a bilateral joint training Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI with Indonesian Special Forces. About Garuda Shakti Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI is the eighth edition of the series of bilateral exercises under this banner. It aims at enhancing understanding, cooperation and interoperability between the Special Forces […]

India’s Push for Millets

In News Recently, a pre-launch celebration of the International Year of Millets 2023 was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of External Affairs. In 2021, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets.   What are Millets? The word millets is used to describe […]

Unemployment Rate in India

In News Recently the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). More about the news The unemployment rate: The unemployment rate in urban areas for persons aged above 15 eased to 7.2% in July­-September 2022 from 9.8% a year ago and 7.6% in the previous quarter. The unemployment rate […]

Pangolins

In News The 19th Conference of Parties (COP19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) urged countries to remove references to parts and derivatives of pangolins from the official pharmacopoeia (Drug-making) to help save the species.  About Pangolins  Description: The pangolin is the most trafficked animal in […]

Agni-3 nuclear-capable ballistic missile

In News  Recently, India carried out a successful launch of Agni-3 Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile from A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. About Agni-3 The test of Agni-3 was a part of routine user training launches which are performed under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command.  Agni-3 was first tested on 9 July 2006. […]

Iron Dome

In News Recently, according to data from Israeli military diplomats, the Iron Dome air defense system has intercepted over 3,000 projectiles in the last 10 years.  What is the Iron Dome? Background: The genesis of the Iron Dome goes back to the 2006 Israeli-Lebanon war, when Hezbollah fired thousands of rockets into Israel.  The Iron […]

Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site

In Context Recently, the Tamil Nadu Government issued a notification declaring Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage site the first biodiversity heritage site in the State. More about the Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage site About: The state government notified 193.215 hectares of area spread across Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district as ‘Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site’.  The declaration […]

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