• The UN Command, led by the United States, found that North and South Korea were both guilty of violating armistice agreements following a recent incident involving gunfire along the Demilitarised Zone between the two countries. • This shooting, the…
• Indian-American soil scientist Dr. Rattan Lal has won the prestigious 2020 World Food Prize, which is considered to be equivalent to a Nobel Prize in the field of agriculture. The award recognized his contribution to increasing the global food…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: CMIE data Mains level: Economic growth and development process Context: • Going by leading indicators, economic activity in India appears to have picked up, although marginally as the restrictions have been eased. • Activity…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: MGNREGA Mains level: Importance of the MGNREGA Context: • In the media discussions on the novel coronavirus numbers and testing, on public health mismanagement, on the suffering of migrant workers and on the unplanned…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: PPP model Mains level: Infrastructure Context: • The sectoral break-up of PPP projects, we would find that almost all of the projects have come up in economic infrastructure (power, transport, and telecom) compared to…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Mains level: Role of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal under competition Act Context: • Recently, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has delivered a judgment whose effect could…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: Not much Mains level: Role of private hospitals in healthcare system Context: • A news channel in India alleged recently that several private hospitals in the country were “exposed” by a “sting operation” to…
• Rajasthan Police arrested two civil defence employees in Jaipur based on Military Intelligence (MI) inputs. • The arrested employees had been passing on sensitive information to Pakistan’s spy agency ISI. About the Operation: • The operation was jointly carried…
• Scientists from Raman Research Institute (RRI), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology have found out that spectrin, which are flexible rod-shaped molecules present in axons, act as ‘shock absorbers’ to protect axons from stretch-induced damage.…
• Recently researchers revealed that social bubbles or small groups of close contacts made up of friends and family may be the best way to help in flattening the curve of COVID-19. About Social bubbles: • The idea is based…
• The Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) Complex was inaugurated at Visakhapatnam. About: • The DSRV Complex is designed to accommodate the newly inducted Submarine Rescue System with state of the art facilities to store the DSRV assets in a…
• The Government has approved a Media Policy-2020 for creating a sustained narrative on the functioning of the Government in media. Background: • The Jammu and Kashmir administration on 2nd June approved a new media policy ‘Media Policy-2020’ that would…
