• Lalji Tandon, Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away on 21 June 2020 due to illness. He was 85 years old. Lalji Tandon has played a vital role in strengthening the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh. Tandon has…
• The Assam government has decided to upgrade Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary into a national park. Dehing Patkai was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 2004. About: • The 112 km2 Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is located within the larger Dehing…
• A hospital in a city of China’s Inner Mongolia reported a case of suspected bubonic plague. • Sunday’s warning follows four reported cases of plague in people from Inner Mongolia last November, including two of the deadlier variant of…
• India signed MoU with the US for cooperation on strategic petroleum reserves. • The bilateral hydrocarbons trade touched $9.2 billion during 2019-20, accounting for 10 per cent of the overall bilateral trade. Key highlights of the MoU: • It…
• India is ranked 34th in Jones Lang LaSalle’s (JLL) biennial Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI) 2020. About: • JLL has been tracking real estate transparency since 1999. This 11th edition of GRETI covers 99 countries and territories, and…
• Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said that it is “closely monitoring” the status of Kuwait’s draft residency bill, which is aimed at expelling a bulk of foreigners from the country. The draft expat quota bill: • The…
• Union Ministry of Finance to impose an equalisation levy of 2% on e-commerce supplies and services from 1st April. About: • Equalisation Levy was first introduced by Finance Act, 2016, at the rate of 6 per cent on payments…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Bibek Debroy committee Mains level: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Context: • The Indian Railways is the lifeline of India. • With its vast network across the length and breadth of India,…
Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: Epidemiological studies Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education Context: • The course of the COVID-19 pandemic remains far from predictable, posing for the Central government the…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Mob lynching Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • Two disturbing incidents in recent weeks where Bangladeshi nationals were lynched in Assam paints a disturbing picture. • They were lynched…
