• Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on Valmiki Jayanti. Valmiki, also known as Lal Beg or Bala Shah, is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. The epic Ramayana, dated variously from the 5th century BCE to first century…
• The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated various projects under Integrated Development of Kevadia in Gujarat. He inaugurated Arogya Van and Arogya Kutir. He also inaugurated the Ekta Mall, and Children Nutrition Park. About: • Arogya Van has 5 lakh…
• As per preliminary referendum results, a majority of voters in New Zealand have voted in favour of the End of Life Choice Act 2019. The final results will be declared on November 6. End of Life Choice Act 2019:…
• In the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 is an enzyme called the main protease, which drives its replication once it infects the human cell. For the first time, scientists have completed a 3D map that reveals the location of every atom in…
• The Supreme Court has granted the custody of a minor boy to his Kenya-based father in a transnational guardianship case. The 11-year-old boy expressed a desire to live with his father and hence, the Apex Court in a 2:1…
• Recently, Parliament passed 4 labour codes to regulate Wages, Industrial Relations, Social Security, and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions. IRC, 2020 was passed to consolidate and amend laws relating to Trade Unions, conditions of employment in industrial establishment…
h • The Mumbai civic body received the green signal from the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Nagpur, for translocating the corals off the coast of Mumbai for the Rs 12,700-crore Mumbai Coastal Road Project. Key highlights: • Translocation…
• In its latest Global Seasonal update, WMO said that La Nina weather phenomenon is back in central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean and is expected to last into next year. • Horn of Africa and central Asia will see…
• The election commission revoked the star campaigner status of Nath on 30 October on the grounds of repeated violations of model code during the by-polls campaigning in Madhya Pradesh. About: • According to manual to the MCC, ECI can…
Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: Sponge City Mains level: Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Context: • Unpredictable nature, unbridled avarice and untrammelled urbanisation are back in currency, this time, in the wake of torrential rains in…
Mains Paper 1: Geography Prelims level: India Meteorological Department Mains level: Critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) Context: • The southwest monsoon 2020 has officially drawn to an end with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) declaring a withdrawal of…
Mains Paper 2: International Prelims level: Not much Mains level: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests Context: • The knife attack in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday that killed three…
