• The 6th India International Science Festival (IISF) to be held in a virtual format in December 2020. CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) organized IISF-2020 pre-conference events in various states to raise awareness. About IISF: IISF is an…
Mains Paper 2: Polity and Governance Prelims level: Minimum support price Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • Farmers of India have felt exploited for long. The reforms that the Centre brought in, apparently to make…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: Vaccines Mains level: Mechanism for vaccines Context: • India’s COVID-19 control plan of actions can be the nucleus for building a much-needed public health infrastructure. Vaccines and their mechanism: • Vaccines play a major…
Mains Paper 3: Environment Prelims level: Climate agreements Mains level: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Context: • Many countries left climate agreements. Situation of climate may be worrisome. History of climate agreements: • In the latter half…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: GDP growth Mains level: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment Context: • After an unprecedented decline of 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of the…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: GDP data Mains level: Indian economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources Context: • Recently GDP data released on 27 November. There are many dimensions of that data. What about the data?…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Anti-terror laws Mains level: Judicial Activism Context: • The speed with which Arnab Goswami was recently granted bail has thrown into sharp relief the multitudes for whom such quick access to justice will never…
• Bibi Jagir Kaur, the first woman to be elected SGPC president more than 20 years ago, has made a comeback and has been elected as the new SGPC president. About: • The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (or SGPC) is…
• Guru Nanak Jayanti or Gurpurab is being celebrated with religious fervour across India and the world today. It marks the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak, who laid the foundation of Sikhism. This year marks the 551st…
• An asteroid named (153201) 2000 WO107, that is more than 800 metre high and over 500 metre wide – bigger than skyscraper Burj Khalifa – flew past earth on November 29. About: • Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest…
• India and Finland signed Memorandum of Understanding in the field of biodiversity conservation and environment protection. Key highlights: • The MoU is a platform to further advance Indian and Finnish partnership and support, exchange best practices in areas like…
• Scotland made sanitary products free to all women, becoming the first nation in the world to take such a step against “period poverty”. About: • The measure makes tampons and sanitary pads available at designated public places such as…
