• The Madhya Pradesh Government is organizing a “Raag-Bhopali” exhibition to promote Bhopal’s Zari-Zardozi handicrafts. Embroidery done with metal thread is called kalabattu and forms zari. The main Zari production centre is in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Here, the metal ingots…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: India’s Foreign Policy Mains level: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora CONTEXT: • The gravity of the COVID-19 situation, which has not yet reduced;…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: India-Nepal relations Mains level: India and its neighborhood- relations CONTEXT: • China is prepared to intervene in Nepal’s politics as it is facing controversial decision to dissolve Parliament and call for elections. •…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Not much Mains level: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development CONTEXT: • The sheer scale of the suffering from COVID-19, the injustices and dangers the pandemic has revealed,…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Shakti Act Mains level: Laws, Institutions and Bodies Constituted for The Vulnerable Sections CONTEXT: • Maharashtra government will announce a bill proposing stern actions, including death sentence and life imprisonment, to curb crime against…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: World Trade Organisation Mains level: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies CONTEXT: • There are two main issues about the agriculture sector problem. Successive governments used the exchequer to provide farm subsidies.…
• Argentina’s Congress legalised abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy this week, in what was a ground-breaking decision in a country that has some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws. About: • This change is historic and…
• Cabinet extended interest subvention to distilleries that use crops other than sugarcane (rice, maize, sorghum, wheat, barley, corn and sugar beet) as feedstock to augment 1st Generation (1G) ethanol production capacity. • Soft loan scheme was available for distilleries…
• The exercise is first its kind and intends to bringing a systemic improvement, to various ministries and departments for possible implementation. • Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) had sought suggestions as part of its preventive vigilance focus, rather than a…
• Cabinet approves export of indigenously developed Akash missile systems to friendly foreign countries. About: • It would help to achieve target of 5 Billion USD of defence export and improve strategic relations with friendly foreign countries. • Besides Akash,…
• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved construction of industrial corridor nodes at Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Tumakuru in Karnataka under Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor (CBIC). • Industrial nodes at strategic locations are proposed to be developed within the…
• MoU will provide impetus to explore cooperation possibilities in the field of remote sensing of the earth; satellite communication; satellite navigation; space science and exploration of outer space. • India and Bhutan had been discussing on establishing formal space…
