• UAE’s royal family members arrived in Panjgur district in Balochistan recently to hunt the internationally protected and vulnerable houbara bustard under a licence issued by the Pakistan Foreign Ministry to strengthen the country’s relations with Gulf nations. They kill…
• Recently, an estimate has been released by the Commerce Ministry which showed that Merchandise Exports increased in December 2020, for a second time since February 2020, while imports advanced for the first time in 10 months, suggesting a gradual…
• Recently, Russia announced that it was pulling out of the Open Skies treaty as this pact allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, had been seriously compromised by the withdrawal of the US. About: • The US left the…
• Cave painting, dating back to more than 45,000 years, depicts a warty pigs endemic to Sulawesi island of Indonesia, where the painting was found. • Painting was found in a limestone cave and was made using red ochre pigment.…
• Terminal will be developed with 51% ownership by Sri Lanka’s government and the remaining 49% as an investment by Adani Group and other stakeholders including Japan. It was put on hold due to trade union resistance. Significance of the…
• House of Representatives voted to charge him with inciting last week’s mob attack on Congress. About: • US Constitution says there are two ways to punish an impeached official. • Removal from office or disqualification to hold and enjoy…
• According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the year 2020 was among the three warmest years on record. About: • In 2019, the average global temperature recorded was 14.9 degrees Celsius, which was 1.2 degrees above pre-industrial levels (1850…
• Nepal has raised the Kalapani boundary dispute with India during the Joint Commission meeting between both countries Foreign ministers since the issue erupted in November 2019 prompting Nepal to unveil a new political map that showed the Kalapani-Lipulekh-Limpiyadhura region…
• The Indian Army has signed a $20-million contract with ideaForge, a player in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, to procure undisclosed quantities of a high-altitude variant of SWITCH UAV, an indigenous system used in surveillance operations. About: • SWITCH…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Special Marriage Act Mains level: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: • The Allahabad High Court judgment striking down provisions of…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Not much Mains level: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Context: • With one of the largest populations of Muslims in the world, India needs…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: Central Drugs Standard Control Organization Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. Context: • India embarking on the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination programmed, on January 16, 2021.…
