• Ebrahim Alkazi, the first Director of the National School of Drama (NSD), passed away on 4th August 2020. Alkazi was considered as the Father of modern Indian theatre. He was 94 years old. He was also an art connoisseur,…
• GCP is an international research programme that aims to develop a complete picture of the global carbon cycle. Key findings: • Global annual methane emission: In 2017, it was around 9% higher than 2000-06 average. • By the end…
• There is renewed demand for creation of ADCs in Arunachal Pradesh – Mon Autonomous Region (MAR) in the west and Patkai Autonomous Council (PAC) in the east under the provisions of the 6th Schedule of the Constitution. About: •…
• Draft defence production and export promotion policy (DPEPP) is a guiding document to provide a focused, structured and significant thrust to defence production capabilities of country for self-reliance and exports. • Share of domestic procurement in overall defence procurement…
• Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises said that government is working on a policy to enable an MFI fund even the smallest of businesses. Key highlights: • It is aimed to increase liquidity in the market which…
• A recent amendment made in ISA agreement has now allowed alii92 member countries of the United Nations to join the Alliance. • Earlier, the alliance was only open to the solar resource-rich countries situated between the tropic of Cancer…
• Electronic vaccine intelligence network (eVIN) is an indigenously developed technological solution aimed at strengthening universal immunization by providing real-time information on vaccine stocks and flows. It combines: • Technology: to facilitate evidence-based decision-making. • Governance: to ensure efficient vaccine…
• Two US astronauts, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, returned from the International Space Station (ISS) on 2 August 2020. The Crew Dragon was designed and operated by Space-X. It is being used for this flight test can stay in…
• Insecurities (job, income and food) coupled with a fear psychosis forced migrant workers to reverse migrate to their homes. • There is a need for a national policy on migrant labour to protect the interests of the migrant workers.…
• National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) and ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) have entered into a MoU to conserve the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Genetic Resources (MAPGRs). • The conservation will be done in long-term storage module in…
• Recently, Ecuador has expressed an official discomfort over the sighting of Chinese fishing vessels near the Galapagos archipelago. About: • The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean around 1,000 km away from the South American continent. •…
• China’s administration has officially commissioned BeiDou Navigation Satellite System constellation. Key highlights: • It was initiated in 1994. • It aims to integrate its application in different sectors, including fishery, agriculture, special care, mass-market applications, forestry and public security.…
