• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• India’s first indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol has been jointly developed by DRDO and Indian Army. The weapon is named “Asmi” meaning “Pride”, “Self-Respect” and “Hard Work”. Infantry School, Mhow and DRDO’s Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune have…
• National Informatics Centre (NIC), along with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is jointly launching CollabCAD Software. What is CollabCAD Software? • CollabCAD is a collaborative network enabled and desktop CAD (Computer -Aided Design) software system. • It…
• India has expressed serious concern over the security situation in the Sahel and Lake Chad region in West Africa. India also condemned terrorist attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria and Lake Chad region and by Islamic State in West…
• Seaweed is the common name for countless species of marine plants and algae that grow in the ocean as well as in rivers, lakes, and other water bodies. • Seaweeds, found mostly in the intertidal region, in shallow and…
• Great Green Wall (GGW) is an African-led initiative, which aims to restore the degraded landscapes of the Sahel – one of the world’s most impoverished regions- snaking all the way from Senegal in the West to Djibouti in the…
• Recently, the Allahabad High Court (HC) has ruled that couples seeking to solemnise their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 can choose not to publish the mandatory 30-day notice of their intention to marry. Before that, in a…
• Actor Anuskha Sharma and her husband, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, became parents to a girl on January 11. While the Indian team is on a tour to Australia, Kohli came back to India after the first Test, on…
