• Encouraged by findings in Keeladi, Department of Archaeology has decided to launch excavations at seven more sites. About: • Keeladi (Sivaganga district) excavations proved that an urban civilisation existed in Tamil Nadu in Sangam era on the banks of…
• 2021-2022 Kerala state Budget created “a new edition to the Kerala development model,” as it aims at a knowledge-based society with strides in new employment opportunities and industrial growth while consolidating the achievements made in the social sector. Key…
• According to new figures from China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC), India’s trade with China declined in 2020 to the lowest level since 2017. Trade deficit narrowed to a five-year low as India imported far fewer goods from China.…
• 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…
• 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…
• The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and MSME launched an innovative new paint named Khadi Prakritik Paint. • It is developed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission. About: • The “Khadi Prakritik Paint” is a first-of-its-kind eco-friendly…
• Recently, the Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the National Centre of Meteorology of the UAE. Key highlights of MoUs: • Cooperation to support the…
• Sugarcane farmers have demanded that sugar mills must pay FRP in one go, however Sugar millers have claimed that higher FRP and SAP is leading to rising cane price payment arrears to farmers. • It is claimed that present…
• Several Institutes of Eminence (IoEs) like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) can now set up their campuses outside the country. New guidelines have been issued for IoE by University Grants Commission. About:…
• According to information provided by the Agriculture Ministry in response to an RTI request, PM-KISAN payments worth Rs.1,364 crore have been wrongly made to more than 20 lakh ineligible beneficiaries. About: • PM-KISAN is the Centre’s flagship scheme to…
• The Reserve Bank of India introduced the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for Large Value Transactions in Centralised Payment Systems. About: • The LEI is a 20-digit number used to uniquely identify parties to financial transactions worldwide. • It was…
