• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a dollar 200 million financing deal with the Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power Limited (RBLPL) to build and operate a 718-megawatt combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh. About: • Location: The plant…
• Union Minister for MSME has approved a unique employment generation program proposed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) to make India Aatmanirbhar in Agarbatti production. About: • The program named as “Khadi Agarbatti Aatmanirbhar Mission” aims at creating…
• A forty-year-old puzzle regarding the production of lithium in stars has been solved by Indian researchers. Background: • Stars, as per known mechanisms of evolution, actually destroy lithium as they evolve into red giants. Planets were known to have…
• John Hume, the Northern Irish politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 for his pivotal role in ending decades of violence in the British province, has died aged 83. About: • John Hume (1937 – 2020) was…
• As part of its global tiger census, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is set to release a dedicated report on leopard sightings by the month-end. About: • The last formal census on India’s leopards was conducted in 2014…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: H1B visa holders Mains level: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests Context: • The list of U.S. President Trump’s attacks on the inflow of skilled foreign…
Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: Three language formula Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education Context: • By rejecting the three-language formula advocated in the National Education Policy 2020, Tamil Nadu CM…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Article 370 Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • A few human rights concerns have emerged in the Kashmir Valley over the last one year since the abrogation of Article…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Article 370 Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • A year after the BJP-led NDA government made Article 370 redundant, withdrew the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: Serum Institute of India vaccine Mains level: Vaccine development process and phase 2 and 3 clinical trials Context: • Serum Institute of India (SII) is expected to begin late-stage human clinical trials of the…
• 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…
