09 December 2021 – Daily Current Affairs WHAT IS THE KEN-BETWA LINK PROJECT; WHICH REGIONS WILL BENEFIT FROM IT? An agreement signed this week paves the way for implementation of the Ken-Betwa Link Project in drought-prone Bundelkhand. What does it envisage, and what is the […]
8 December 2021 – Daily Current Affairs HYDOGEN SULPHIDE SUPPRESSES HIV Finding could lead to more comprehensive antiretroviral therapy against disease Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and their collaborators have identified a key role played by hydrogensulfide (H2S) gas in suppressing the […]
7 December 2021 – Daily Current Affairs HIGHLY INVASIVE SNAIL SPOTTED IN KERALA Physella acuta is host to worms that can cause food-borne diseases, rashes A tiny snail with a striking, pellucid, golden-yellow shell found in the Edappally canal in Kochi has been flagged […]
ARMED FORCES SPECIAL POWERSACT OF 1958 The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of 1958 (AFSPA) was adopted by the Indian Parliament 45 years ago as an emergency measure granting special powers to the Indian Armed Forces for use in an area that has been declared […]
MGNREGA The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), also known as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) is Indian legislation enacted on August 25, 2005. The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Govt of India is monitoring the entire implementation of this […]
3 December 2021 – Daily Current Affairs FOUR PRONGED PLAN ON SRI LANKA CRISIS Trincomalee oil farms, Indian investments to be speeded up, says Colombo India and Sri Lanka agreed to a four¬pronged approach to discuss initiatives on food and energy security to help mitigate […]
Vedanga2 December – Daily Current Affairs NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (INDIA) The National Capital Region (NCR) is a planning region centred upon the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi in India. It encompasses Delhi and several districts surrounding it from the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh […]
GDP GREW 8.4% IN Q2, BUT RECOVERY APPEARS PATCHY India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.4% in the July to September quarter, compared to a 7.4% contraction a year ago, with the economy’s gross value added (GVA) rising 8.5%, the National Statistical Office said […]