[pib] Person in news: Guru Teg Bahadur

The President of India’s has delivered a special message on the eve of ‘Martyrdom Day’ of Guru Teg Bahadur. Try this PYQ: Q.Consider the following Bhakti Saints: Dadu Dayal Guru Nanak Tyagaraja Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over? (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 only (c)… Continue reading

India’s Deep Ocean Mission

India will soon launch an ambitious ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ that envisages exploration of minerals, energy and marine diversity of the underwater world, a vast part of which still remains unexplored. Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) Nodal Agency: Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) The mission proposes to explore the deep ocean similar to the space exploration started… Continue reading

Species in news: Meghalaya’s Glowing Mushrooms

A mushroom documentation project in the forests of Northeast India has discovered a bioluminescent — or light-emitting — variety of mushroom. Try this PYQ: Q.Lichens, which are capable of initiating ecological succession even on a bare rock, are actually a symbiotic association of: (a) Algae and bacteria (b) Algae and fungi (c) Bacteria and fungi… Continue reading

Exercise SITMEX-20

The second edition of the India, Thailand and Singapore trilateral naval exercise SITMEX-20 has concluded in the Andaman Sea. Exercise SITMEX-20 The SITMEX series of exercises are conducted to enhance mutual inter-operability and imbibing best practices between IN, Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The first edition of SITMEX, hosted by… Continue reading

Sustaining India’s Growth Momentum

The article highlights the factors that explain that India’s economic recovery is broad-based and sustainable in nature. Revising India’s GDP forecast With major banks, investor advisory groups, and credit rating agencies revising their GDP forecasts for the next financial year while lowering estimates of economic contraction for this fiscal, surely the bounce back is well… Continue reading

Analysing India’s economic growth

The article analyses India’s economic trajectory after independence and divides it into five phases. India’s progress is also compared with Pakistan’s as both countries have had much in common. What drives economic growth Examining the experiences of different countries to analysing the growth may seem a promising approach. However, generalising from specific experiences can be… Continue reading

Elections for the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE)

Over 1.3 lakh Tibetans living in exile and settled across India and other parts of the globe shall be electing their next Parliament-in-Exile, called Central Tibetan Administration, and it’s head in May 2021. Do you think that India’s support for the Tibetan cause is the root cause of all irritants in India-China relations? Electing the… Continue reading

[pib] IRNSS now part of World Wide Radio Navigation System

The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) has been accepted as a component of the World Wide Radio Navigation System (WWRNS) for operation in the Indian Ocean Region by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Try this PYQ: With reference to the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), consider the following statements: IRNSS has three Satellites… Continue reading

National Population Register

The office of the Registrar General of India (RGI) has said the schedule or the questionnaire of the National Population Register (NPR) is being finalised. The National Population Register (NPR) The NPR is a database containing a list of all usual residents of the country. Its objective is to have a comprehensive identity database of… Continue reading

Community Cord Blood Banking

Community Cord Blood Banking, a stem cell banking initiative, has recently helped save the life of a girl child making it India’s first dual cord blood transplant through an unrelated donor. Must read: What is Cord Blood Banking? Community Banking is a new sharing economy model of stem cell banking that was pioneered by LifeCell… Continue reading

Personal Vehicle on a Public Road

The Delhi government has told the Delhi High Court that a personal vehicle on a public road cannot be said to be a private zone — rather, it is a public space. Do you know? India sees the largest number of road fatalities in the world. More than 1.5 lakh people lost their lives in… Continue reading

Places in news: Luxembourg

Prime Minister has pitched for strengthening ties to further ramp up economic engagement between India and Luxembourg. Mark the location of Luxembourg. Since it is a landlocked country, there can be a question asking its bordering states. Luxembourg Luxembourg is a small European country, landlocked by Belgium, France and Germany. It’s mostly rural, with dense… Continue reading

What are Deemed Forests?

Karnataka Forest Minister has announced that the state government would soon declassify 6.64 lakh hectares of the 9.94 lakh hectares of deemed forests in the state (nearly 67%) and hand it over to Revenue authorities. Try this PYQ: Q. In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree… Continue reading

China’s use of ‘Microwave Weapons’

The Indian Army has rejected a report in the British daily newspaper which claimed that the Chinese army had used “microwave weapons” to drive Indian soldiers away from their positions in eastern Ladakh. The use of non-lethal weapons for violence and mob control is a contested issue. Can you suggest some alternatives to it apart… Continue reading

[pib] India’s AI supercomputer PARAM Siddhi

India’s newest and fastest supercomputer, PARAM-Siddhi AI, has been ranked 63rd in the Top500 list of most powerful supercomputers in the world. Try this MCQ: Q.The terms Mihir, Param Siddhi and Pratyush are sometimes seen in news are actually: a)Indigenous Submarines b)Supercomputers c)Missiles d)Satellites Param Siddhi It is a high-performance computing-artificial intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer established… Continue reading

[pib] India’s first Green Energy Convergence Project

The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is set to roll out of India’s first Energy Convergence Project in Goa. Green Energy Convergence Project Under the project, EESL and the Department of New and Renewable Energy (DNRE) in Goa will carry out feasibility studies and implementation of decentralized solar energy projects. The project aims to connect… Continue reading

India’s challenges in maintaining its viability against competitive economies

The article deals with the challenges India faces in attracting the relocating supply chains in the wake of the pandemic. Is China losing its appeal Some labour-intensive industries, such as textiles and apparels, have been moving to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as labour costs in China are increasing. But trends in other industries show that… Continue reading

Vulture Action Plan for 2020-25

Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched a Vulture Action Plan 2020-25 for the conservation of vultures in the country. Vulture Action Plan While the ministry has been carrying out a conservation project for vultures since 2006, the plan is to now extend the project to 2025 to not just halt the… Continue reading

Article 32 and the Supreme Court

A Supreme Court bench headed by CJI has observed that it is “trying to discourage” individuals from filing petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution. Try this PYQ: Q.Which of the following is included in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court? Dispute between the Government of India and one or more States A dispute… Continue reading

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