Category: Daily News

1. Which of the following statements are true: 1. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body established in 1989. 2. It is one of the initiatives of the G4. (a) 1...

Financial Action Task Force Topic: International Affairs In News: Pakistan has avoided being placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklist during the multilateral financial watchdog’s plenary meetings. More on the Topic:  However,...

IT Act Amendments Topic: Polity and Governance In News: The government will soon notify amendments to the Information Technology (IT) Act that seek to make it mandatory for online platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook...

Cancer cell detection ‘dots’ Topic: Health In News: A team of scientists in Assam has developed a chemical process that turns ‘dirty’ coal into a biomedical ‘dot’ to help detect cancer cells. More on...

World Population Prospects 2019 report Topic: Population Geography In News: India is set to overtake China as the most populous country by 2027 and will have almost 1.64 billion inhabitants by 2050, says a...

UN meet on land degradation Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: India for the first time will host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat...

Eco-friendly flats for MPs Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: New flat for MPs were constructed using fly ash bricks for the construction of the structure, while C&D waste bricks were used for the...

Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region Topic: International Relations In News: The Indian Navy is hosting a maritime information sharing workshop under the aegis of the Information Fusion Centre — Indian Ocean Region...

Women’s Reservation Bill Topic: Polity and Governance In News: A people’s collective called Shakti is using memes to unleash the combined might of actor to appeal to Law minister Mr. Prasad to fulfil the...

Indian Medical Council Amendment Bill Topic: Polity and Governance In News: The Cabinet has approved the Indian Medical Council (Amendment Bill), 2019 and the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment Bill), 2019 – both of which...