Mrinal Topic: Science and Technology In News: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is celebrated 50th anniversary of its first composite solid propellant ‘Mrinal’. On February 21, 1969 this propellant was used to fly Rohini...
Chagos Islands Topic: International Relations In News: Britain has an obligation to end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago — home to the U.S. military base of Diego Garcia — and complete the process...
Olympic dream under threat as visa is denied to 2 Pak. shooters Topic: International Relations In News: India’s future as a host for sporting events remained uncertain following a decision by the International Olympic...
Green Crackers Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: Four months after it banned polluting firecrackers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday realised that the concept of non-polluting ‘green crackers’ remains a non-starter, while its ban...
National Electronics Policy Topic: Science and Technology In News: The Union Cabinet approved the new National Electronics Policy 2019 that aims to achieve a turnover of $400 billion (about Rs. 26 lakh crore) for...
Half of India’s waste-to-energy plants defunct Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: Nearly half of India’s waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, meant to convert non-biodegradable waste, are defunct. Further, the country’s inability to segregate waste has...
Retail inflation cools further Topic: Indian Economy In News: According to government data retail inflation declined marginally to 2.05% in January over the previous month on continued decline in food prices, including vegetables and...
Assessment Methodology – SDG India Index Topic: Important Reports In News: The ‘SDG India Index: Baseline Report 2018’ was recently released by the NITI Aayog.But the methodology used leads to the assessment falling short...
Paramanu Tech 2019 Topic: Science and Technology In News: ‘Parmanu Tech 2019’ conference was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). The conference discussed issues related to Nuclear...
RBI unlikely to transfer contingency fund to govt. Topic: Economy In News: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to give in to the government’s demand of transferring funds that was set aside...
