Deaths from C-sections high in developing countries Topic: Health In News: Maternal deaths following caesarean sections in low and middle-income countries are 100 times higher than that in high-income countries, with up to a...
Mission Shakti Topic: Science and Technology In News: In an incremental advance, India on Wednesday successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile test, named Mission Shakti, becoming the fourth country in the world to demonstrate...
Finance Commission Topic: Polity and Governance In News: As part of its visit to the different states across the country before submitting its recommendations, the Fifteenth Finance Commission shall be visiting the State of...
Ordinance clamps down on unregulated deposits Topic: Economy In News: In a bid to clamp down on Ponzi and fake deposit schemes, the government has, through an ordinance, banned unregulated deposit schemes. More on...
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...
19 amphibian species are critically endangered: ZSI list Topic: Environment and Ecology IN NEWS: An updated list of Indian amphibians was released on the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) website last week, with 19...
Technology centres for MSMEs Topic: Indian Economy IN NEWS: The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) will develop 20 technology centres, along with extension centres across the country in another 3-5 years....
Centre plans 10% quota for the poor Topic: Economy IN NEWS: The Union Cabinet approved a Constitution Amendment Bill to provide 10% reservation to the economically backward sections in the general category. More on...
RERA Topic: Polity and Governance IN NEWS: At the first meeting of a new RERA implementation committee held, there was broad consensus that the RERA Act needed to be amended to further empower them....
India needs to open up dredging market: NITI Topic: Indian Economy IN NEWS: NITI Ayog has recommended that India needs to open up its dredging market to boost trade by its major ports, which...
