LS passes Bill banning commercial surrogacy Topic: Social Justice IN NEWS: The Lok Sabha passed a Bill banning commercial surrogacy with penal provisions of jail term of up to 10 years and fine of...
India offers $1.4 bn aid package to Maldives Topic: International Relations IN NEWS: India declared a financial package of $1.4 billion for the Maldives. It was formally declared at the press conference attended by...
New process to treat industrial waste Topic: Environment and Ecology IN NEWS: Researchers from the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) based in Meghalaya capital Shillong have patented a fast, energy-efficient and low-cost process for treatment and...
Centre RBI Tussle Topic: Indian Economy IN NEWS: The situation created by Urjit Patel’s resignation should be used to push through much-needed reforms in the relations between the central government and RBI. More on...
National Pension Scheme Topic: Government Policies IN NEWS: The government announced a slew of changes to the National Pension Scheme (NPS), including increasing the government’s contribution, exempting withdrawals from tax, and also exempting up...
Centre amends rules for minorities from three nations Topic: Polity and Governance IN NEWS: The Union Home Ministry has notified amendments to the Citizenship Rules, 2009, to include a separate column in the citizenship...
Manifesto of tribal rights Topic: Issues related to vulnerable sections of the society IN NEWS: A manifesto for rights of the tribal population, residing mainly in southern Rajasthan, has demanded that they be recognised as...
Qatar to quit OPEC Topic: International Affairs IN NEWS: Qatar has taken the decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) next month in order to focus on gas production. More...
India to host G20 summit in 2022 Topic: International Relations IN NEWS: For the first time, India will host the annual G20 summit in 2022, when the country celebrates its 75th anniversary of Independence....
Fiscal deficit exceeds full-year target in just seven months Topic: Indian Economy IN NEWS: India’s fiscal deficit in the first seven months of the financial year, at ₹6.49 lakh crore, exceeded the budgeted target for the...
