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Corporatization of Ordnance Factory Board

Why in News Recently, the Union Cabinet approved a plan to corporatise the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). Key Points New Structure: 41...

17 Jun 2021 News Analysis

New Norms on Hallmarking of Gold

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution made it mandatory for the hallmarking of gold jewellery,...

17 Jun 2021 News Analysis

Loan to Sri Lanka for Solar Energy

Why in News Recently, India has signed an agreement extending a USD 100 million Line of Credit (LOC) to Sri Lanka for projects in the Solar Energy...

17 Jun 2021 News Analysis

ADB Loan for Chennai - Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor

Why in News Recently, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a USD 484 million loan for the Tamil Nadu Industrial...

17 Jun 2021 News Analysis

India’s Election Funding System

This article is based on “Needed: full disclosure on electoral bonds” which was published in The Hindu on 16/06/2021. It talks about...

16 Jun 2021 News Editorials

Global Expansion of Nuclear Arsenal: SIPRI Report

Why in News According to a recent report published in the SIPRI Yearbook 2021, the number of nuclear warheads which are ready and deployed have...

16 Jun 2021 News Analysis

Humayun's Tomb: Mughal Architecture

Why in News Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) notified that all centrally protected monuments, sites, and museums across the...

16 Jun 2021 News Analysis

Policy for Declassification of War History

Why in News The Union Defence Minister has approved a policy on archiving, declassification, compilation and publication of war and operations...

16 Jun 2021 News Analysis

Indo-Thai CORPAT

Why in News Recently, the 31st edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy was...

16 Jun 2021 News Analysis

42nd Session of FAO Conference

Why in News Recently, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare addressed the 42nd session of Food and Agriculture...

16 Jun 2021 News Analysis

Global Minimum Tax

This article is based on “Illusion of redistributive justice” which was published in The Indian Express on 15/06/2021. It talks about...

15 Jun 2021 News Editorials

EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences

Why in News Recently, a resolution was adopted by the European Parliament, urging the European Union (EU) Commission to consider the temporary...

15 Jun 2021 News Analysis

Southern Ocean

Why in News Recently, on the occasion of World Ocean Day (8th June), the National Geographic magazine has recognised the ‘Southern...

15 Jun 2021 News Analysis

Tulu Language

Why in News The Tulu speakers, mainly in Karnataka and Kerala, have been requesting the governments to give it official language status and include...

15 Jun 2021 News Analysis

Swadeshi and Boycott Movement

Introduction Emergence of Nationalism: It was only in the 19th Century that the concept of a national identity and national consciousness...

15 Jun 2021 Paper 1

Dagmara Hydro-Electric Project: Bihar

Why in News Recently, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited and Bihar State...

15 Jun 2021 News Analysis

New Shephard: Taking Tourists to Space

Why in News Recently, a company called Blue Origin concluded the online auction for the first seat on New Shephard, a rocket system meant to take...

15 Jun 2021 News Analysis

Overlapping Hazards

This article is based on “Managing Risks From Overlapping Hazards” which was published in The Indian Express on 13/06/2021. It talks...

14 Jun 2021 News Editorials

PASIPHAE: A Sky Surveying Project

Why in news The Wide Area Linear Optical Polarimeter (WALOP), a vital instrument for the PASIPHAE Project, is being developed at Inter-University...

14 Jun 2021 News Analysis

47th G7 Summit

Why in News Recently, the Indian Prime Minister addressed the 47th G7 Summit 2021 through video conferencing. Earlier, the Finance Ministers from...

14 Jun 2021 News Analysis