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Invasive Agricultural Pest: Fall Armyworm

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has raised an alarm after the invasive agricultural pest Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) was...

09 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Govt. to get Rs. 50,000 cr. from RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will transfer ₹50,000 crore dividend to the government in line with the Union Budget provisions, which is the...

09 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

NITI Aayog and CII Launch Partnership on SDGs

The NITI Aayog entered into a three-year partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to develop vision and action...

09 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Earth at Risk of Becoming 'Hothouse'

A recent report titled "Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene", has warned about ill-effects of global temperatures rising more than...

08 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Study Reveals Presence of Scrub Typhus Among Encephalitis Patients

Majority of the patients admitted for treatment of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) have Scrub Typhus according to the recent study of Baba Raghav...

08 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

China Successfully Tests its First Hypersonic Aircraft

China has successfully tested its first waverider hypersonic flight vehicle, a weapon that can carry nuclear warheads and break through any current...

07 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

World’s First Thermal Battery Plant Unveiled in Andhra Pradesh

The world’s first-ever thermal battery plant has been inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh. The plant will be operated by the Bharat Energy Storage...

07 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Geometry Has a New Shape: Scutoid

Recently, scientists discovered a new shape called “Scutoid” after studying the human epithelial cells. The scutoid  looks like a...

06 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

E-tattoos to help monitor health

Chinese scientists have developed skin-like electronic tattoos, that can be used to monitor health parameters such as blood pressure and body...

06 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Launch of Chandrayaan-II postponed

The launch of India’s second mission to the moon has been delayed till January 2019, which was earlier set for a launch in October,...

06 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Man-animal Conflict to be Listed as Disaster by UP Govt

The Uttar Pradesh government has given its in-principle approval to bring man-animal conflict under listed disasters in the State Disaster Response...

06 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Impact of Roads on Wildlife

The Centre has asked the state of Karnataka to consent to allowing night traffic on the highway passing through Bandipur Tiger...

06 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

U.S.-China Trade War can make Indian Products Competitive: CII

According to Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), with the U.S. imposing an additional 25% duty on imports worth $34 billion from China, certain...

06 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

TRAI Calls for Zero Telecom Equipment Imports by 2022

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended the setting up of a Rs. 1,000 crore fund for promoting research and innovation in the...

04 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

There has been a decline in number of beneficiaries under PMFBY in 2017-18 from 2016-17. The decline in coverage of farmer applicants is mainly...

04 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

HRD Ministry Approves Norms Against Plagiarism

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has approved new regulations on plagiarism drafted by the University Grants Commission (UGC). According...

04 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

NCAER’s 2018 State Investment Potential Index

Delhi has emerged the most-attractive State for investors in the National Council for Applied and Economic Research (NCAER)’s 2018 State...

04 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Andhra Pradesh Government Announces Unemployment Allowance Scheme

The government of Andhra Pradesh has launched 'Mukhyamantri-Yuva Nestam', a scheme through which an allowance of Rs 1000 per month will be provided...

03 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Prosecution under Benami Act Stuck

The prosecution of accused persons in even confirmed cases has been stuck as the special courts meant for the purpose have not yet been set up...

03 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3

Scaled Up Solutions for a Future of Water Scarcity

(This article has appeared in The Hindu on 2/8/2018, and pertains to the water woes that India is facing and its related conservation and...

02 Aug 2018 GS Paper - 3