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24 States under One Nation-One Ration Card

Why in News Recently, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand, along with the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir have been integrated with the One...

05 Aug 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Expansion of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme

Why in News Recently, the government has expanded its Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to cover loans given to larger firms as well as...

05 Aug 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Phase II/III Clinical Trials of Covishield

Why in News Recently, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given approval to the Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune to conduct Phase...

04 Aug 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Bharat Air Fibre: Wireless Internet

Why in News Recently, Bharat Air Fibre Services have been inaugurated at Akola in Maharashtra providing the residents wireless internet connections...

03 Aug 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Agatti Island of Lakshadweep

Why in News Recently, the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has granted an interim stay on felling of coconut trees on Agatti...

03 Aug 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Operation Breathing Space: India-Israel

Why in News Recently, an Israeli team arrived in India with a multi-pronged mission, codenamed Operation Breathing Space to work with Indian...

01 Aug 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Day 13

International and Bilateral Agreements Following issues regarding International and Bilateral Agreements have been in the news headlines, and UPSC...

01 Aug 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

High Level Group on Agricultural Exports : Finance Commission

Why in News Recently, the High Level Group (HLEG) on Agricultural Exports set up by the Fifteenth Finance Commission has submitted its report to the...

01 Aug 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Investment to Reduce Plastic Waste in India

Why in News A Singapore-based-NGO namely ‘Alliance to End Plastic Waste’ plans to invest between USD 70 million to 100 million in India...

01 Aug 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Muslim Women Rights Day

Why in News Recently, 1st August has been recorded as “Muslim Women Rights Day” in the country’s history to mark first anniversary...

01 Aug 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Initiative Under Gramodyog Vikas Yojana

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has approved a programme for the benefit of artisans involved in...

01 Aug 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Day 12

Issues of National and Global Importance Following issues have been at the forefront of the news headlines, and as UPSC always attempts to test the...

31 Jul 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Tourism in Uttarakhand’s Border Villages

Why in News Recently, the Central government has decided to boost tourism in Uttarakhand villages that border China. Uttarakhand shares a 350-km...

31 Jul 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

CHRI Report on Slavery

Why in News Recently, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Walk Free (an international anti-slavery organisation) releaed a report on...

31 Jul 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar

Why in News The Government of India has invited nominations for the ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar’. Applications...

31 Jul 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

AIM-iCREST: NITI Aayog

Why in News Recently, the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has launched an incubator capabilities enhancement program ‘AIM-iCREST’. Atal...

31 Jul 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

India Report on Digital Education, 2020

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has launched India Report on Digital Education, 2020. Recently the MHRD...

30 Jul 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Induction of French Rafale Aircrafts in IAF

Why in News Recently, Indian Air Force (IAF) has received its first batch (5 out of 36) of French Rafale aviation combat aircraft at Ambala Air base...

30 Jul 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Higher Food Prices and Nutrition Security

Why in News Recently, the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition in New York has conducted a study titled “Pandemic Prices:...

30 Jul 2020 Government Policies & Interventions

Aerial Seeding in Haryana

Why in News Recently, the Haryana government has employed aerial seeding techniques to improve green cover in the Aravalli area of the state. The...

30 Jul 2020 Government Policies & Interventions