SIR CHOTU RAM JI
Focus: GS 1;The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country. Why in News? PM Pays Tribute to Sir Chotu Ram Ji on His Birth Anniversary About Sir Chotu Ram Ji Sir Chhotu Ram was a prominent politician in British India’s Punjab Province, an ideologue of the peasants of […]
LACHIT BORPHUKAN JI
Focus: GS 1;The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country. Why in News? PM pays tribute to Lachit Borphukan on Lachit Diwas About Lachit Borphukan Ji The Lachit Borphukan (24 November 1622 – 25 April 1672) was a commander and Borphukan (Phu-Kon-Lung) in the Ahom kingdom, located in present-day Assam, India. He was known […]
RE-INVEST 2020
Focus: GS 3;Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Why in News? Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the virtual 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (RE-Invest 2020). Please click on this link and Refer detailed Explanation about RE-Invest 2020.
NITI AAYOG REPORT ON NUTRITION TARGETS
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? The National Nutrition Mission or the Poshan Abhiyaan — the world’s largest nutrition programme for children and mothers — must be stepped up in order to meet the targets set by the Centre to reduce stunting, wasting, and anaemia by 2022, warns a report by NITI Aayog with […]
PERMANENT COMMISSION: WOMEN ARMY OFFICERS MOVE SC
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Women Army officers moved the Supreme Court to debunk the defence establishment’s announcement that 422 of 615 women officers screened have been found “fit” for a permanent commission. Details Women Army Officers said the announcement regarding “fitness” for permanent commission was more optics than substance. The said that […]
SENTINEL-6 SATELLITE
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Recently, Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Details Sentinel-6-Satellite is a part of the mission dedicated to measuring changes in the global sea level. The mission is called the Jason Continuity of Service […]
CHINA’S NEGATIVE YIELD BONDS EXPLAINED
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Recently, China sold negative-yield debt for the first time, and this saw a high demand from investors across Europe. China sold negative-yield debt for the first time, and this saw a high demand from investors across Europe. What are negative-yield bonds? These are debt instruments that offer to […]
U.S. TROOPS WITHDRAWAL: WHAT’S NEXT FOR AFGHANISTAN?
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? With the U.S. prepared to reduce its troop presence in Afghanistan – Afghanistan is bracing for an uncertain future. The Taliban, who were ousted from power in 2001 after the U.S. invasion and have since been fighting both foreign troops and the Afghan government in Kabul, now control […]