INDIAN NAVY COMPLETES “OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU”
Focus: GS-III Disaster Management Why in news? Operation Samudra Setu, which was launched in May 2020 as part of the national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas during the COVID-19 pandemic has culminated after successfully. The Success story of Operation Samudra Setu The Samudra Setu operation has successfully brought almost 4,000 Indian Citizens back […]
AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING COMPLEXES UNDER PMAY-U
Focus: GS-II Social Justice, GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? The Union Cabinet has given its approval for developing of Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (AHRCs) for urban migrants / poor as a sub-scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY – U). Details of how the sub-scheme will be accomplished Existing vacant government funded […]
INDIA GLOBAL WEEK 2020
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? Prime Minister will deliver the inaugural address on Day 1 of India Global Week 2020. India Global Week 2020 India Global week 2020 brings together 5000 global participants from 30 nations being addressed by 250 global speakers for incisive global discussion over a period of 3 days. The […]
9th July 2020, Static Quiz on Indian Geography
PIB 8th July
Contents India Global Week 2020 Affordable rental housing Complexes under PMAY-U Indian Navy Completes “Operation Samudra Setu” INDIA GLOBAL WEEK 2020 Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? Prime Minister will deliver the inaugural address on Day 1 of India Global Week 2020. India Global Week 2020 India Global week 2020 brings together 5000 global […]
Opium seizures
Focus: GS3: Internal Security and Challenges Why in news? The fourth highest seizure of opium in 2018 was reported from India, after Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to the latest World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) More about news The maximum of 644 tonnes of opium was seized […]
Negligence to blame for styrene leak
Focus: GS3: Disaster Management Why in news? The disastrous leak of a toxic chemical that had killed several people and left hundreds sick near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh was said to be a result of negligence More about the gas Styrene, the chemical involved is included in the schedule of the Manufacture, Storage and Import […]
AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION OF CORONAVIRUS
Focus: GS3: Science and Technology Why in news? In an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO), 239 scientists in 32 countries have outlined the evidence showing that smaller particles can infect people What needs to change now? Airborne transmission is a significant factor, especially in crowded spaces with poor ventilation, the consequences for […]
1.4 lakh families reach MGNREGA’s annual work limit
Focus: GS 2: Schemes related to vulnerable sections, Social Justice Why in news? At least 1.4 lakh poor rural households have already completed their quota of 100 days of work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the first three months of the year, and will not be eligible for further […]
PLA pulls back from Galwan clash site
Focus: GS 2: International Relations Why in news? Three weeks after the worst military clashes in decades, India and China have begun the process of disengagement at contentious locations along the disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC) More about news In the Galwan Valley, Chinese troops have shifted 2 kilometres from the site of the […]