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Facts in News

                            Facts in News Donimalai Iron Ore Mine Commissioned in 1977, the mine is located in Bellary region of Karnataka. It produces 4 million tonnes of Run of Mine (“ROM” means ore in its natural, unprocessed state) ore per year. The average […]

Perseverance Rover has successfully landed on Mars

  Source: First post In News: Perseverance Rover Sent by NASA has successfully landed on Mars. It will take the work of Curiosity Rover ahead by trying to access ‘Habitability’ of Mars. It will explore the possibility of Underground Water, try to produce Oxygen and test Mars Helicopters. It also has an objective to bring […]

Connectivity Projects in Assam

In News- Prime Minister launched multiple infrastructure projects in Assam. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister also wished the Mising community for the Ali-Aye-Ligang festival associated with agriculture. Mising community is an indigenous community inhabiting parts of the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Ali-Ayé means seeds in a row, and Lígang means […]

First Joint Command To be launched in May

In Context: India is set to begin a formal roll-out of its long-awaited Theaterisation plan with the Air Defence Command and the Maritime Theatre Command set to be launched by May. The commands are being set up in the backdrop of border tensions with China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh […]

PM WANI (Prime Minister WiFi Access Network Interface) Scheme

In Context: The three MCDs will provide broadband services at 20 places in each ward under the PM WANI scheme to boost internet connectivity in the capital. This will help children from lower-income families to continue their education online and will also create digital channels to communicate government schemes to citizens. About Prime Minister’s Wi-Fi […]

Polluted air killed 54,000 in Delhi: Greenpeace Report

In News: Air Pollution is excessively damaging in 6 Indian Cities as per Greenpeace Report. Key findings of the Report Air pollution claimed approximately 54,000 lives in Delhi in 2020. 6 Indian cities were assessed and everywhere air pollution is excessively damaging. Globally, approximately 1,60,000 deaths have been attributed to PM 2.5 air pollution in […]

The Hindu

                                                          The Hindu Subject Page No. Headlines Relevance for Prelims  and Mains  GS II 1 Case against Priya Ramani rejected (Social Justice) What is Delhi court’s stand […]

Facts in News

                                Facts in News Bilimora-Waghai Train It is a 63-km narrow gauge train connecting Bilimora in Navsari district with Waghai in Dang district in Gujarat. It was started by rulers of the Gaekwad dynasty of the princely state of Baroda […]

Women’s Rights Against Sexual Harassment at Work

In News: Recently, the Delhi trial court has extended a legal shield to women speaking up against sexual harassment. It held that a woman has the right to put grievances before any platform of her choice and irrespective of the time. Background In October 2018, Journalist Priya Ramani accused the then Union Minister MJ Akbar […]

FATF Grey List and Pakistan

In News According to experts, Pakistan is likely to stay on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list until June 2021. The FATF’s Plenary and Working Group meetings will decide on Pakistan’s grey list status. Background Pakistan has been on the FATF grey list since June 2018 and was asked to implement the FATF […]