India has joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and G20 Inclusive Framework tax deal of global corporate tax..
In News The researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) studied social behaviour of male Asian elephants. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) is an autonomous laboratory of the Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology, will collect and analyze data on identified non-muscular wild behavior. About The study […]
In News Recently, a virtual event was held to commemorate 6 years of Digital India. About The Prime Minister emphasized that data, demographic dividend present a huge opportunity and this decade will be ‘India’s techade’. Estimates suggest that dozens of tech companies in India will enter the unicorn club (with USD 1 billion valuation) in […]
In News 4,000 years old settlement found during excavation in Odisha About Archaeologists encounter distinct traces of three cultural phases at the excavation site at Durgadevi village, Balasore District. The Odisha Institute of Maritime and South East Asian Studies (OIMSEAS), an archaeological wing of the State government, discovered it. Discovery The site has a circular […]
In News Drone attack in Jammu underlines an emerging threat as well as a need to build capacity in this field. About Two drones dropped an IED each packed with high grade-explosives on an Indian Air Force base in Jammu. It was the first-ever attack in India where suspected terrorists had used drones. India is […]
Indian Express Subject Page No. Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 GS 2 1& 13 1 Zydus Cadila seeks nod for world’s first DNA Covid vaccine How ZyCov-D vaccine works, […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 GS 3 1 1 9 European nations clear SII jab (IR ) ‘Army working to deal with drone threat’ (Internal Security) About the ‘green pass’ which will ease travel restrictions across the EU, Will the ‘green pass’ be absolutely […]
Facts in News 7th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Recently, the 7th edition of the biennial Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) was hosted by the French Navy at Réunion Island. 6th IONS was conducted by Iran Navy in April 2018 in Tehran. Ocean Naval Symposium (ONS) Conceived by the Indian Navy in 2008. […]
In News Huge tracts of North America are sweltering under very high temperatures, which are close to 50ºC in some places. The phenomenon behind this weather is known as a ‘heat dome’. Heat Dome It is a mountain of warm air built into a very wavy jet stream, with extreme undulations. As per the National […]
In News Union Education Minister released a Report on United District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20″ About U-DISE U-DISE (Unified District Information System for Education) is a database about schools in India. The database was developed at the Department of School Education, MHRD, Govt. of India and Maintained by the National Informatics Centre, […]