In News For India, a completely new journey commenced on July 1, 2017, with goods and services tax, being touted as one of the biggest economic reforms of independent India. Goods and Service Tax (GST) Goods and Services Tax is an indirect tax used in India on the supply of goods and services. It is […]
In News Recently, the Indian Foreign Minister flagged ‘vaccine equity’ Calls for global cooperation to combat pandemics at the G-20 ministerial meetings. About These remarks came in the wake of the European Union’s (EU) opposition to India’s and South Africa’s proposal to increase large-scale manufacturing of vaccines by waiving some parts of the intellectual property […]
Indian Express Subject Page No. Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 GS 2 1 1 &13 Small savings interest rates kept unchanged (Economy) Days after PM meet, delimitation panel […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 GS 2 1 1 Drones, flying toys banned in J&K district after attacks (Internal Security) SC pulls up govt. on ex gratia (Polity and Governance) Recent step taken by the government in context of improvised explosive devices […]
Facts in News World Asteroid Day The International Asteroid Day is observed every year on June 30 as per the United Nations resolution. About The day marks the Tunguska impact when an asteroid struck over Siberia in 1908. The impact was the biggest in recorded history. It started in 2016 in order to make people […]
In News Cabinet approves revised implementation strategy of BharatNet through Public-Private Partnership Model in 16 States with optical fibre connectivity to all inhabited villages About BharatNet will now extend up to all inhabited villages beyond Gram Panchayats (GPs), in the said States. The revised strategy also includes creation, upgradation, operation, maintenance and utilization of BharatNet […]
In News Recently, Glacial Lake Atlas of Ganga Basin was released in a virtual event. About the Report The atlas is based on the inventoried glacial lakes in part of the Ganga River basin from its origin to the foothills of the Himalayas covering a catchment area of 2,47,109 sq. km. The study portion of […]
In News Recently, Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 (GCI) was released by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). About GCI is a project of the ITU to rank the cybersecurity capabilities of nations across the globe. The ranking is based on four pillars: legal measures, technical measures, capacity building measures and organisational measures. ITU: Part of the […]
In News The NITI Aayog released a comprehensive study on the not-for-profit hospital model in the country and called it a step towards closing the information gap on such institutions. Key Findings Meagre Presence: Not-for-profit hospitals account for only 1.1% of treated ailments as of June 2018. Lower Charge: Most of the not-for-profit hospitals charge […]