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Pusa Decomposer

In Context  Farmers are ready to use the Pusa decomposer officially after the achievements of last year’s field trials. It was sprayed on around 2,000 acres of land in Delhi. PUSA Decomposers About: The decomposers are in the form of capsules made by extracting fungi strains that help the paddy straw to decompose at a […]

Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh

In context Recently, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh (1886-1979) State University in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.  Who was Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh? He was an Indian freedom fighter, journalist, writer, revolutionary, President in the Provisional Government of India,  and a social reformist in the Republic of India. Background: Early […]

Pegasus Targeting Apple Devices

In News A new zero-day, zero-click exploit called ‘FORCEDENTRY’ has been discovered in Apple’s iMessage service. It was allegedly used by Israel’s NSO Group to install Pegasus spyware in devices including the iPhone, iPad, MacBook and Apple Watch.  About  The exploit was discovered by researchers at Toronto-based Citizen Lab, who have been investigating the extent […]

Quad Grouping

In News The Indian PM will visit Washington for the Quad Summit and New York for UNGA. China has slammed the QUAD grouping. Recent Viewpoints of External Affairs minister about QUAD Broad and Substantive Agenda: As against the Chinese remark of QUAD being an “Exclusive Cliques” targeting other countries, QUAD has several cooperation agendas. The […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 & 4 3 Sterlite firing is scar on democracy: Madras High Court (Governance, Ethics) What was the sterlite firing case? Why is it a scar on democracy? What should be the steps taken to manage the crowd? Also take it as a […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1   SC to pass interim orders in Pegasus case   (Cyber Security )   Objectives behind the Supreme Court’s decision to pass interim orders after the government refused to respond, through a “detailed” affidavit, to allegations that it used Israeli-based […]

Facts In News

Polity and Governance Hindi Diwas Syllabus :GS 2/Indian Constitution/Government Policies & Interventions Context  India celebrates Hindi Diwas, also known as Hindi Day, on September 14 every year to commemorate the adoption of Hindi in the Devanagari script as one of the official languages of the nation.  World Hindi Day is celebrated every year on January […]

Curbs on Foreign Funding Under FCRA

In News According to an internal RBI notice, 10 foreign NGOs had been placed in the Prior Reference Category (PRC) of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010. Recently, the government has made both banks and chartered accountants accountable for any unauthorised funds that come through. Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) FCRA act regulates foreign […]

Production-Linked Incentive Scheme for Textile Sector

In News The Government has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 10,683 crore.  The scheme has been designed with a view to providing a big fillip to the man-made fibres and technical textiles segments of the industry. With this, India is poised to regain its dominance […]

Climate Crisis in North East India

Context  According to a recent analysis, the climate of North East India is changing and rainfall patterns over the region in the last century have considerably changed.  About  North-East India normally receives heavy rainfall during the monsoon months (June-September) but its character has been changed now. During 18 of the last 19 years (2001-2019), North […]