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India, Australia 2+2 Talks

In News Recently, the inaugural “2+2” Ministerial-level meeting was held between India and Australia in New Delhi. Key Highlights Indo- Pacific Cooperation: The foreign and defence ministerial talks are taking place amid renewed efforts by the Quad member countries to expand cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. The important partnership between India and Australia is based […]

Precision-Guided Sterile Insect Technique (pgSIT)

In News Recently, researchers have created a system that restrains populations of mosquitoes that infect millions each year with debilitating diseases.  Precision-guided sterile insect technique (pgSIT) It alters genes linked to male fertility—creating sterile offspring—and female flight in Aedes aegypti, the mosquito species responsible for spreading diseases including dengue fever, chikungunya and Zika.  It uses […]

National Intelligence Grid ( NATGRID)

In News Prime Minister Narendra Modi is soon expected to launch the National Intelligence Grid or NATGRID. Earlier MOU in this context  MOU between NATGRID & National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) NATGRID has signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) in July 2020 with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) to access the centralised online database on […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 IIP data: Mining, power, drive factory output to near pre-Covid level (Economy) Who publishes IIP? What are the sectors which are included in IIP? What are the current trends in IIP data? GS 3 1 Average debt of farm households up […]

Facts In News

Biodiversity and Environment Niranjanpur wetland  Syllabus : GS 3/Environmental Pollution & Degradation Context  Niranjanpur wetland   in Dehradun has lost most of its fishes Major Points  Nearly 70 per cent of Uttarakhand’s wetlands have been destroyed over the years due to delayed conservation action.  A majority of them (816 of 994) are small wetlands of less […]

India and Germany bilateral meeting on environmental issues

In News:  A bilateral meeting was held between India and Germany in New Delhi to discuss a wide range of environmental issues. The discussion covered areas such as climate change, water scarcity, marine & air pollution, circular economy, etc. Key Highlights from the Meeting The importance of Indo-German bilateral cooperation on the environment India appreciated […]

Status of Coral Reefs of the World:2020

In News Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2020 was prepared by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, along with the Australian government. Major Findings  Resiliency: Coral reefs have suffered terribly in the past three decades. Yet, they are resilient and would be able to withstand challenges posed by a warming world. Shocking aspects: […]

Rice Fortification

In News Recently, a webinar is being held on “Rice Fortification: A complementary approach to address Nutritional Anaemia”. About It was organised to mark the ongoing 4th Rashtriya Poshan Mah. Organised by: Department of Food and Public Distribution under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Ministry of Women and Child Development with […]

National Commission for Minorities

In News  Recently, Former IPS officer Iqbal Singh Lalpura, who joined BJP in 2012, has been chosen as chairman of the National Commission for Minorities. National Commission for Minorities(NCM) Background:  In 1978, the setting up of the Minorities Commission (MC) was envisaged in the Ministry of Home Affairs Resolution. In 1984, the MC was detached […]