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SASTRA Ramanujan Prize

In News : The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang, Assistant Professor with the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. Ms. Yunqing’s works “display a remarkable combination of sophisticated techniques, in which the arithmetic and geometry of modular curves and of Shimura varieties play a central role, and her results and […]

Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Listing on Stock Exchanges

In News Recently the draft guidelines were issued by the Finance Ministry for Regional rural banks (RRBs) listing on stock exchanges. RRBs play a crucial role in credit disbursement in remote areas. More about the news According to the draft guidelines issued by the Finance Ministry, Regional rural banks (RRBs), will be eligible to list […]

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin)

In News Recently, according to the data shared by the government over 69% houses constructed under PMAY in rural India are either wholly or jointly owned by women.  About Housing is one of the basic requirements for human survival.  For a normal citizen owning a house provides significant economic and social security and status in […]

Mediation Bill, 2021: Promotion of Mediation & Concerns

In News The Mediation Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in 2021. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice also recommended changes to the Mediation Bill. Why does India need to promote mediation? Statutes:  While there is no standalone legislation for mediation in India, there are several statutes containing mediation provisions, such […]

Nobel Prize in Medicine 2022

Context The 2022 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo for his research in the field of genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution. About: Awarded by: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Awarded for: Dr. Svante Pääbo’s discoveries in developing new and innovative methodologies to […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 62% rural houses have tap water connections’ (Polity and Governance) Know about Jal Jeevan Mission,Focus Areas,Significance and achievements  GS 2 3 Shameful that Capital lags in Swachh rankings, says AAP, demands early civic polls   (Polity and Governance) What are […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1   Govt eyes tax breaks for more non-polluting tech in auto sector (Environment) Know about Vehicular Emissions in India, Initiatives to Reduce Emissions in India and what more needs to be done ? GS 2 6 Murmu :60 cr people […]

Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti

In News The Prime Minister paid tributes to former Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji on his Jayanti. About Lal Bahadur Shastri He was born on October 2, 1904 at Mughalsarai in Uttar Pradesh.  His father was a school teacher who died when Lal Bahadur Shastri was only a year and half old. Freedom Struggle […]

India-UK Business Relations: Issues & opportunities

In News U.K. India Business Council (UKIBC) has recently recommended the Indian government on reducing its red tapism. More about the recommendations Legal and regulatory processes: Legal and regulatory impediments in India continue to be a source of “frustration” for investors looking to set up or expand operations in India.  Land acquisition and “regular delays” […]

Medicinal Fungi

In Context Recently, an analytical study of medicinal fungi carried out by researchers from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (IMSc), shows that some chemicals they secrete may find use as novel drugs. About They used a database, MeFSAT (Medicinal Fungi Secondary Metabolites And Therapeutics), which compiles information on 184 medicinal fungi, including mushrooms.                                     […]