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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” […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   3   PM launches 5G: ‘Knock on doors of new era…infinite opportunity’ (Science and Technology) Know about 5G and how it will benefit people of India? What are the various challenges linked with 5G implementation? GS 3 3 No petrol, diesel […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1& 9 PM launches 5G, calls it start of a new era PM launches 5G, calls it beginning of a new era (Science and Technology) Know about 5G and how it will benefit people of India? What are the various challenges […]

Black Cocaine

In News Recently, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a Bolivian woman from Mumbai airport for allegedly carrying black cocaine.  What is Black Cocaine? “Black cocaine” is a rare drug, is a mixture of regular cocaine base with various substances to camouflage typical appearance (e.g. charcoal), to interfere with colour-based drug tests (cobalt salts form […]

Card Tokenization

In News The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) signalled that it would not extend the October 1, deadline for implementation for tokenization of card based payments. This rule is applicable to all stakeholders except card issuers and card networks. What is Tokenization? Tokenization refers to replacement of actual card details with an alternate code called […]

36th National Games

Context Recently, the 36th National Games was inaugurated by the Prime Minister in Gujarat.  36th National Games The National Games, being held after seven years, will witness India’s best athletes compete in. The Official mascot for the 36th National Games is “SAVAJ”. The stance of the Mascot clearly portrays a sportsman’s most prominent personality traits […]

Foreigners’ Tribunal

In News  The Assam government has decided not to extend the term of members who were appointed for 200 additional Foreigners’ Tribunals (FT) that were set up primarily to handle cases related to the National Register of Citizens (NRC). About Foreigners’ Tribunal A Foreigners’ Tribunal is a quasi-judicial body and a member is a designation […]

Pangasius Icaria

Context A new catfish species has been discovered in the river Cauvery near Mettur Dam. About The edible species has been named Pangasius icaria ( P. icaria) after the Indian Council of Agricultural Research that discovered the species. The species belongs to the Pangasius genus. The genus Pangasius is found in the Gangetic plains but […]

India-US ties: Depth & nuance

In News  Recently ,External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the relationship between India and US impacts the rest of the world as there are a lot of countries which look to the association individually and bilaterally . India- US ties Comprehensive global strategic partnership : India and the United States enjoy a comprehensive global […]

International Day for Older Persons

Context The United Nations marks October 1 as International Day for Older Persons, as part of the organisation’s efforts to draw attention to healthy ageing.  About Recently, a report by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), “World Population Prospects 2022”, has projected big shifts in global demographic patterns in the coming decades. […]