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Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)

In News Recently, Indigenously developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) were successfully test-fired from Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun. More about Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) About: It is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles.  Sizes: ATGMs range in size from shoulder-launched weapons, which can be transported by a […]

Minerals Security Partnership

In News Recently, India has shown interest in joining the USA-led Minerals Security Partnership (MSP).  More about the partnership Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) is a US-led partnership initiative that aims to bolster critical mineral supply chains. The new grouping is aimed at catalysing investment from governments and the private sector to develop strategic opportunities. The […]

Iran Nuclear Talks

In News A new round of talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers has begun in Vienna. More about the news Iran signed the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with world powers in July 2015. JCPOA agreed to curb Iran’s nuclear […]

External Sector Report 2022: IMF

In News Recently, the IMF released its 2022 External Sector Report. Major highlights/ recommendations of the report Fiscal and monetary policy stimulus The International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggested India withdraw fiscal and monetary policy stimulus gradually. Economic stimulus is action by the government to encourage private sector economic activity by engaging in targeted, expansionary monetary […]

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

In News Recently, the Union Government admitted that over 9 million beneficiaries did not refill cylinders last year due to high prices of LPG. About the recent data Beneficiaries: 16.5 million Beneficiaries took 0-1 refills in 2017-18, 41.4 million in 2018-19. 32.4 million In 2019-20 and 7.7 million in 2020-21.  The number of beneficiaries who […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 Govt withdraws data protection Bill to bring revamped, refreshed regulation   Need committee to look at freebies issue, suggest measures: Supreme Court   (Polity and Governance) Why the government has withdrawn the Personal Data Protection Bill ?major features of the Personal […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 SC calls for a panel to look into freebies issue   Union govt. rolls back Data Protection Bill (Polity and Governance) Know about Supreme Court’s recent observations on freebies, what are freebies?issues linked to them and ways to.handle.   What are […]

Jobless Growth in India

In News  Recently, Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said that the country’s economic growth for the current fiscal year is “insufficient for the kind of jobs” it needs. A lot of this growth is jobless growth. Jobless growth In a jobless growth economy, unemployment remains stubbornly high even as the economy grows.  […]

Personal Data Protection Bill 2019

In News  Recently, the Union govt. withdrew the long-awaited Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019 to replace it with a new bill with a ‘comprehensive framework’ and ‘contemporary digital privacy laws’. What is the Personal Data Protection Bill?  The Personal Data Protection Bill was introduced in India’s parliament on December 11, 2019.  It sets the […]

Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022

In News  Recently, the Lok Sabha passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill 2022 for conversion of the National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI). Key features of the Bill Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya:  The Bill seeks to convert the National Rail and Transportation Institute, Vadodara (a deemed university) to the Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, which will be a […]