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India-Mongolia Relations

In Context The 11th meeting of the India-Mongolia Joint Working Group was held recently. About Both sides reviewed the progress on various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives and identified means to further enhance the existing areas of cooperation and articulated steps in this direction.  During the meeting, both sides expressed satisfaction with the ongoing defence cooperation […]

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

In Context Recently, Prime Minister paid tribute to Dayanand Saraswati on his 200th birth Anniversary. About Dayanand Saraswati Born as Mul Shankar Tiwari, Swami Dayananda was a social reformer, hailing his contributions towards the fight against social discrimination and untouchability. Birth: He was born on February 12, 1824, at Tankara located in Gujarat. Education: He […]

Declining Kelp Forests

In News According to experts, Global Kelp forests declining at 1.8% annually. What are the Kelp Forests? Kelp forests are underwater areas with a high density of kelp, which covers a large part of the world’s coastlines.  Smaller areas of anchored kelp are called kelp beds.  Kelp are not plants, but rather extremely large brown […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   3   First time, India-US exercise includes response to nuke & bio terror attacks (International Relations) Learn fact related to  TARKASH exercise  GS 1 4   Excommunication in Dawoodi Bohra community: SC refers plea to nine-judge bench (Population and Associated Issues) […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1   1   I’m your family member: PM to Dawoodi Bohra community (Population and Associated Issues) Who are the Dawoodi Bohras?   GS 3 3 ISRO successfully launches SSLV­D2, satellites put in orbit   (Space) What is the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle? […]

Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

In Context The indo-Pacific strategy announced by Canada uses blunt language against China and sees closer engagement with India as critical to its success.  Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Canada seeks to be an active player in seizing the region’s multiple opportunities and making its contribution in addressing the existing and emerging strategic challenges.  Five objectives outlined […]

Urban20 (U20)

In News The inaugural meeting City Sherpa meeting of the sixth Urban20 (U20) cycle was organised in Ahmedabad on 9-10 February 2023. Priority areas for the Urban 20 event Encouraging environmentally responsible behaviors,  Ensuring water security,  Accelerating climate finance,  Championing ‘local’ identity,  Reinventing frameworks for urban governance and planning, and Catalysing digital urban futures. About […]

Rise in jobs in Renewable sectors

In Context According to a recent study, Eight-fold rise is seen in jobs in solar and wind energy sectors. The study was jointly conducted by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Natural Resources Defence Council India and Skill Council for Green Jobs. Methodology The report considered only full-time jobs which is calculated by a […]

PM inaugurates two new Vande Bharat Express

In Context Recently, PM flagged off two Vande Bharat trains set to ply between Mumbai and the pilgrim towns of Shirdi and Solapur. For the first time, two Vande Bharat trains were inaugurated at one go. About The two trains are Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat Train and Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Train. The Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat […]

Data on Aarogya Setu

In News The Minister of State for Electronics and IT recently informed the Parliament that contact tracing data of citizens that were collected through the Aarogya Setu app has been deleted. The app was launched as a contact tracing platform by the Centre during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.  What Data […]