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Zombie Virus

In News Recently, the French scientists have warned of the onset of another outbreak after they revived a 48,500-year-old zombie virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia. This has broken the previous record held by a 30,000-year-old virus discovered by the same team in Siberia in 2013. What is a Zombie Virus? Zombie virus […]

Horticulture Cluster Development Programme

In News Recently, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has prepared the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP). About  Nodal Agency: The National Horticulture Board (NHB) Aim:  To improve exports of targeted crops by about 20% and create cluster-specific brands to enhance the competitiveness of cluster crops.  Objectives:  To promote the Agriculture sector in […]

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

In News Recently, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare stated that it is open to taking pro-farmer changes in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in response to the recent climate crisis and rapid technological advances. More about the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana Aim: A flagship scheme of the Government of India, […]

Hornbill Festival

In News Recently, the Vice President Jagdeep inaugurated the 23rd edition of the Hornbill Festival at Naga heritage village in Nagaland. About the Festival Often cited as “festival of all festivals” Hornbill Festival usually takes place between the 1st and the 10th of December every year in Nagaland.  Aim of the festival: To revive and […]

Kirit Parikh Panel for Gas Pricing

In News Recently, the government appointed a Kirit Parikh committee to review the gas pricing formula. Major recommendations of the committee Ceiling price  There is a need for a fixed pricing band for gas from old fields which is called APM (Administrative Price Mechanism) gas. These fields account for two-third of natural gas produced in […]

India Assumes Presidency Of UN Security Council For December

In News Recently, India assumed the monthly presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Key Points About:  This is the second time of monthly presidency in India’s two-year tenure as an elected member of the Council in 2021-22. India had earlier assumed UNSC presidency in August 2021. December Presidency: Two signature events at the […]

Women in Judiciary

In News The third time in the history of the Supreme Court that a bench comprising only women judges was hearing cases. More about the news All-woman bench of Apex Court: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has set up the bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M Trivedi. The first time the […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 5 High input prices hurt manufacturing, pull down Q2 GDP growth to 6.3% (Economy) What key highlights of recent data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) for India’s GDP growth? GS 2 11 Uttarakhand House passes stricter Bill against conversion (Polity […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1 GDP growth dips to 6.3% as manufacturing slides (Economy) What are the findings of recent estimates released by the National Statistical Office for GDP growth?    GS 3 1 India­ U.S. exercise near LAC irks China   (Defence) Learn facts […]

India’s agenda during G20 Presidency

In News On December 1, 2022, India commenced its G20 Presidency. India holds the Presidency of the G20 from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023. Group of Twenty (G20) It is the premier forum for international economic cooperation.  It plays an important role in shaping and strengthening global architecture and governance on all major […]