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Facts in News Pangolins   A pangolin was rescued by police after being spotted in the Behlopur area of Noida and handed over to the forest department. Key Points Features Solitary, primarily nocturnal animals are easily recognized by their full armour of scales. Only mammals wholly covered in scales are used to protect themselves from […]

In news A table-top war-gaming exercise was held recently among the three services of the armed forces (Navy, Army and Airforce). About The aim of this exercise was to evolve a consensus among the three services on the reorganisation of the forces into integrated tri-service theatre commands and fine-tune the model.  Integrated Theatre Command It […]

In News Recently, Sri Lanka sought to reset relations with India. About With a new High Commissioner and strategy roadmap in Sri Lanka, the country seeks to revisit and change the equation of relations with India.  Recent Developments High Commissioner:  After months of strain over a number of issues including the cancelled port project in […]

In News Pakistan authorities have finalised Bill to grant new status to Gilgit-Baltistan recently. About The Ministry of Law and Justice of Pakistan has finalised the proposed legislation to award provisional provincial status to strategically located Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). India has clearly conveyed to Pakistan that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, […]

In News Recently, India took over the UNSC presidency for August 2021 and maritime security, counter-terrorism are key priorities. About This is India’s first presidency in the UNSC during its 2021-22 tenure as a non-permanent member of the UNSC. The two-year tenure of India as a non-permanent member of the UNSC began on January 1, […]

In News The Prime Minister is set to launch the digital payment solution e-RUPI on August 2. Key Points About: It is a person and purpose-specific digital payment solution which is a cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment. Working Mechanism: e-RUPI has a QR code or SMS string-based e-Voucher, which is delivered to the […]