In News The G20 summit was recently concluded in Bali, Indonesia. More about the news India’s Presidency: Indonesia handed over the G20 presidency to India for the coming year as the Bali summit of the grouping ended with the member states finalising the joint declaration. Bali Leaders’ Declaration: War in Ukraine: The declaration stated that […]
In News Israel has been closely working with the Indian defence forces to tailor solutions for their defence needs. More about the India-Israel defence Cooperation Evolution: The defence cooperation & relationship between India & Israel has evolved over time – from being an importer of Israeli tech and equipment, Indian companies are now collaborating with […]
In News Recently ,it has been observed that rather than strengthening cooperative federalism, the central government of the day is resorting to policies that make the Indian federation coercive. About Cooperative federalism Federalism is the method of dividing powers so that the general and regional governments are each within a sphere coordinate and independent”. This […]
In News The new National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) has now been brought under the Drug Prices Control Order, which fixes ceiling prices for these essential formulations based on average cost to retailers. About National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) It is one of the key instruments in a balanced healthcare delivery system of […]
In News Norway’s Ambassador to India recently said that the bilateral trade between India and Norway has doubled to $2 billion in the last two years. He recently took part in the silver jubilee celebration of the National Institute of Ocean Technology. Upcoming Areas of Cooperation in India Norway Relations Climate investments: Norway is planning […]
In News The government is close to finalising the revamped Bill and will come out with a final draft version soon. Background The data protection Bill has been in the works since 2018 when a panel led by Justice B N Srikrishna had prepared a draft version of the Bill. It is India’s first attempt […]
In News Recently, Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Minister stated that PESA Act will help curb conversions and marriages for tribal land. More about the news Issue: Many times by deception, trickery, marriages done by means of allurement to our tribal sisters’ daughters, land is given in their name and called tribal lands. Sometimes even the means […]
In Context Roche’s Alzheimer’s drug candidate could not be shown to slow dementia progression in two drug trials. About The twin studies, known as Graduate 1 and 2, had not reached their main goal of showing that the drug gantenerumab could preserve abilities such as remembering, solving problems, orientation and personal care in patients suffering […]
In News Recently, the Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy launched the Green Energy Open Access Portal. About Aim: To ensure affordable, reliable, sustainable, and green energy for all and in continuation of several initiatives to promote clean and green energy by the Government of India Features: Any consumer with a connected […]
In News The illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing continues to rise beyond India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). About Most of the illegal activity is found in the Northern Indian Ocean Region (IOR). There has been a growing incidence of Chinese deep sea fishing trawlers in the Indian Ocean. More than 200 Chinese fishing vessels […]