U.S. not to weigh in on Muizzu’s plan to remove Indian forces from Maldives Context The US government did not comment on Maldives President-elect Mohamed Muizzu’s announcement on Tuesday that he will fulfill his election promise and begin the process of removing Indian military forces […]
Ahead of the Telangana election, the Turmeric Board constituted Context The Centre notified the formation of the National Turmeric Board on Wednesday, a long-standing demand of turmeric producers across the country. What is Turmeric and where is it farmed in India? Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is […]
NORD STREAM 2 About: Implications: The EU’s Reliance on Russia: Bypassing Ukraine: A pipeline currently connects Russia and Europe through Ukraine; however, if the NS2P project is done, it will bypass Ukraine, denying it a large transit fee of roughly $ 3 billion per year. Russia […]
Majority verdict in JMM bribery case was wrong, Centre tells SC Context Twenty-five years after a Supreme Court Constitution Bench shielded MPs and MLAs who accept bribes to vote or make speeches in a certain way in the House from criminal prosecution, the Centre told […]
Trio wins Chemistry Nobel for ‘quantum dots’ Context Alexei Ekimov, Louis Brus, and Moungi Bawendi have been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on quantum dots, which are very small crystals with unusual properties that have found application in a range […]
LPG subsidy for Ujjwala beneficiaries raised to ₹300 Context The Union Cabinet increased the subsidy on LPG cylinders under the Ujjwala scheme to 300 from 200 per cylinder on Wednesday, ahead of Assembly elections in five states. What is the Ujjwala Scheme? The Indian government […]
SAMPRITI-XI: Strengthening India-Bangladesh Defense Cooperation Context: 11th edition of the annual joint military exercise between India and Bangladesh commenced on October 3, 2023 in Umroi, Meghalaya. Relevance: GS-03 (Defence) SAMPRITI-XI: The mission of this exercise is to enhance interoperability between the Indian and Bangladeshi armies. […]
Seven dead as glacial lake bursts in Sikkim Context Following flash floods that engulfed Sikkim on Wednesday, at least seven people were murdered, and dozens more suffered injuries or went missing. The lake, which was created by the gradual melting of a Himalayan glacier, is […]
Retribution for the south, accolade for the north Context: In India’s federal democracy, the relative size of a state’s population holds substantial political and economic importance. The southern states, buoyed by strong linguistic identities and regional renaissances, have made remarkable strides across various development sectors. […]
Keeping tabs on carbon with an accounting system Context: The climate polycrisis, signifies a web of interconnected climate-related crises affecting various sectors. It encompasses the physical impacts of climate change, such as rising temperatures, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events. These, in turn, spawn social, […]