INDIA – SRI LANKA Relations Context: Recently, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s virtual meeting with Sri Lanka’s Finance minister Basil Rajapaksa with an assurance that India will support Sri Lanka in all possible ways for overcoming the economic and other challenges posed by COVID […]
Pig heart transplant Context: Surgeons in the US have transplanted a pig’s heart inside a human patient in a bold endeavour that represents a remarkable first in the world of medical science. This success could potentially end the years-long backlog of people waiting to […]
South China Sea Dispute Context: A new report of the US State Department on the Beijing’s extensive territorial claims of “historic rights” in the South China Sea (SCS) has rejected them as being “plainly inconsistent with international law”. the report concludes that these claims gravely […]
Sir Creek pact Context: Siachen and Sir Creek have long been termed “low hanging fruits” in the past for resolution between India and Pakistan and the two countries have held 13 rounds of Defense Secretary-level talks on Siachen, the last one in June 2012. […]
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and India: Context: South Korea has said that it regrets India’s absence from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and hopes to see New Delhi rejoin the agreement. The RCEP came into effect on January 1, 2022, marking the […]
Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the Union government would provide Rs.3,000 crore to Tamil Nadu in the next five years under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission to address critical gaps in health infrastructure and […]
Target Olympic Podium Scheme Context: Haryana-based golfer Diksha Dagar and Judoka Yash Ghangas have been included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) in the Core and Development groups respectively. The 21-year-old left-hander Diksha Dagar, who is from Jhajjar in Haryana and is a […]
Indian Naval Exercise Maritime Partnership Exercise between Ships of Indian Navy and JMSDF Context: Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt undertook Maritime Partnership Exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force(JMSDF) Ships Uraga and Hirado in the Bay of Bengal on 13 Jan 22. Both […]
India UK FTA India and UK Launch Free Trade Agreement Negotiations Proposed FTA expected to help double bilateral trade by 2030 Context: The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal launched the Free […]
Forest Survey Report Forest Survey report 2021 released; increase of 2,261 sq. km in the total forest and tree cover of the country in last two years. Stats From the report: Area-wise Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country Maximum increase […]