Aadhaar unreliable in ‘hot, humid’ India: rating agency Context Concerns regarding security and privacy weaknesses in centralized identifying systems, such as India’s Aadhaar scheme, have been raised by major global rating agency Moody’s Investors Service. It was mentioned that the unique ID method frequently leads […]
Tamil Nadu, Kerala to join hands to count endangered Nilgiri tahr Context Tamil Nadu is currently working on a standardized technique to count the endangered population of the only mountain ungulate in southern India after launching Project Nilgiri Tahr last year for the conservation of […]
Kaobal Gali-Mushkoh Valley opens up for tourists Context In the past, Pakistan used to regularly shell the high-altitude passes of the Gurez valley in north Kashmir, which is now off-limits to people. It is now prepared to link up with the 1999 war’s battleground, the […]
Wholesale prices continue to fall Context For the fifth consecutive month, India’s wholesale prices declined in August, although the rate of drop was lessened from 1.36% to 0.52%, despite a decrease in food and primary component inflation to over 6% from over 7.5% in July. […]
PMMSY: bridging gaps in the fisheries sector Context The COVID-19 pandemic threatened to halt the advancement in the Indian fisheries sector in 2020 as a result of reforms started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recognised the enormous potential of the Blue Economy and began […]
Govt. limits wheat stocks to control price rise, hoarding Context The Union government has decided to lower the stock limits of wheat for traders, wholesalers, retailers, big chain shops, and processors in all States and Union Territories due to rising wheat prices and concerns about […]
IAF chief takes delivery of first C-295 transport aircraft in Spain Context The Indian Air Force received its first C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus on Wednesday, marking a significant upgrade to its transport fleet. At the Airbus plant in Seville, Spain, IAF commander Air Chief […]
Nipah breaks out again in Kerala, claims 2 lives Context Two deaths from the viral infection were reported from the Kozhikode area, bringing the Nipah scare back to Kerala. The deaths were verified on Tuesday by Mansukh Mandaviya, the union minister of health. Two other […]
Kashmir Valley’s growers are anxious as import duty is relaxed on American apples Context Orchardists in the Kashmir Valley are uneasy following the Union government’s decision to reduce the 20% customs tariff on apples imported from the United States at the recently concluded G-20 conference. […]
Survey reveals only 16% of those above 50 took any adult vaccines Context A recent survey in 16 cities found that while childhood immunization is generally widely accepted in the community due to the implementation of appropriate protocols for the administration of primary and booster […]