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    Tibet gets first bullet train links Lhasa to India border Subject : International Relations Context : China started operating the first bullet train line in Tibet, linking Lhasa to Nyingchi near the border with Arunachal Pradesh. Concept : Lhasa-Nyingchi rail line is the second route linking Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) with mainland China […]

    DRDO tests enhanced range Pinaka rocket Subject : Defence Context : The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday successfully test fired the enhanced range versions of the indigenously developed 122 mm calibre rocket as well as the extended range version of indigenously developed Pinaka rocket from a Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) […]

    Six Maoists including top leaders of the CPI(Maoist) were killed Subject : Security Context : Six Maoists including top leaders of the CPI(Maoist) were killed  by the Greyhounds in Koyyurumandal in Visakhapatnam Agency. Concept : Greyhounds Greyhounds is a police special forces unit operating in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana […]

    Pakistan to remain on FATF greylist Subject : International Relations Context : Pakistan was retained on the greylist, or the list of countries under “increased monitoring”, by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), as the Paris-based UN watchdog judged it deficient in prosecuting the top leadership of UN Security Council-designated terror groups, including […]

    Uttarakhand has decided to keep Corbett and Rajaji Tiger Reserves open all year Subject : Environment Context : Uttarakhand Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat announced on Wednesday that the state’s two Tiger Reserves — Corbett and Rajaji — would now remain open for tourism round the year. Concept : Until now, the reserves […]

    The worst of Nagaland’s African swine fever outbreak may be over- say officials Subject : Environment / S&T Context : Nagaland’s animal husbandry and veterinary services department informed April 5, 2021 they have observed “unusual mortality” among pigs in Mon, Kiphire and Phek districts. Almost a fortnight later, the department officially declared the […]

    Linking land records with database will exclude labourers, farmers, warn experts Subject : Governance Context : The Union government’s new exercise to give agriculture a shot of technology — by creating a centralised farmer database under ‘AgriStack’— may not run a smooth course. Concept : AgriStack The AgriStack is a collection of technologies […]

    Odisha resumes evicting illegal prawn gherries in Chilika Subject : Environment / Geography Context : Removal of illegal prawn gherries (enclosure) in the Chilika Lake, Asia’s biggest brackish water lagoon, resumed June 24, 2021 after pandemic. The drive to remove net gherries inside the lake and demolish prawn culture ponds in the fringe […]

    Javedakar releases LiDAR Survey of forest areas for 10 states Subject : Science & tech Context : Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar in a virtual event today released the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of LiDAR based survey of forest areas in ten states namely Assam, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Goa, […]

    India faces uphill task on MSP Stockholding Subject : International Relations Context: Developed members say India can’t have permanent solution to MSP issue at WTO Ministerial meet. Concept  : Facilitator for the talks on Special safeguard mechanism said that because of political and technical complexities , no outcome could be expected at MC12 […]