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Millets are India’s solution to global challenges on nutrition, water scarcity and climate change: PM Sub: Geo Sec: Eco geo Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted millet farming as India’s solution to global issues of nutrition, water scarcity, and climate change. Details: Modi emphasized a holistic approach of ‘One Earth, One Family, One […]
Kerala to declare Wayanad landslide ‘state disaster’, as Centre declines ‘national disaster’ tag Sub: Geo Sec: Indian physical geo Context: The Union government has declined to declare the Wayanad landslides a national disaster. Details: The Kerala government issued an order declaring Meppadi Panchayat as “disaster-affected” after the official death toll exceeded 200. Kerala […]
72% of Personal Income-Tax Payers Opted for New Tax Regime in 2023-24 Sub : Eco Sec: Fiscal Policy Shift to New Tax Regime: 72% of personal income-tax payers who filed their returns by the July 31 deadline for the financial year 2023-24 opted for the new tax regime. This marks a significant shift […]
Potential fallout of Israel’s killing of senior Hamas, Hezbollah leaders Subject: IR Sec: Places in news Context: Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of Hamas and the Qatar-based public face of the group, was killed in Tehran where he was attending the inauguration of the new reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian. More on News: […]
India selects 2 crew members for Axiom-4 mission to International Space Station Subject: Science and Tech Sec: Space sector Context: Shubhanshu Shukla and Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captains in the IAF, will train in U.S.; experience gained during the mission will be beneficial for human space programme, says ISRO. More on News: A […]
Cabinet approves 8 high-speed road corridors worth Rs 50655 crore Subject: Geo Sec: Eco geo Context: The Cabinet approved eight National High-Speed Road Corridor Projects of 936 km length at a total cost of Rs 50,655 crore. The projects are expected to improve logistics efficiency, reduce congestion, and enhance connectivity across the country. […]
Legal challenges to the Great Nicobar infrastructure project Sub: Env Sec: Env legislation Great Nicobar Island Project (GNI): GNI Project is a mega project to be implemented at the southern end of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The project includes an international container transhipment terminal, a greenfield international airport, township development, and a […]
Centre reissues draft notification on Eco sensitive areas in Western Ghats Sub: Env Sec: Env legislation Context: In response to the Wayanad landslide, the Union government has reissued a draft notification for the sixth time in a decade, classifying parts of the Western Ghats in six states (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and […]
On election of the European Commission president Subject: IR Sec: Int org Context: The newly constituted European Commission (EC), the executive arm of the European Union, elected Ursula von der Leyen, the EC’s first female President, for a second term. Ms. Von der Leyen, of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), won by a […]
Rajnath urged to stop export of arms and ammunition to Israel Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: Any supply of military material to Israel would amount to a violation of India’s obligations under international humanitarian law and the mandate of Article 21 read with Article 51(c) of the Constitution of India, the letter addressed […]