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Subject: Defence Context: INS Kavaratti, the indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, was formally inducted into the Indian Navy . Concept: INS Kavaratti (P31) is an anti-submarine warfare corvette of the Indian Navy built under Project 28. It is the last of four Kamorta-class corvettes under […]
Subject: Economy Context: Base year of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers revised from 2001 to 2016. Concept: Consumer Price Index or CPI is the measure of changes in the price level of a basket of consumer goods and services bought by households. CPI is a numerical estimation calculated using the rates of a sample […]
Subject: Health Context: As the government sets to achieve its agenda of a malnutrition-free India and doubling of farmers’ incomes, the promotion of the production and consumption of nutri-cereals seems to be a policy shift in the right direction. Concept: Millets Millet is common term to categorize small-seeded grasses that are often termed nutri-cereals or […]
Subject: Art & Culture Context: The world famous Ramnagar Ramlila – which many consider to be the oldest in the world, being over 200 years old – began in Varanasi. Concept: The Traditional performance of Ramayana was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008. Ramlila, literally means […]
Subject: Modern History Context: Harsh Madder wrote in The India Forum of the significance of the word “fraternity” in our Constitution’s Preamble. Concept: Scholars have long noted a few milestones in the history of India’s constitution-making. A major one was the 1931 “Fundamental Rights” resolution of the Indian National Congress. The Karachi session was presided […]
Subject: Modern History Context: All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) welcomed the four farm legislations passed by the Punjab Assembly and urged all other States to follow the model. Concept: In 1936, at the Lucknow session of the Congress, All India Kisan Sabha was formed with Sahajanand as its first president All India Kisan Sabha is […]
Table Of Contents MUTATION STATE CONSENT TO CBI ASTEROID BENNU PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE 2+2 DIALOGUE INTEGRATED COMMAND 1. MUTATION Subject: Science and tech Context: Researchers at Duke University have identified a number of silent mutations in the virus’s genetic code that helped it thrive after it crossed over to humans. Concept: Mutations The […]
Subject : Security Context : The next step in defence reforms after the appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) would be the formation of integrated theatre commands says Army Chief . Concept : An integrated theatre command envisages a unified command of the three Services, under a single commander, for geographical theatres that […]
Subject : International Relations Context : The third edition of the two-plus-two dialogue between India and the US is expected to take place on October, during which both sides are likely to carry out a comprehensive review of their strategic cooperation,. Concept : It is a format of dialogue where the defense and foreign ministers […]
Subject : Govt Schemes Context : The production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing investments will soon be extended to eight more sectors, Economic Affairs Secretary said. Concept : Earlier this scheme was launched for Large scale electronic manufacturing(Mobile phones and specified electronic components) .Now extended to eight other sectors. Unlike other schemes, this is an […]