Rubber Plantation in the North-East Context- • Rubber Board had planned to plant over two lakh hectares of rubber North Eastern region. This has triggered a huge demand in the nurseries in the state of Kerala. Background: The north-eastern region has a huge potential in […]
Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAMs) Context: India recently test fired two army version medium Range surface to air missiles from the integrated test Range at Chandipur in Orissa. About: This version of Medium range surface to air missile is being jointly developed by […]
Estimating India’s space sector Context: Two premier institutes in the country HR Centre for development studies under Indian Institute of space science and technology have attempted at measuring the size of India’s space economy. About: • The reports have arrived at a figure of ₹36,794 […]
Front Page: Russian Foreign Minister to visit Delhi this week Kerala nurseries bounce back on Northeast rubber wave Editorial: The era of an unemployed India Poverty rose but income inequality fell OPED: Ukraine: the pawn in the power game Profit over public health News: India’s […]
Growing Ties of Nepal – China Context: • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday held talks with Nepal’s top leadership here and discussed bilateral relations and mutual cooperation, as the two countries inked nine agreements, including one on the technical assistance scheme for the […]
Ob – Irtysh River System Context: • The above mentioned river system is in news as Kazakhstan proposes to use the Ob-Irtysh river system to gain access to the Arctic. Background: • Kazakhstan aims to use the vast Ob-Irtysh river system to gain access […]
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) Context: • The Union Cabinet, extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) by another six months till September 2022. • The scheme was originally introduced in April 2020 a month into the first lockdown during the […]
Olive Ridley Turtles Context: • There has been a decline of the population of the Olive Ridley Turtles on India’s east coast especially in the Godavari mangrove region. Background: • This region also includes Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary which also nests the olive ridley turtles. • […]