T.N. House Resolution Asks Centre To Set a Time Limit For Governor For Clearing Bills Context: The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin urging the Union government and the President to immediately issue appropriate instructions to […]
Centre Plans Revamp Of A Livestock Insurance Scheme To Raise Coverage Context: At the moment, less than 1% of the country’s cow population is insured; because the yearly premium is prohibitively expensive for most farmers, the government is considering lowering the rate and providing a […]
C.R. Rao Wins Nobel Prize Equivalent In Statistics Context: Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, an Indian-American statistician, has been awarded the 2023 International Prize in Statistics, the statistical equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Points to Ponder: Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, an Indian-American statistician, has been given the 2023 […]
India’s Tiger Population Tops 3,000, Shows Census Context: The tiger population numbers were made public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mysuru on Sunday, at an event to mark the International Big Cat Alliance conference and the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger. Points to Ponder: […]
India To Bridge The Language Gap With Neighbours Context: India is looking to expand its cultural footprint in nations with which it has historical ties, including those in its immediate neighborhood. To facilitate better people-to-people exchanges, India plans to create a pool of experts in […]
Prior Infections Driving Dengue Virus Evolution in India Context: A team led by Dr. Rahul Roy from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the IISc conducted a detailed investigation of the virus diversity and evolutionary dynamics in India based on an analysis of 184 whole-genome […]
CSIR scientists Find Rare Earth Deposits in Anantapur Context: Scientists from the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research facility in Hyderabad, have discovered profitable rare-earth elements (REEs) in the Andhra Pradesh district of Anantapur. Points to Ponder: Scientists from […]
Trials Can Be Transferred Only In Exceptional Cases: SC Context: The Supreme Court denied a petition to transfer a case out of West Bengal, saying the power to transfer cases should be utilized sparingly and only when justice appears to be in grave danger. Points […]
16th Finance Panel Will Be Constituted In November Context: The Union government is gearing up to convene the Sixteenth Finance Commission in November this year to recommend the formula for sharing revenues between the Centre and the States for the five-year term beginning 2026-27 Points […]
Drugmakers Get More Time To Join The ‘Track and Trace System For Exports Context: DGFT extends the deadline for implementation to August 1. Manufacturers granted time for ensuring that data about maintaining parent-child relationship in packaging levels for export of drug formulations is uploaded on […]