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‘Relative Economic Performance of Indian States’

Why in the News? The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) released a working paper titled ‘Relative Economic...

Places in News: Malta

Context: Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom on September 21, 1964, after more than 150 years of British rule. ...

Species in News: Amur Falcon

Context: Tamenglong district in Manipur has immediately banned the hunting, killing, and selling of Amur falcons, locally called ‘Kahuaipuina,’ to...

Growing India-US Trade Ties Under Biden Government

Context: Boosted by PM modi state visit    About Biden trade policy: Biden’s Continuation of Trump’s Trade Policy: President Joe...

100 years of Discovery of the Harappan Civilisation

Context: On September 20, 1924, The Illustrated London News announced the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization, which now spans...

FATF Mutual Evaluation Report on India (2024) 

Why in News? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has praised India’s efforts in combating money laundering and terror financing,...

India’s Place in Russia-Ukraine Peace-Making

Context: Two years after distancing itself from the Russia-Ukraine war by stating that “Europe’s problems are not the world’s problems,”...

Reducing India’s Debt/GDP ratio and Fiscal Deficit 

Context: Managing a country’s economy involves reducing the debt-to-GDP ratio by controlling the fiscal deficit, as focusing on debt reduction...

Nano Businesses

Context: Government data from 2015 identified over 63 million MSMEs, with more than 60 million classified as micro-enterprises. But within...

Impossible Trinity in Global Economy

Context: DANI RODRIK, a professor of international political economy at Harvard Kennedy School, and the author of ‘Straight Talk on...

Saharan Dust: A Lifeline for Oceanic Ecosystems

Context: The study from Florida State University focuses on how iron bound to dust from the Sahara transforms as it...

Mahadayi Project

Context: The long-standing Mahadayi water project, aimed at addressing chronic water scarcity in three districts of north Karnataka (Belagavi, Dharwad,...

Minimum Age for Social Media Use

Context: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has proposed setting a minimum age for social media use.    More on News:...

Earth to Gain a Temporary ‘Mini-Moon’

Context: A recent study has revealed that a small asteroid named 2024 PT5 will temporarily enter Earth’s gravitational field in...

Pradhan Mantri-Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PMJUGA)

Context: The Union Cabinet has approved a package to provide up to ₹5 lakh to tribal households and villages for...

Extradition of Sheikh Hasina

Context: The chief prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Mohammad Tajul Islam, announced that legal procedures are being initiated...

India’s first fashion forecasting initiative ‘VisioNxt’

Context: Union Minister of Textiles launched the ‘VisioNxt Fashion Forecasting Initiative,’ a bilingual web portal developed by the National Institute...

Downfall in Casa ratio of banks to Pre-Covid level

Context: SBI Chairman CS Setty stated that the share of low-cost deposits in the banking system, already declining, could drop...

Innovation, Competition and Ambition

Context: Indian industry invests only 0.3% of GDP in in-house R&D, far below the world average of 1.5% and India...

One Nation, One Election (ONOE)

Context: The Union Cabinet accepted the recommendations of the panel led by former President Ram Nath Kovind regarding simultaneous elections...

National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR)

Context: The Union Cabinet approved the establishment of the National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics,...

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