Census in Kaziranga National Park Context: The Kaziranga National Park is a Tiger Reserve and a World Heritage site. The park recently conducted its water fowl census. About the census The census is conducted in the 52 wetlands in the parks. In 2021, […]
New Jupiter-like Exoplanet Context: A group of scientists recently discovered a new planet. The planet is of the size of Jupiter. The new planet is 379 light years away from the earth. It is 105 times denser than the earth. The planet is named […]
BrahMos Context: BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with increased indigenous content and improved performance, was successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on January 20, 2022. The launch was conducted by Brahmos Aerospace in close coordination with the teams of […]
Tax devolution Context: Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman authorises release of advance instalment of tax devolution to State Governments amounting to Rs.47,541 crore States receive a total of Rs.95,082 crore during January 2022 With release of the 2nd advance installment, States receive an additional […]
Agri Nutri Garden Week Context: DAY-NRLM celebrates Agri Nutri Garden Week as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav A total of 76,664 ‘Agri Nutri Gardens’ were established in this week against the target of 7500 DAY-NRLM aims to encourage every poor rural household to create […]
Space Debris Context: A Chinese satellite had a near collision with one of the many chunks of debris left by the fallout of a recent Russian anti-satellite missile test, state media reported. Orbital Debris More than 27,000 pieces of orbital […]
Election commission Context: The attendance of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and his Election Commissioner (EC) colleagues at an “informal” meeting with the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister has brought renewed focus on the independence and impartiality of the Election Commission of India (ECI). The CEC’s initial […]
GST Compensation Introduction: It has been claimed that the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax(GST) in India was a grand experiment in cooperative federalism in which both the Union and the States joined hands to evolve a value-added tax on goods and services. Although the rate structure was presumed […]