TRIFED Context: • TRIFED organizes National Conclave on “Wild and Forest Honey” in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and National Bee Board. Importance of the wild honey: • Honey from the wild and forests is one of the world’s most popular and […]
CERT-In Context: • CERT-In issues directions relating to information security practices, procedure, prevention, response and reporting of cyber incidents for Safe & Trusted Internet. About: • As per the terms of section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team […]
Atal Tunnel Context: • The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Engineering Marvel Atal Tunnel built in Rohtang of Himachal Pradesh received Indian Building Congress (IBC) ‘Best Infrastructure Project’ award. About: • Atal Tunnel built in Rohtang of Himachal Pradesh is an engineering marvel connecting Manali to […]
Impact of freebies on Indian Economy Context: • In an address delivered at the Delhi School of Economics last week, N.K. Singh, the chairperson of the 15th Finance Commission, warned about how the race to provide freebies to voters could be a “quick path to […]
Russia’s Gas Gamble Context: • Russian energy company Gazprom has announced that it has “completely suspended gas supplies” to Poland’s PGNiG and Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz citing their failure to pay in roubles. What is the impact? • The gas restrictions do not put the two countries […]
Front Page: Keen on lifting AFSPA from northeast: Modi 5G service roll-out likely in Aug.-Sept. Editorial: Revisiting death penalty jurisprudence Myanmar’s woes OPED: Are freebies affecting the economic growth of India? News: India’s position on sanctions hasn’t changed a bit, says MEA India, Bangladesh […]
Sivagiri Pilgrimage Context: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi participated in the inaugural ceremony of year-long joint celebrations of the 90th anniversary of Sivagiri Pilgrimage and Golden Jubilee of Brahma Vidhyalaya About Sivagiri: Sivagiri is a village in the Varkala municipality of […]
Goods and Services Tax (GST) Compensation Context: • The Centre is yet to remit ₹78,704 crore in outstanding Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation dues to States, equivalent to four months of compensation under the indirect tax regime introduced in July 2017. What is […]