India will become largest source of global oil demand growth: IEA Context: India will become the largest source of global oil demand growth between now and 2030: IEA. Relevance: GS-03 (Economy) Key Highlights: ‘Indian Oil Market Outlook to 2030’ report was released at the second […]
NITI Aayog and the Netherlands Release Report Context: NITI Aayog and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands released a report titled ‘LNG as a Transportation Fuel in Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle’ at India Energy Week. Relevance: GS-02 GS-03 (Planning, NITI Aayog) Key […]
Inauguration of the National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation Limited (NUCFDC) Context: Recently, the Union Minister for Cooperation inaugurated the National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation Limited (NUCFDC), which serves as an umbrella organization for urban cooperative banks (UCB). Main Highlights: NUCFDC has […]
EdCIL Vidyanjali Scholarship Programme Context: Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship launched the EdCIL Vidyanjali Scholarship Programme. Relevance: GS-02 (Government policies and interventions) EdCIL Vidyanjali Scholarship Programme: This scholarship initiative aims to provide access to education and opportunities for economically disadvantaged […]
SHRESHTA scheme Context: The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment provided details about the SHRESHTA scheme in a written response in the Lok Sabha. Relevance: GS-02 (Government policies and Interventions) Scheme for Residential Education For Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) […]
India Energy Week 2024 Context: Recently, the Prime Minister inaugurated the India Energy Week 2024. Relevance: GS-03 (Environment) Main Details: India is the world’s third-largest energy, oil and LPG consumer. India is also the fourth-largest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) importer and refiner along with the […]
India Ageing Report 2023 Context: The report has been prepared by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS) on the welfare of senior citizens in India. Relevance: GS-01 (Human geography, Indian Society) Highlights of the report: India’s elderly […]
Election Commission publishes the data on poll bonds received from SBI Context: Recently, the Supreme Court of India had scrapped the electoral bonds scheme, stating it “unconstitutional”. Moreover, it had asked the SBI to submit to the EC all details of the bonds which had […]
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 Context: The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 introduced in the Lok Sabha. Relevance: GS-02 (Government policies and interventions) Main highlights: The government introduced the bill aimed to curb leaks, malpractices as well as […]
Digi Yatra Central Ecosystem (DYCE) Context: The Union Minister recently clarified that there is no central storage of passengers’ Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data through Digi Yatra. Relevance: GS-03 (Science and technology) What is the Digi Yatra Central Ecosystem (DYCE) ? Digi Yatra is an […]