Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper III: Environment CONTEXT The region, with eight per cent of India’s total geographical area, has 25
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Category: General Studies-III
General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management.
National Disaster Response Force
Relevance: Prelims/Mains: Disaster and disaster management Context Arunachal Pradesh got its first permanent battalion of National Disaster Response Force as
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RBI’s new Loan Recast Scheme
Relevance: Prelims/Mains: Indian Economy: Banking Finance Why in News? Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cleared a loan restructuring
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Negative Imports List for Defence Procurement Announced by Defence Minister:- Big Step Towards Self-Reliance in Defence.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced a list of 101 items that the Defence Ministry will stop importing. It essentially means that the
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National Disaster Response Force (NDRF): The Saviors in News
Teams of rescuers from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), in their orange uniforms, are now a familiar sight at
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India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped to a record high
India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped to a record high Covid-hit India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped by a record $11.9 billion
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Tabletop runways in News- Why?
Tabletop runways are generally constructed by chopping off the top of a hill, and are often thought of as tricky
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RBI’s new Loan Restructuring Scheme to provide relief to the borrowers impacted by Covid-19 pandemic.
RBI’s new Loan Restructuring Scheme to provide relief to the borrowers impacted by Covid-19 pandemic In its monetary policy review
Continue readingBoosting demand is critical for an economic revival after Covid19.
Boosting demand is critical for an economic revival after Covid19. India is facing a structural demand problem, one that predates
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National Handloom Day- 7 August #vocal4handmade
Historical Context With the partition of Bengal, the Swadeshi Movement gained strength. It was on August 7, 1905 that a
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Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS)
As governments across the world continue to grapple with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, China — where cases of the deadly
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The Reserve Bank of India decided to keep the benchmark interest rates of the economy unchanged during bimonthly review of monetary policy -Why?
The Reserve Bank of India decided to keep the benchmark interest rates of the economy unchanged during bimonthly review of
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SpaceX’s SN5 Starship Prototype
On August 4, just two days after SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule landed in the Gulf of Mexico, a prototype of
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What is ammonium nitrate, how and where is it used or misused, what hazards does it present, and what are the rules and regulations about its use in India?
The catastrophic explosion at Beirut port on Tuesday evening (August 4) that has so far killed at least 100 people
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Meet Nidhi Bansal, AIR 23, UPSC-CSE 2019: An Indomitable Journey from IPS in 2nd Attempt to IAS in 5th!
Meet Nidhi Bansal, AIR 23, UPSC-CSE 2019: An Indomitable Journey from IPS in 2nd Attempt to IAS in 5th!
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