Current Affairs

CLOUD SEEDING WHY IN NEWS ? Recently, Delhi government had announced earlier this week that it was considering cloud seeding or ‘artificial rain’ to wash away pollutants in the air.

India’s Energy Conservation Building Code, 2017: Why the IEA called it a ‘notable exception’ among developing countries Context- India was cited as a “notable exception” for being among the few

The Agartala­Akhaura rail link Context: Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated the rail link between Agartala and Akhaura (in Bangladesh). It serves to

Government Directive on deepfakes Context: Recently the Indian government instructed “social media intermediaries” to remove morphed videos or deepfakes from their platforms within 24 hours of a complaint being filed,

Old Pension Scheme Context: The majority view on the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), at least in opinion spaces, is that it’s detrimental to public finances. What is OPS? The Old

FLORICULTURE BACKGROUND OF FLORICULTURE SECTOR: The liberalised seed policy introduced in the late 1980s, coupled with the 1991 reforms. The policy paved the way for the advanced protected cultivation technology

Electoral Bonds and Electoral Trusts: What are they, and how do they differ? Context- After a three-day hearing, the Supreme Court on November 3 reserved its judgment on the challenge

Jharkhand launches drive to grant land titles under FRA: Why now, challenges Context- The Jharkhand government Monday (November 6) started a special drive, titled Abua Bir Dishom Abhiyan, to give

10 things Delhi-NCR needs to do to tackle air pollution: What an IIT Kanpur study said Context- As ‘very poor’ quality air continued to engulf the Delhi-NCR region on Tuesday