News: Non-profit organization Germanwatch released the Global Climate Risk 2020 report at UNFCC CoP 25 in Madrid, Spain. Facts: About Global Climate Risk Index: The Global Climate Risk Index (CRI) …
Read MoreNews: Space agencies of the BRICS group of nations have been negotiating a framework agreement to formalise the cooperation on building a ‘virtual constellation of remote-sensing satellites’. Facts: About BRICS …
Read MoreNews: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the introduction of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 in the Parliament. Facts: Background: The bill has been prepared by a high-level expert …
Read MoreNews: The Fifteenth Finance Commission (FFC) has submitted its first report to President Ram Nath Kovind Facts: About Finance Commission The Finance Commission is a constitutional body constituted by the …
Read MoreNews: Union Home Minister has said in Rajya Sabha that the government has set up a committee to suggest necessary amendments in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Code of …
Read MoreNews: Ministry of Tribal Affairs has informed Rajya Sabha about ‘Going Online as Leaders’ Programme Facts: GOAL (Going Online as Leaders) It is a digitally-enabled mentorship initiative of Facebook. The …
Read MoreNews: The Odisha government has decided to merge its KALIA Scheme with Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) yojana. Facts: About KALIA Scheme: “Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income …
Read MoreNews:The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD) has released its Economic Survey of India report. Facts: Report on GDP growth: The report has projected GDP growth in the current fiscal …
Read MoreNews:The Monetary Policy Committee(MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.15% in its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy statement. Facts: Issues before …
Read MoreNews:India has requested for an early delivery of Meteor air-to-air missiles from France. Facts: About Meteor missile: Meteor is an active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM). The missile has …
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