News:The economic outlook update released by the Asian Development Bank(ADB) has shown how Bangladesh is the standout economy in terms of growth momentum in South Asia. Facts: What did the …
Read MoreNews:Andhra Pradesh Government has launched the Village Secretariat system. Facts: About Village Secretariat system: The village secretariat system is aimed at ensuring an efficient and corruption-free delivery of the government’s …
Read MoreNews:Odisha government has launched a new governance initiative named ‘Mo Sarkar’. Facts: About the initiative: The ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative which means ‘My Government’ is an important transformative initiative of the …
Read MoreNews:Minister of Railways has released the ‘Stations’ Cleanliness Survey Report’(Cleanliness assessment of Non-suburban and Suburban Stations 2019). Facts: About the survey: The cleanliness survey is an annual exercise carried out …
Read MoreNews:State-owned construction firm NBCC (India) has signed a contract with Department of Sports for development of National Sports University at Imphal, Manipur. Facts: About National Sports University(NSU): National sports university …
Read MoreNews:United States has warned allies to forgo transactions with Russia as this may risk triggering sanctions under CAATSA act. Facts: Background: India and Russia have concluded the deal for five …
Read MoreNews: Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) has released a series of papers estimating the total carbon on Earth Facts: Two-tenths of 1% of Earth’s total carbon – about 43,500 gigatonnes (Gt) …
Read MoreNews: The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has issued a 15-point directive to chief secretaries in 11 Ganga-basin states. Facts: The directives include cordoning off ghats and imposing a …
Read MoreNews: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that India would phase out single use plastic by 2022. However, there would be no blanket ban on single-use plastics. Facts: Single-Use Plastics: …
Read MoreNews: The Monsoon Mission Coupled Forecast Model, developed under the Monsoon Mission has failed to accurately forecast the excess rainfall in August-September 2019. Facts: Monsoon Forecast in India: The IMD …
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