Archives GS 2 Iran to promote Chabahar as curbs will hit main port With U.S. sanctions threatening Iran’s main port of Bandar Abbas, the Iranian government is planning to promote the Chabahar port being developed by India in a major conference on February 26, highlighting the potential of the Indian Ocean port beyond India-Afghan trade… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 17th, 2019
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10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : February 16, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – February 16, 2019
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7 PM | Fire Safety in India | 16 February, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context The massive fire incident in Karol Bagh’s Hotel Arpit had killed 17 people Facts and figures According to National Crime Records Bureau figures, 17,700 Indians died, 48 people every day, due to fire accidents in 2015. Of those who died, 62% were women. Maharashtra and Gujarat, our… Continue reading 7 PM | Fire Safety in India | 16 February, 2019
NASA heading back to the moon
NASA will set foot on the moon ‘by 2028’ for the first time since Apollo 17 and plans to make a sustainable colony so astronauts can regularly travel back and forth from Earth. NASA aims to first land an unmanned vehicle on the Moon by 2024 and are now inviting bids from the private sector… Continue reading NASA heading back to the moon
Antibiotic-resistant NDM-1 gene found in pristine Arctic
Scientists have detected antibiotic resistant (AR) gene NDM-1(New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase) in pristine high Arctic region(Kongsfjorden region of Svalbard),one of the earth’s most remote spots.It clearly indicates the extent of globalisation of antimicrobial resistance (AR). The enzyme got New Delhi in its name because it was first detected in 2008 in Swedish patient of Indian origin… Continue reading Antibiotic-resistant NDM-1 gene found in pristine Arctic
India revokes Pak.’s MFN status day after terrorist strike in J&K
India revokes Pak.’s MFN status day after terrorist strike in J&K India has revoked the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Pakistan in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Pulwama. Most Favoured Nation is a treatment accorded to a trade partner to ensure non-discriminatory trade between two countries vis-a-vis other trade partners. Under WTO… Continue reading India revokes Pak.’s MFN status day after terrorist strike in J&K
No change in China’s stance
No change in China’s stance China has declined to back India’s appeal to list Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the United Nations following Pulwama attack. China has repeatedly used its veto power at 15 member UN Security council(UNSC) to block the listing of Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the… Continue reading No change in China’s stance
Why only bureaucrats on information panels, asks SC
Why only bureaucrats on information panels, asks SC Supreme court raised concerns over how government employees or retired ones had consistently been found more suitable than eminent persons from other walks of life as Information commissioners. The Right to Information Act of 2005 was enacted to ensure accountability in governance.The act itself requires people from… Continue reading Why only bureaucrats on information panels, asks SC
Amrut Cities–Municipal Corporations of Raigarh, Ambikapur, and Kumbakonam Bag Top Swachhata Excellence Awards
Amrut Cities–Municipal Corporations of Raigarh, Ambikapur, and Kumbakonam Bag Top Swachhata Excellence Awards AMRUT cities and Municipal Corporations of Raigarh, Ambikapur and Kumbakonam have bagged the first, second and third prizes respectively of Swachhata Excellence awards 2019. DAY-NULM Swachhata Excellence Awards have been instituted by Ministry of Housing and urban affairs to recognize the Urban… Continue reading Amrut Cities–Municipal Corporations of Raigarh, Ambikapur, and Kumbakonam Bag Top Swachhata Excellence Awards
