Source: The Hindu What is the News? Earth’s two immediate neighbors Mars and Venus will come closest to each other. This event is called planetary conjunction. What is Conjunction? The conjunction is the name given to any event where planets or asteroids appear to be very close together in the sky when viewed from the Earth. … Continue reading Planetary conjunction of Mars, Venus
Bihar’s Kesaria Buddha stupa waterlogged
Source: The Hindu What is the News? Kesaria Buddha stupa in east Champaran district of Bihar is waterlogged following floods in some parts of the districts. About Kesaria Buddha Stupa: Kesariya Stupa is a Buddhist stupa in Kesariya located at a distance of 110 kilometres from Patna, Bihar. It is regarded as the tallest and the largest Buddhist stupa… Continue reading Bihar’s Kesaria Buddha stupa waterlogged
Records of freedom fighters to be digitised
Source: The Hindu What is the News? The Union Culture Minister has said that the National Archives records related to the life, struggle, and strife of our freedom fighters would be digitised within a year as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. About Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the… Continue reading Records of freedom fighters to be digitised
G-secs: RBI unveils Retail Direct Scheme
Source: The Hindu What is the News? The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has announced the launch of the RBI Retail Direct scheme. About RBI Retail Direct Scheme: RBI Retail Direct Scheme is a one-stop solution to facilitate investment in government securities (G-secs) by individual investors. Under the scheme, retail investors (individuals) will have the facility to open and… Continue reading G-secs: RBI unveils Retail Direct Scheme
India Aims to target over 100 Billion “Blue Economy” Through Deep Ocean Mission and Ocean Resources
Source: PIB What is the News? The Union Minister of Earth Sciences has said that in the years to come, India aims to target over 100 billion “Blue Economy” through its Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) and ocean resources. About Deep Ocean Mission: Deep Ocean Mission aims to explore the deep ocean for resources. Also, for sustainable use… Continue reading India Aims to target over 100 Billion “Blue Economy” Through Deep Ocean Mission and Ocean Resources
Indian scientists discover new plant species in Antarctica
Source: WION What is the News? A team of Indian scientists has discovered a new plant species in Antarctica named Bryum Bharatiensis. About Bryum Bharatiensis: Bryum bharatiensis is a species of moss. It was discovered by a team of researchers from the Central University of Punjab. Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta.… Continue reading Indian scientists discover new plant species in Antarctica
NASA’s VIPER Mission to Map Water, Other Resources on Moon in 2023
Source: NDTV What is the News? NASA has announced the launch of the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover(VIPER) Mission in 2023. About VIPER Mission: VIPER Mission is a mobile robot to be launched by NASA in the year 2023. It will be the first resource mapping mission on any other celestial body. Celestial Body is any natural body… Continue reading NASA’s VIPER Mission to Map Water, Other Resources on Moon in 2023
Interest rates and asset prices
Source: Business Standard Synopsis: Relationship between interest rates and asset prices is discussed What is an asset? An asset is defined as follows, a useful thing or an item of property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value. Interest rate Interest rate is defined as the price one pays to borrow money or… Continue reading Interest rates and asset prices
Strengthening export linkage of Farmer Cooperatives & FPOs
Source: Pib What is the news? APEDA and NAFED have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for harnessing the export potential of agricultural and processed food products of cooperatives as well as Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs). Key points of MoU The key areas of cooperation include facilitating APEDA registered exporters getting assistance under all the… Continue reading Strengthening export linkage of Farmer Cooperatives & FPOs
The Centre should help RBI tame retail inflation
Source- Live Mint Synopsis – Food and fuel should be included in the GST rate to provide tax relief. Introduction- Retail inflation slipped to 6.26 percent in June. It breached the upper tolerance limit of the inflation target range set by the RBI’s monetary policy committee for the second consecutive month in a row. According… Continue reading The Centre should help RBI tame retail inflation
