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Rajya Sabha passes two Bills, no-detention policy to be reversed News The Rajya Sabha has passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill Important Facts About National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill It seeks to provide retrospective recognition to central and… Continue reading Rajya Sabha passes two Bills, no-detention policy to be reversed

Six AIIMS not fully functional even after 16 years, says report News: Parliamentary standing committee on health and family welfare in its report on the functioning of new AIIMS (phase-I) under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) has observed 6 AIIMS are not fully functional even after 16 years of the scheme Important Facts… Continue reading Six AIIMS not fully functional even after 16 years, says report

Endangered species are key to our survival News: India submitted its sixth national report to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity Important Facts: The report highlights two mixed front: One, the country is on track to meet most of its national biodiversity targets, Second, is that the list of animal species from the country… Continue reading Endangered species are key to our survival

Ease capital requirements for banks: House panel News: Parliamentary panel asks RBI to ease bank’s capital requirements. Important Facts: Aligning the capital requirements for Indian banks with global standards was a bone of contention between the government and the RBI. To address the conflict, an Indian Parliamentary panel, asked the RBI to ease its rules… Continue reading Ease capital requirements for banks: House panel

Improved Light Combat Aircraft gets green light for production News: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) aims to get the first Improved Light Combat Aircraft in 2019 Important Facts: The Light Combat Aircraft is being designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in Bengaluru. The IAF has asked HAL to make 40 LCA aircraft. Of… Continue reading Improved Light Combat Aircraft gets green light for production

China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover lands on moon’s far side, sends back images News: China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover made the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon Important Facts: The first-ever soft landing is being seen as a major milestone in space exploration because unlike previous moon missions that have landed on the… Continue reading China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover lands on moon’s far side, sends back images

No plan to up judge retirement age: Law Ministry News: Parliamentary Panel recommends increase in retirement age of SC Judges to 67 Years and HC Judges to 65 Years Important Facts: Amid concerns over a huge number of vacancies in the Supreme Court Parliamentary committee has recommended the government to consider increasing the age of… Continue reading No plan to up judge retirement age: Law Ministry

Space diplomacy: India to set up ground stations for 5 neighbors News: India to set up five large ground stations and more than 500 small terminals in Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, as part of New Delhi’s space diplomacy to counter China’s influence in the region. Facts: The first of the five ground… Continue reading Space diplomacy: India to set up ground stations for 5 neighbors

Exotic trees eating up Western Ghat’s grasslands News: Western Ghats lost almost one-fourth high-altitude grasslands due to invasion of exotic trees. Important Facts: Most of this loss occurred on the mountain tops of the Nilgiri, Palani and Anamalai hill ranges, which comprise more than half of the Ghat’s shola-grassland ecosystems. The satellite images revealed that… Continue reading Exotic trees eating up Western Ghat’s grasslands

Ujjwala expands LPG coverage from 55% to 90% of households News According to government sources, LPG overage has risen from 55% of households in 2014 to 90%, an increase of 63%. This increase has been attributed to the rapid rollout of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) Important Facts About PMUY Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna is… Continue reading Ujjwala expands LPG coverage from 55% to 90% of households