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The Botanical Survey of India’s new publication Plant Discoveries 2020 has added 267 new taxa/species to the country’s flora.The 267 new discoveries include 119 angiosperms; 3 pteridophytes; 5 bryophytes, 44 lichens; 57 fungi, 21 algae and 18 microbes.In 2020, 202 ne
Read More About It...What is the issue ?Ordinary Indians felt out of place in courts, where proceedings were lengthy, expensive and in English.These days judgments have become lengthy, which further complicates the position of litigants.The systems, practices and rules of courts were foreign and s
Read More About It...Reason: Australia ditched a deal that was worth $36.5 billion to buy French submarines in favour of U.S. vesselsThe abandonment of the ocean-class submarine project that Australia and France had been working on since 2016 constituted “unacceptable behaviour among allies and
Read More About It...According to a report by Central Pollution Control Board of India, for the year 20182019, 3.3 million metric tonnes of plastic waste are generated by Indians.that of all the plastic waste produced in the world, 79% enters the environment. Only 9% of all plastic waste is recycled.
Read More About It...The helicopter-launched Nag Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM), Helina, being developed indigenously by DRDO, has completed all trialsHelina is a third-generation fire and forget class ATGM mounted on an indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)It has a minimum range of 500 metres
Read More About It...The Union Cabinet approved a 30,600 crore rupees backstop facility for guaranteeing securities to be issued by the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL), the socalled ‘bad bank’ that is being set up to help aggregate and consolidate lenders’ nonperform
Read More About It...Exercise Surya Kiran between Indian Army and Nepali Army is commencing from 20 September 2021 at Pithoragarh (UK).During this exercise, an Infantry Battalion from Indian Army and an equivalent strength from Nepali Army would be sharing their experiences gained during the conduct o
Read More About It...The MeghEA initiative is spread across 6 pillars i.e. Governance, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship, Primary Sector, Infrastructure and Environment, and envision to make Meghalaya a high income state by 2030.The project aims to improve service delivery and governance for the
Read More About It...The Preamble to the Constitution of India recognises ‘Justice’ as the first deliverable to be secured for its citizens.The hallmark of a successful and vibrant democracy is that every citizen is not only guaranteed justice, but also that such justice is equitable.The
Read More About It...Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana will be launched across 75 Locations in 17 zones and 7 Production Units of RailwaysThe Railways will train 50,000 youth in the age group of 18 to 35 over three years.The aim is to impart training skills to the youth in various trades to bring qualitativ
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