The Government of India has extended the concession period for its ambitious multimodal logistics parks Read More …
Category: PRELIMS TERMINOLOGY
Govt raises concession period for Multimodal Logistics parks From 30 years to 45
What is Tier II account under National Pension System?
National Pension System (NPS) is a great tax-saving retirement fund and the perfect long-term investment Read More …
Nitrogen vacancy (NV) defect centre
Researchers from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) at Mumbai and Kharagpur have built a Read More …
What is Black Swan Event?
A study by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mentioned about the possibility of Read More …
Nepal to hand over the contract of West Seti Project to India
The Government of Nepal has decided to hand over the contract of the 750-megawatt West Read More …
Glischropus meghalayanus-A new species of thick-thumbed bat
A new species of bamboo-dwelling bat was discovered in Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya. The Read More …
What is Paris Club?
According to the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, two Quad members (India and Japan), Read More …
Digital Payments Protection Fund (DPPF)
In a bid to provide a security cover to customers being defrauded on online payment Read More …
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and Council of Europe
On June 14, 2022, a flight that was due to take asylum seekers from the Read More …
Scientists say they have discovered the origins of Black Death
Using DNA sequencing, researchers have finally discovered the origins of Black Death-a strain of Yersinia Read More …
Govt designates IT resources of ICICI, HDFC Banks & NPCI as critical information infrastructure
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) announced the IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Read More …
What is Kuril Islands controversy?
In April 2022, Japan’s Diplomatic Bluebook for 2022 described the Kuril Islands (which Japan calls Read More …
Rukmini Krishna Yatra
A meeting between Deputy CM Arunachal Pradesh Shri Chowna Mein and top National Monumental Authority Read More …
Solidarity-2023
India has supported an initiative by China to conduct a joint border operation called ‘Solidarity-2023’ Read More …
RBI ‘Payments Vision 2025’
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on June 17 released ‘Payments Vision 2025’ for India Read More …
Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow
Researchers have for the first time found microplastics in freshly fallen Antarctic snow. Scientists from Read More …
Income Tax Department notified Cost Inflation Index (CII)
The Income Tax (IT) Department has notified the cost inflation index (CII) for 2022-23 to Read More …
Cabinet approves Auction of IMT/5G Spectrum
The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications to conduct spectrum Read More …
World Competitiveness Index 2022
India’s economic competitiveness improved significantly in 2022, jumping 6 places on the IMD’s World Competitiveness Read More …
LC3 or limestone calcined clay cement
LC3 or limestone calcined clay cement is a family of composite cements containing 50 per Read More …
CombSGPO: Combined Security Game Policy Optimisation
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and Harvard University have developed a Read More …
What is I2U2 Summit?
US President Joe Biden will host a virtual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Israel Read More …
Salient features of AGNIPATH Scheme
The Union Cabinet on June 14 approved an attractive recruitment scheme for Indian youth to Read More …
New Study Shows Updated Map Of Earth’s Tectonic Plates
A team of researchers at the University of Adelaide created an updated map of Earth’s Read More …
Tendu leaves controversy
Tribal residents of many villages in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon and Kanker districts have decided to file Read More …