14 Mar 21 Pi (π) Day (Indian Express)
Context: This day is observed on 14 March every year after the said event was passed in the United States House of Representatives in 2009. This date also marks the...
GS Paper III
14 Mar 21 Martian ‘blueberries’ and the connection on Earth (The Hindu)
Context: NASA’s Mars exploration rover named Opportunity found many small spheres on the planet back in 2004, known as Martian blueberries. It also studied mineralogy and observed that they were...
14 Mar 21 Scrapping Vehicles (Indian Express)
Context: Now, the vehicle scrapping policy will grant owners of old vehicles to claim certificates which can then be utilized to get a deduction or a discount in registration fees...
12 Mar 21 Increase in the FDI in Insurance sector (GS-3 Economics, Indian Express)
Why to increase: FDI will improve the insurance penetration, Insurance density Amendment in the Insurance Act 1938 which will raise the FDI limit to 74 per cent, from...
12 Mar 21 Working towards climate justice in a non-ideal world (The Hindu, GS-3, Environment)
Issue:- Developed countries are not paying for the emission they have done in the past. Recently raghuram rajan said about the climate financing Countries must contribute to global funds...
11 Mar 21 ICAR receives King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award (PIB)
Context: Indian Council of Agricultural Research earned the King Bhumibol World Soil Day 2020 award which was given by the Food and Agriculture Organization in Thailand. This recognition was announced...
11 Mar 21 Regulation redux (GS-3 Environment)
Issue: Supreme Court has sent a notice to the Centre on a PIL to set up a national environmental regulator under the Environment (Protection) Act. Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification...
11 Mar 21 A case for a revamped, need-based PDS (GS-2 governance, GS-3 economics)
About: National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 To provide for food and nutritional security in the human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantities of quality food...
10 Mar 21 Asset Monetization
(The Hindu) Context: Recently, NITI Aayog and the Department of Economic Affairs formulated a workshop on asset monetization on a national level. The workshop was headed by Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala...
09 Mar 21 Rating mechanism for national highways
Context The ministry of road , transport and highways has released the first ever rating mechanism for the national highways Conducted by- It was conducted by National Highways Authority of India under the...