CONTEXT: Curtain raiser of the 26th DST – CII Technology Summit takes place. DST – CII Technology Summit: The yearly summit has been instrumental in providing significant opportunities to forge and foster global technology partnerships. The heads of the partnering countries have addressed the technology summits in the past – …

CONTEXT: Cyclonic Storm ‘Burevi’ over southwest Bay of Bengal. MAIN POINTS: According to the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west northwestwards with a speed of 9 kmph, intensified into a cyclone storm and lay centred over southwest …

CONTEXT: 56 ‘Raising Day’ event of the Border Security Force (BSF) was held on 1 December 2020 in New Delhi. MAIN POINTS: The BSF was raised in 1965 after the India-Pakistan war. It is one of the five Central Armed Police Forces of Union of India under the administrative control …

CONTEXT: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched the virtual edition of Aadi Mahotsav – Madhya Pradesh.The next focus state would be Gujarat, followed by West Bengal. BACKGROUND: It is a national tribal festival and a joint initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development …

CONTEXT: A review meeting regarding the progress of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Scheme (UBA) was held via video conferencing. MAIN POINTS: Identify three to five core issues common amongst all the villages and few issues based on local conditions and work on these. Efforts should be made to maximise the number …