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Recently, the government had left out sectors such as iron and steel, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, from the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme. These sectors were omitted from the scheme, as iron and steel were ‘already booming’ and the pharma industry’s business had also increased during …

Recently, the UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik) Scheme has been selected for Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 under the category “Innovation (General) – Central”. The Ministry of Civil Aviation will receive the award on 21st April,i.e. Civil Service Day. The government of India celebrates Civil Services Day, every year …

In 2020, the National Cyber Security Strategy was conceptualised by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) headed by Lt General Rajesh Pant. The report focused on 21 areas to ensure a safe, secure, trusted, resilient, and vibrant cyberspace for India. However, amid a surge in cyberattacks on India’s networks, …

Recently, the rare butterfly Palmking (Amathusiaphidippus) was sighted for the first time in Tamil Nadu. It is the 321st species of butterfly found in Tamil Nadu among the 1,500 species in India. Palmking was first recorded in South India by British scientist H.S.Ferguson in 1891. More than a Century later, it was rediscovered in 2007. Palmking belongs to the Nymphalidae …

Recently, Ukraine claimed that it has damaged the Russian Black Sea Fleet Flagship ‘Moskva’ by Neptune Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles. The Neptune is a coastal anti-ship cruise missile that is capable of the destruction of naval vessels in a range of 300 km. The Missile system was inducted into the Ukrainian Defence Forces in March 2021 after being in …

The President of India has greeted people on the eve of Chaitra Shukladi, GudiPadwa, Ugadi, Cheti Chand, Vaisakhi, Vishu, NabaBarsha, Vaisakhadi and Puthandu-Pirappu and Bohag Bihu. These festivals of the spring season mark the beginning of the traditional new year in India. Vaishakhi: It is also pronounced as Baisakhi, observed by Hindus and …

Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD)released its first Long Range Forecast (LRF) for 2022 which says that the country is likely to receive a normal monsoon for the fourth consecutive year. While forecasting a ‘normal’ southwest monsoonfor this year, IMD also revised downwards the definition of what constitutes average rainfall. Every year, the IMD issues a two-stage forecast: the first …

Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued guidelines to states and Union Territories asking them to Modernize Prisons under the Modernisation of Prisons Project. Prisons are an important and integral part of the Criminal Justice System of the country. They not only play the critical role in keeping the offenders in …

Recently, the US State Department released a strong and critical report on human rights in India in 2021. The report is submitted each year to the US Congress which is retrospective and contains a country-wise discussion of the state of internationally recognised individual, civil, political and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human …

The nation celebrated the 131st birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar on 14th April 2022. Ambedkar was a social reformer, jurist, economist, author, polyglot (knowing or using several languages) orator, a scholar, and thinker of comparative religions. Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was born in 1891 in Mhow, Central Province (now Madhya Pradesh). He is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution and was India’s first …