Exercise Cutlass Express and INS Trikand What is the News? INS Trikand participates in exercise Cutlass Express 2019 INS Trikand, a front-line warship of the Indian Navy, participated in a multinational training exercise ‘CUTLASS EXPRESS – 19’ held Read More ……
Category: UPSC Prelims
INSTEX – Instrument In Support Of Trade Exchanges
INSTEX – Instrument In Support Of Trade Exchanges What is the News? Germany, France and Britain have officially set up a European mechanism to facilitate non-dollar trade with Iran and circumvent US sanctions. The EU has been preparing Read More ……
KALIA Scheme of Odisha
KALIA Scheme of Odisha What is the news? Beneficiaries who have enrolled under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme in the first phase will receive monetary assistance by January 26. Salient Features of the Read More ……
Pakistan and CPEC Project
Pakistan and CPEC Project What is the news? The Pakistan government has decided to shelve a major coal based power plant project under the $60 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), citing sufficient generation capacity already lined up for the next few years. It has requested Beijing to formally delete the project from the CPEC list. About CPEC Project The Read More ……
Devadasi Practise in some Southern Parts of India
Devadasi Practise in some Southern Parts of India What is the news? More than 36 years after the Karnataka Devadasis (Prohibition of Dedication) Act of 1982 was passed, the State government is yet to issue the rules for Read More ……
Kartarpur Corridor
Kartarpur Corridor What is the news? Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has written to the Centre to finalise the infrastructure to be built around the Kartarpur Corridor to ensure its early operationalisation. About the Corridor Kartarpur Sahib, the Read More ……
World Gold Council (WGC)
World Gold Council (WGC) What is the News? WGC has released a report on gold demand in 2019. Increased market uncertainty and expansion of protectionist economic policies will make gold increasingly attractive as a hedge in 2019, says Read More ……
China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System What is the news? China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), touted as a rival to the widely-used American GPS, has started providing global services. Pakistan became the first country to use the BeiDou Read More ……
Significance of Chabahar Port
Significance of Chabahar Port What is the News? The opening of the first office of Indian Ports Global Limited at Iran’s Chabahar and the takeover of operations of the Shahid Beheshti port is a milestone in India’s regional Read More ……
Hongyun Project
Hongyun Project What is the News? China launched its first communication satellite to provide broadband internet services worldwide in an apparent bid to rival Google and other international firms. The satellite was launched from a Long March 11 Read More ……