In news: President Donald Trump recently decided to unilaterally pull the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal and to re-imposing nuclear sanctions against that country. It is a huge setback to multilateral diplomacy and the rules-based international order. Iran nuclear deal (The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action): The agreement, signed in 2015 by Iran... Continue Reading →
Topic: Infrastructure- airways. In news: The government is augmenting the airport capacity of various airports as part of NABH (NextGen Airports for BHarat) Nirman initiative. About NABH Nirman initiative: The government in February announced a new initiative — NABH Nirman— under which it proposes to expand airport capacity in the country by more than... Continue Reading →
Topic: inclusive growth and issues arising out of it. In news: Business sentiment among micro and small enterprises (MSE) improved in the January-March quarter as the sentiment index rose by 14 points in the quarter, according to the CriSidEx survey. The CriSidEx sentiment index rose to 121 in the survey quarter (SQ) of January-March... Continue Reading →
In news: The third edition of the United Nations Peacekeeping Course for African Partners (UNPCAP) is being held in New Delhi. About UNPCAP: The course is aimed to build and enhance the capacity of the African Troop Contributing Countries to the UN and to further train the trainers from these countries. The course is... Continue Reading →
In news: The parliamentary panel on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds has recommended that amounts donated by lawmakers for rehabilitation work after natural disasters be disbursed within two weeks. What’s the issue? Funds are to be released by the nodal district of the lawmaker concerned to the district authority... Continue Reading →
In news : Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation (TRIFED) of Ministry of Tribal Affairs has operationalised Retail Inventory Software (RIS) in all its Tribes India Outlets, Regional Offices and Head Office for inventory control. Key facts: The electronic mode of system has been made available at all Regional Offices and Outlets, streamlining the entire... Continue Reading →
In news: In a step that would spare animals from suffering due to drug experiments, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission has approved modern, animal-free tests for drug manufacturers. Key facts: In its latest guidelines on tests for drugs manufactured and marketed in India, the IPC has replaced the pyrogen test carried out on rabbits... Continue Reading →
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