CAG Report On Railway Finance: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reported that in the fiscal year 2021-22, the financial health of Indian Railways entered a “concern zone.” Key findings of the CAG: The railway operator spent ₹107 to earn ₹100 due to increased pension funding Indian Railways couldn’t generate a net surplus in 2021-22 […]
Index Of Industrial Production
Index Of Industrial Production: India’s Index of Industrial Production in India declined to a three-month low of 3.7 per cent in June, mainly due to poor showing by the manufacturing sector. It is one of the Prime indicators of economic development for the measurement of trends in the behavior of Industrial Production over a period […]
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve : Female Tiger Cub Found Dead
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve : Female Tiger Cub Found Dead A seven-month-old female tiger cub was found dead under suspicious circumstances at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh. It is spread over the Vindhya hills. Bandhavgarh was declared a national park in 1968 and then became Tiger […]
Mushkbudji Rice : Geographical Indication (GI) Tag
Mushkbudji Rice : Geographical Indication (GI) Tag Mushkbudji Rice received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Mushkbudji Rice is short bold aromatic rice grown in higher reaches of Kashmir valley. The cooked rice is unique and possesses a harmonious blend of taste, aroma and rich organoleptic properties. It is mainly is grown in areas of Sagam, […]
Increase In The Number Of Elephants
Increase In The Number Of Elephants: Estimates suggest that the number of elephants in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu has increased. Karnataka’s elephants increased from 6,049 in 2017 to 6,395 in 2023, the reports showed. In Tamil Nadu, there was a rise to 2,961 in 2023 from 2,761 in 2017. Meanwhile, in Kerala, the population has […]
Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023
Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023: The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023, recently passed by Parliament. These amendments seek to address ambiguities, streamline administrative processes, and integrate emerging aquaculture practices. Major Provisions Related to Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment ) Bill, 2023: The amendments aims to bring all coastal aquaculture activities under the purview of […]
PUShP Portal
PUShP Portal: The National Power Committee (NPC) has asked States to provide suggestions for offering incentives to buyers and sellers on the surplus power portal PUSHp, PUShP portal is a High Price Day Ahead Market (HP-DAM) and Surplus Power Portal (PUShP) launched by the Ministry of Power. It was launched to ensure greater availability of […]
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve : Five-Year-Plan To Safeguard Turtles
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve : Five-Year-Plan To Safeguard Turtles Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) has embarked on an ambitious journey by formulating its inaugural ‘five-year-plan’ to safeguard turtles, conduct species identification and estimate their populations both within and outside the reserve. Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is located in Pilibhit District, Lakhimpur Kheri District and Bahraich District of Uttar […]
Earendel : Celestial Body
Earendel : Celestial Body The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed important details about Earendel, the far away celestial body. Earendel is a star discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2022 and it is the most distant and earliest known star. It is a massive B-type star that is more than twice as hot […]
Employee Stock Option Plan
Employee Stock Option Plan: A parliamentary panel recently recommended to the government to amend the Income Tax Act to ensure that ESOPs (Employee Stock Option Plan) are taxed only at the time of sale of shares and not on notional gains to allow startups to hire ‘low-cost’ employees. Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) which is […]
