Strikes In The Gaza Strip: Israel has carried out strikes in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave into Israel. The armed wing of Hamas have announced that it fired on Israeli planes. Hamas is a Palestinian Islamist political organization and militant group that has waged war on Israel since […]
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Global Centre For Traditional Medicine: Gujarat
Global Centre For Traditional Medicine: Gujarat The groundbreaking ceremony was performed for the first-of-its-kind World Health Organization (WHO) Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Additionally, the Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit will be held later this month in Gandhinagar which is aimed at increasing investments and showcase innovations in the field […]
Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme
Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has relaxed various procedures under the Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme in order to reduce compliance requirements and facilitate ease of doing business. EPCG Scheme was launched in the 1990s to facilitate import of capital goods with the aim to enhance the […]
Guru Tegh Bahadur: Important Points
Guru Tegh Bahadur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on the 400th Parkash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji at the Red Fort in New Delhi on 21st of April, 2022. Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621 – 1675) was the ninth of ten Sikh Gurus and the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his […]
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande : Chief Of Indian Army
Lieutenant General Manoj Pande : Chief Of Indian Army Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has been appointed as the next Chief of Indian Army. The 29th Army Chief will be the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the Chief of Army Staff succeeding General Manoj Mukund Naravane who is scheduled to complete his […]
Semicon India-2022
Semicon India-2022: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first ever Semicon India-2022 Conference on 29th of April in Bengaluru. Semicon India-2022 Conference will be organised by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology from 29th of April to 1st of May around theme of – Design and Manufacture in India, for the World: Making India […]
Actinimenes koyas: New Species Of Shrimp
Actinimenes koyas: New Species Of Shrimp A new species of shrimp has been discovered by scientists from the ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR). The newly discovered species has been named Actinimenes koyas. NBFGR is focused on the documentation of the country’s aquatic genetic resources and gives special attention to shellfish and fish resources. […]
Environmental Clearance Process
Environmental Clearance Process: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has introduced a number of changes to the environmental clearance process for projects development projects while proposing to exempt others entirely from its jurisdiction due to which the environmentalists are showing concern. These proposals and changes came in the form of two office […]
What Is a ‘Poison Pill’ Defence?
What Is a ‘Poison Pill’ Defence? Twitter countered Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company for more than $43 billion with a corporate tool known as a poison pill, a defensive strategy by boardrooms trying to fend off takeovers. This defense mechanism was developed in the 1980s as company leaders, facing corporate raiders and hostile […]
Russia As a “State Sponsor Of Terrorism”
Russia As a “State Sponsor Of Terrorism”: Ukraine has requested US to designate Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism”. The designation would activate perhaps the harshest suite of sanctions available with the US against Russia. The US Secretary of State (the minister primarily in charge of foreign relations) has the power to designate countries […]
