S-400 And CAATSA: The U.S. State Department spokesperson has said that there will be no “blanket” waiver for India, indicating that even if S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems deal is not sanctioned, other “significant” military and nuclear transactions between India and Russia could still trigger sanctions under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). […]
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RELOS: Logistics Agreements with Russia
Logistics Agreements: India is all set to conclude the bilateral logistics agreement with Russia (the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement (RELOS)) soon. RELOS will be an important step forward in the military sphere as it aims at fostering interoperability and sharing of logistics. The “long overdue” agreement was to have come up for signing in […]
Minimum Support Price Realization of Agri-Produce Bill, 2021
Minimum Support Price (MSP): BJP MP Varun Gandhi has introduced a private bill for Minimum Support Price of crops in Parliament. Overview of The farmers right to guaranteed minimum support price realization of agri-produce Bill, 2021: It seeks to legally guarantee of MSP with financial outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore. It aims to provide […]
Asian Power Index: 2021
Asian Power Index For 2021: Asian Power Index ranks 26 nations and territories. It is released by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute. Highlights of the latest report: India has risen as the 4th most powerful country in the Asia-Pacific region for comprehensive power out of 26 countries, with an overall score of 37.7 out of 100. […]
Bank Deposit Insurance Program
Bank Deposit Insurance Program: The Central government has highlighted the significance of increase in bank deposit insurance cover, in case of problems occurring such as closure, from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. PM Modi is to address the nation on Bank Deposit Insurance. Earlier, there used to be a bank deposit insurance cover […]
New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Voters in the French island territory of New Caledonia chose overwhelmingly to remain part of France, in a referendum boycotted by pro-independence forces and closely watched around the South Pacific. New Caledonia is a sui generis collectivity of overseas France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, south of Vanuatu, about 1,210 km east of […]
Buxa Tiger Reserve: In News
Buxa Tiger Reserve: An increase in the forest density and the big cat prey base, especially deer, had attracted a Royal Bengal tiger, a first such sighting in 23 years, to the Buxa Tiger reserve They believed that a favourable habitat at the tiger reserve would invite more tigers, which had migrated to neighbouring Bhutan. […]
Black Box Of The Planet
Black Box Of The Planet: Australian scientists and artists are going to make black box of the planet to hold the world accountable for their actions by creating a black box of the planet The box will be constructed in Tasmania, an Australian island state off the south coast. It will be made with 3-inch […]
SAMPANN Project
SAMPANN Project: Over one lakh people have received pensions directly in their bank accounts through the SAMPANN (System for Accounting and Management of Pension) project. It was launched in 2018. It is a seamless online pension processing and payment system for Department of Telecommunications pensioners. It provides direct credit of pension into the bank accounts […]
Ramanujan Prize 2021
Ramanujan Prize: The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from developing countries has been given to Professor Neena Gupta. She is a mathematician at the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata and has been awarded for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. She is the third woman to receive the Ramanujan Prize. Her […]
