Since 2012, India’s domestic production of Crude oil fell year after year. This led to an increase in imports from 81.8% in 2012 to 87.6% in 2020. It fell by 7.1% in May 2020 compared to May 2019 production. …
Why in News? Statistics Day was celebrated on June 29, 2020 on the birth anniversary of Prof. P C Mahalanobis. The theme of Statistics Day, 2020 is SDG- 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) …
About Sree Narayana Guru was born in 1856 C.E. in the village of Chempazhanthi in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He became one of the greatest proponents and re-evaluators of Advaita Vedanta, the principle of non-duality put forward by Adi Shankara. He is …
Exotic species Exotic species, often referred to as alien, nonnative, nonindigenous, or introduced species, are those that occur in areas outside of their natural geographic range. The presence of an exotic species may have a significant effect on the local …
About CBI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) , functioning under Dept. of Personnel, Ministry of Personnel, Pension & Public Grievances, Government of India, is the premier investigating police agency in India. It is also the nodal police agency in …
About MSF Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) is the rate at which the banks are able to borrow overnight funds from RBI against the approved government securities. The scheme was introduced by RBI with the main aim of reducing volatility in …
About Ka-226T The Ka-226T is a light, twin-engine multi-role helicopter offered by Russian Helicopters, for military and civilian missions. The Ka-226T is an India specific variant of Ka-226 flown by the Russian border security and coast guard. The military version …
About LIGO LIGO stands for “Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory“, the world’s largest gravitational wave observatory. It is the world’s largest gravitational wave observatory. LIGO exploits the physical properties of light and of space itself to detect and understand the …
Background Brexit (“British exit”) refers to the United Kingdom’s decision in a 2016 referendum to leave the European Union (EU), which is a group of 27 countries that operates as a cohesive economic and political block. The process of leaving …
As far India is concerned, Russia has been it’s all time long standing and time tested partner which provides a multi-faceted look towards India’s Foreign policy. India and Russia’s relationship is largely oriented towards the defence sector and even both …