CONTEXT The great space race of the 20th century was kicked off by the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik in 1957. It was a competition between the world’s great powers, a test of their ideologies, which proved to be a …
CONTEXT Recently, the Indian Prime Minister has announced that India would aim for net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. The announcement was given credence by the country’s solar achievements since 2015. Further, India is the only major economy whose policies and …
About the Scheme ‘Pehchan’ cards scheme is a part of the initiative of the Union Textile Ministry to register and provide identity cards to handicraft artisans and link them to a national database. Launched in 2016, it is a new …
What’s in the news? According to the National Statistical Office, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.4% in the July to September quarter, compared to a 7.4% contraction a year ago, with the economy’s gross value added (GVA) rising …
What’s in the news? India formally joined the G20 Troika which consists of Indonesia, Italy and India — the current, previous and incoming G20 Presidencies, respectively. The G20 is the premier global forum for international economic cooperation and its summit …
Government of India created a new organisation known as IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre) which is a “single window nodal agency” established to boost the commercialisation of Indian space activities. A supplement to the Indian Space Research …