What’s in the news? World Bank has said that Indian economy is expected to grow at 8.3 percent in the current financial year. It has upgraded India’s GDP growth for the next fiscal to 8.7 percent, reflecting higher investment from …
An important report on “India and international law” by the parliamentary committee on external affairs discussed how Indian courts have dealt with international law. The committee observed that India follows the principle of “dualism”, that is, international law does not …
GS-4 Ethics is a high-scoring paper compared to the others if you master it well. For the Ethics paper, two kinds of questions are asked- Theoretical Questions and Case studies. Theoretical questions, as the name suggests, are based on the …
Why in News: The Ministry of External Affairs signed an agreement with Tata Consultancy Services Limited for the second phase of the Passport Seva Programme (PSP), one of the several Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) of the Government of India. The …
About PM GatiShakti Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the “PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan” for infrastructure development aimed at boosting multimodal connectivity and driving down logistics costs. About the project PM GatiShakti is a digital platform that …
Context China’s status as a ‘developing country’ at the World Trade Organization (WTO) has become a contentious issue with a number of countries raising concerns over the upper middle-income nation deriving benefits reserved for developing countries under WTO norms. Moreover, …
Context Kazakhstan, the oil-rich country of 19 million people, has seen mass unrest recently over the government’s decision to end subsidies on liquefied petroleum gas. The cost of LPG, which many Kazakhs use instead of petrol or diesel to run …
In India, urbanisation and city expansion have put a strain on fundamental infrastructure and services such as housing, sanitation, and health. Migrant labourers are the worst hit by the lack of these fundamental necessities. The epidemic of Covid-19 has exacerbated …
Why in News: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) expects to deliver all Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) variant to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 2022 while the LCA MK-1A, with specific enhancements, will take …