Read:https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/cultivation-of-maize-mustard-moong-need-to-be-promoted-icar-chief-122081300884_1.html#:~:text=Cultivation%20of%20maize%2C%20mustard%2C%20and,Singh%20on%20Saturday. Cultivation of maize, mustard, and moong(3Ms) needs to be promoted in a big way across the country and this must be accompanied by the adoption of modern technology in the agriculture sector, said the Indian Council of Agricultural Research…
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India adds 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites covering an area of 13,26,677 ha in the country in the 75th year of Independence. Tamil Nadu has maximum no. of Ramsar sites…
Retail inflation eases to 5-month low of 6.71%: Basics Explained
India’s retail inflation, which is measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), eased to a 5-month low 6.71 per cent in the month of July, down from 7.01 per cent in June. Separately, India’s factory output, measured through the Index…
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World Elephant Day is observed on August 12 every year to raise awareness about their plight, the need to protect them, and the measure that can be taken to ensure their survival. Elephants are faced with an existential crisis, from…
RBI issues strict norms for digital lending space: Basics Explained
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released guidelines for the digital lending space in an effort to mitigate the concerns arising from credit delivery through digital lending methods. The guidelines, aimed at curbing rising malpractices in the digital lending ecosystem,…
KHUDIRAM BOSE: A BOY MARTYR
On this day, 11 August, 18 year old young revolutionary Khudiram Bose was martyred. Khudiram Bose was a freedom fighter, who was one of the youngest revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. He was born on 3rd December 1889. Khudiram Bose was influenced…
Jagdeep Dhankhar sworn in as 14th Vice President Of India: Basics Explained
Jagdeep Dhankhar, former Bengal governor, sworn in as India’s vice president . The vice-President of India is also ex officio Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. Article 63 of Indian Constitution states that “there shall be a Vice-President of India.” The…
World Biofuel Day: Basics Explained
World Biofuel Day is commemorated on 10 August every year to raise awareness about the use of non-fossil fuel as an alternative to conventional fossil fuel. Any fuel that is derived from the biomass, like plants, agricultural wastes, crops, algae,…