Context: During Prime Minister's visit to Kuwait, India and Kuwait signed four Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreements covering defence, cultural exchange, sports, and Kuwait's membership in the International Solar Alliance.
Context: According to India State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR 2023) Uttar Pradesh (UP) recorded the second-largest increase in forest and tree cover in India, with an increase of 559 sq km.
Context: The first-ever Ganges-river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) was tagged in Assam recently. More on the News About the Ganges River Dolphin Common Names: Ganges river dolphin, blind dolphin, Ganges dolphin, Ganges susu, Gangetic
Context: The Supreme Court has ruled that pure coconut oil should be classified as 'edible oil' under the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985, and taxed at the lower 5% GST rate.
Context: Scientists from the University of Cambridge, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the UK’s Met Office developed a forecasting tool to predict locust swarm movements and behaviours.
Context: The European Commission has signed the concession contract with the SpaceRISE consortium for IRIS², a multi-orbital constellation of 290 satellites. Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS2) It is
Context: Recently, the Ministry of External Affairs represented India at the 24th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM), which was hosted
Context: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has instructed licensed food manufacturers, importers, repackers, and relabellers to submit quarterly data on rejected and expired food items through
Context: Currently, Johannesburg City is on the verge of ‘Day Zero’, after Cape Town’s water crisis. ‘Day Zero’: It is a concept associated with water resources becoming scarce because of
Gadhimai Mahotsav Context: Gadhimai Mahotsav the world's largest festival takes place every five years in Gadhimai Temple in the Bara district of Nepal. About the Festival: The Gadhimai festival is a nine-day Hindu