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NATO AND INDIA ( INTRENATIOINAL RELATION) Why in News? India’s continued reluctanceto engage a major European institution like NATO will be a stunning case of strategic self-denial. [NATO: Inter-governmental, post-War military alliance between 30 European and North American countries] Why yet not a part? During the Cold War (1989-91), India refused to become a part […]
THE INITATIVE OF SAGARMALA PROJECT ADHYAYAN IAS ACADEMY ROPAX Jetty Project Cost of Project : Rs 110 crore Location: This is on river Dhamra in Odisha. Important points: Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) has accorded administrative approval for sanction of Rs 50.30 crore for developing all-weather ROPAX (Roll-on/Roll-off Passenger)Jetty and allied infrastructure connecting […]
GEOGRAPHY ADHYAYAN IAS ACADEMY For the 2021 Southwest Monsoon Season Rainfall Summary of the Forecast for the 2021 southwest monsoon Rainfall a. Southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be normal (96 to 104 % of Long Period Average (LPA)). b. Quantitatively, the monsoon seasonal […]
Appointment of election Commissioner Article 324(2) of The Constitution of India “The Election Commission shall consist Of Chief Election Commissioner and such number of other Election Commissioner, if any, as the President may from time to time fix and appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall. subject to the Provisions of any […]
Russia Leader Vladimir Putin Why in News? President Vladimir Putin signed legislation that could mean he stays in power till 2036, according to government’s legal information portal. Russian President Vladimir Putin Aged 68 years has been in power for two decades – longer than any other Kremlin leader since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin April 5, […]
H-1B Visa Why in News? The US Department of Labor has requested feedback from the public in the next 60 days on determining the wage levels for the employment of various immigrants and non-immigrants, including those on the H-1B visas. What are H-1B Visas? The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US […]
Forest Fires in 2021 Why in News? Forest fires break out in the spring, and why they have been so frequent in 2021 (45 fires in Uttarakhand on 5 April 2021 itself) Period of Occurrence April-May is the season when forest fires take place in various parts of the country. How prone to fire are […]
UPSIDA and GAIL sign MoU on Auraiya’s ‘plastic city’ development Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between GAIL and U.P. State Industrial Development Authority(UPSIDA) Director Marketing GAIL Sri ES Ranganathan and CEO UPSIDA Sri Mayur Maheshwari Purpose: Development of “plastic city” Dibiyapur in Auraiya district. Date of signing: March 31, 2021 (web […]
Chenab Bridge-Cost of Construction: Rs 1,400 crore-Project Execution: Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link(USBRL) project; arm ofNorthern Railway-Vijay Sharma, Head of USBRL National Project in Jammu and Kashmir-Location: Chenab river-Banks of the Chenab: Kauri end and Bakkal end-Height from the river: 359 meters-Length: 1/2km-Support to support distance: 467 meters.-Total weight: 29,000 metric tons.-Arch length: 550-meter arch (weighing 10,000 […]
Economy Bengal Economy collapse Why in News? One of the issues related to the state’s crumbling economy is the West Bengal assembly elections. Important Points The reasons for this are corruption, stalled industrialization, weak credit growth, lack of new jobs, lack of infrastructure development and spending on agriculture. Credit In 2019-20, the growth rate of […]