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India’s strategic landscape is significantly influenced by its membership in both the Quad and BRICS. These two multilateral platforms offer India distinct advantages and challenges. Quad: A Strategic Pivot The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) is a strategic partnership aimed at maintaining a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. For India, it offers: Strategic Autonomy: India […]

PM Modi, who was in city on Saturday for the groundbreaking of infrastructure works worth Rs 29,400 crore, said that in the last 3-4 years, around eight crore new jobs have been generated in India and this has silenced those making a false narrative about the country’s situation. This was the PM’s first visit to Mumbai after […]

Ivory Coast joined the United Nations Water Convention, becoming the 10th African nation to do so. In 2024, at least three more African nations, which include Sierra Leone, Zambia and Zimbabwe, are in the final stages of accession and joining the convention. Ivory Coast joined the convention to enhance cooperative water management across borders in response to growing water stress […]

Why in news? The tribe was recently first time photographed in a open  place in the remote Peruvian Amazon. About MAshco Piro Tribe : The Mashco Piro tribe is an indigenous group in the Amazon rainforest, primarily in Peru. They are known for their reclusive and often hostile stance toward outsiders. Location: The Mashco Piro […]

Why in news ? Recently , a new Newcastle Disease detected in Brazil poultry farm. About Newcastle Disease (ND): Newcastle Disease (ND) is a highly contagious and serious viral disease that primarily affects birds, especially domestic poultry like chickens, turkeys, and ducks. It’s caused by virulent strains of avian paramyxovirus type 1. Severity: ND can […]

MANAS’ (Madak Padarth Nishedh Asuchna Kendra) Why in News ? National Narcotics Helpline ‘MANAS’ (Madak Padarth Nishedh Asuchna Kendra) has been  recently launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Key Points: The Minister launched a toll-free helpline called MANAS (Madak Padarth Nishedh Asuchna Kendra) at All agencies should move from ‘Need to Know’ policy to […]

Why in News?  The Indian government has begun to auction properties belonging to erstwhile citizens of the country who now hold Pakistani and Chinese passports. About Enemy Property Act, 1968: The Enemy Property Act, 1968, in India is a law that was enacted to regulate and manage the properties left behind by people who migrated […]

Why in news? A large number of people from the Bhil tribe recently gathered at a rally in Rajasthan’s Mangarh Dham, where Banswara’s Member of Parliament Rajkumar Roat again raised the “long due” demand for an independent ‘Bhil state’. What is ‘Bhil Pradesh’? The demand for a separate tribal state in western India was previously […]

Why in news ? The Centre has stopped funding for the umbrella program for school education in three opposition-ruled states that have refused to implement its PM SHRI scheme. The Samagra Shiksha Scheme, for which funding has been stopped in West Bengal, Punjab, and Delhi, supports implementation of the Right of Children to Free and […]

Why in News ? The informal sector — small and medium enterprises and household proprietary and partnership establishments — accounts for almost half of India’s economic output and more than three-fourths of employment. But the sector faces challenges — over the last seven years, many units have shut and about 16.45 lakh jobs have been […]