ENVISION MISSION TO VENUS Topic : Space ABOUT AIM SIGNIFICANCE

DAL LAKE Topic: Environment, Lake in India Srinagar's Dal Lake along with five other famous ones in Jammu Ans Kashmir is to be declared protected wetlands. ABOUT It is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India.It is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir ...

ASHTAMUDI LAKE Topic: Lakes in India Ashtamudi Lake or Ashtamudi Kayal, is in the kollam district of kerala.It possesses a unique wetland ecosystem and a large palm-shaped water body.Ashtamudi means 'eight braids' in the local Malayalam language.The name is indicative of the lake's ...

NATIONAL BROADBAND SCHEME Topic : Infrastructure The union government has launched the National Broadband Mission (NBM). About It is aimed at providing broadband access in all villages in the country by 2022, entailing investments of around Rs 7 lakh crore from various stakeholders.The ...

NAGARA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE TOPIC: ART AND CULTURE From the 5th century A.D, a distinct style of architecture developed in the Northern part of India, known as the Nagara style of architecture. Temple followed the Panchayatan style of temple making, consisted of subsidiary shrines laid ...

NATIONAL HYDROGEN MISSION TOPIC: Govt. Initiative Finance Minister in the union budget for 2020-21 formally announced the NHM which aims for the generation of hydrogen from green power resources. CHALLENGES FOR INDIA Economic sustainability of extracting green or blue hydrogen.Hydrogen ...

SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE Topic - International institutions ABOUT It is a dispute over territory and sovereignty over ocean areas, and the Paracels and the Spratlys two island chains claimed in whole or in part by a number of countries.Chaina, vietnum, the philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and ...

NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM Topic: Government Schemes in news WHY IN THE NEWS? The National Pension System(NPS) will no longer compel investors to convert 40% of their accumulated retirement corpus into an annuity. WHY SUCH A DECISION? Poor yields on annuities and high inflation are ...

WINTER DIESEL Topic- Defence Tech ABOUT India's armed forces may soon be using winter diesel for operations in high altitude areas such as Ladakh.Winter diesel is a specialised fuel that was introdused by Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) last year specifically for high altitude regions and ...

PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN YOJANA The Union cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) as part of economic response to Covid-19. FEATURES Under the scheme, it is proposed to distribute 9.7 Lakh MT cleaned the whole Chana to States/UTs for distribution to ...