The Cabinet approved a hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of milling copra by ₹375 per quintal and ball copra by ₹300 per quintal, a commodity grown in 12 coastal states.MSP of both mil... Read more

India has been ranked 86th among 98 countries in Coronavirus Performance Index.The index has been released by Australia-based Lowy Institute.New Zealand topped the index, followed by Vietnam... Read more

The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Centre to finalise the National Health Policy for Rare Diseases of 2020 by March 31 and make operational provision of crowdfunding envisaged un... Read more

Recently, the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has released ‘Marine Mega Fauna Stranding Guidelines’ and ‘National Marine Turtle Action Plan’. About the Nation... Read more

Economic Survey, presented in the Parliament ahead of the Union Budget, is the Ministry of Finance’s flagship document. The Economic Survey detailed information about the Indian economy over... Read more

According to the latest FICCI’s Economic Outlook Survey, India’s GDP is expected to contract by 8% in 2020-21. Background The industry body’s annual median growth forecast... Read more

The report, titled ‘Ageing water infrastructure: An emerging global risk’ and compiled by United Nations University’s Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and He... Read more

The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the Budget making process for Union Budget 2021-22, was held in North Block in the presence of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister S... Read more

The Forest Department authorities have recently seized as many as 414 live endangered Indian Star Tortoises smuggled from Andhra Pradesh to Odisha. About Indian star tortoise Indian star tor... Read more

Recently, Indian biotechnologists have found a way to carry out crop improvement that would help reduce the wastage of nitrogenous (N) fertilizers worth billions of rupees.This efficiency is... Read more