Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Context: OPEC+ has agreed not to increase supply in April as they await a more substantial recovery in demand amid
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Space hurricane
Context: Astronomers have detected a “hurricane” of plasma in upper atmosphere of the Earth. They have termed this phenomenon as
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FSSAI guidelines on GMO Crops
Context: FSSAI issued an order on February 8 setting the permissible limit for genetically modified organisms (GMO) in imported food crops at
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International North–South Transport Corridor
Context: India has made the following demands with respect to INSTC at the 3-day “Maritime India” summit that was conducted
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Ease of Living Index (EoLI)
Context: The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has released the final rankings of Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020. About
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DRDO conducts successful flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet
Ministry of Defence Key Highlights: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully carried out a flight demonstration based on Solid
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‘Red rice’ from Assam to the USA flagged off
Ministry of Commerce & Industry Key Highlights: Iron rich ‘red rice’ is grown in Brahmaputra valley of Assam, without the
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India is Partly Free, says Freedom House
Context: U.S.-based human rights watchdog Freedom House has accused India government of “driving India toward authoritarianism” with a “hamfisted lockdown”,
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National Population Register
Ministry of Home Affairs Context: The Registrar-General of India (RGI) is preparing to conduct field trials of the first phase of the Census
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Insurance Ombudsman
Context: The government has amended insurance ombudsman rules. New rules: Bringing insurance brokers within their ambit Allowed policyholders to file
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