Why in News ? Zombie Fires in Arctic Region raises the warming in the region. Fire regimes in the Arctic are changing rapidly. Also fires occurring in the once-frozen tundra.…

Why in News ? Crime against SC-ST Rise according to Crime in India 2019. Crime against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) saw an increase of over 7% and…

Why in News ? Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment e-launched the Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation-Mission (ASIIM) under Venture Capital Fund for SCs. Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation-Mission…

Why in News ? Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship(MSDE) and High Commission of Australia holds meeting for Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training. India and Australia Skilling Agenda aimed…

Why in News ? The Consumer Price Index For Industrial Workers for the month of August, 2020 is being released in this press release. Labour Bureau, an attached office of the…

Why in News ? The output of India’s eight core sectors of infrastructure, which is calculated by the Index of Eight Core Industries declined 8.5 per cent on-year to 117.6…

Prelims Facts 01 October 2020 is an extra read for UPSCA IAS Prelims exam. PoS 3.1 Software Why in News ? Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers launched POS 3.1…

Why in News ? Time Use Survey (TUS) provides a framework for measuring time dispositions by the population on different activities. It is an important source of information about the…

Why in News ? Amnesty International India the government had frozen all its bank accounts, leading to all of its work in the country coming to a halt. Amnesty International…

Why in News ? Defence Ministry has removed the offset clause requirement in Inter-Governmental Agreements (IGA) in the new Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020. It came into force in October…