Why in News ? Department of Science and Technology (DST) released the latest Science & Technology Indicators Report (STI) for 2019-20 at the end of August. About the Science &…

Why in News ? G4 for UN Security Council. Foreign Ministers from the Group of 4, India, Brazil, Japan and Germany that is seeking permanent membership of the UN Security…

Why in News ? Lok Sabha passed the Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020, which allows for enforcement of netting for qualified financial contracts. Aim of the Bill…

Why in News ? Lok Sabha adjourned sine die and one of the shortest sessions in India’s parliamentary history It was packed with 25 Bills The extraordinary situation of Lok…

Why in News ? The government has empowered the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Thus NIA For Narcotics Law…

Why in News ? The Parliament passed a Bill to declare five newly established Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) as institutions of national importance. IIIT Laws Amendment Bill 2020…

Why in News ? The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority wrote to the chief secretaries of Punjab and Haryana stating that early crop stubble burning was taking…

Why in News ? Successful flight test of ABHYAS – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) was conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The test conducted at  Interim Test…

Why in News ? The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which removes cereal, pulses, oilseed, edible oil, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities. Details on Essential Commodities…

Why in News ? The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommended the creation of a multi-stakeholder body (MSB) to ensure that Internet access providers adhere to the provisions of net…