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NHAI Achieves Highest Ever Construction of National Highways

Why in News Recently, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) completed construction of 3,979 km of national highways in the financial Year...

07 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

MP’s Salaries Cut and MPLADS Suspended

Why in News Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved an ordinance to amend the Salaries, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act,...

07 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Measures for Smooth Disbursal of Funds Under PMGKY

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Finance has tweaked Prevention of Money Laundering (PML) norms with the aim to make all inoperative bank...

07 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Animals and Covid-19

Why in News Owing to a recent news report on a Tiger being infected with Covid-19 in New York (Bronx Zoo), the Ministry of Environment, Forest and...

07 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Fall in IHS Markit India Services Business Activity Index

Why in News The IHS Markit India Services Business Activity Index (i.e Service Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)) was at 49.3 in March, down...

07 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Online Classes due to Covid-19

Why in News The lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic has led to closing of educational institutes like schools, colleges and coaching...

06 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Covid 19 and Economic Challenges Ahead

Why in News Recently, India has rolled-out various policy measures to deal with Covid-19, India also has to brace for multiple impacts over an...

06 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Fraud Oversight Wing

Why in News The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in the process of putting together an exclusive wing for banking fraud oversight. This wing will...

06 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Complete Export Ban on Hydroxychloroquine

Why in News India has banned all exports of hydroxychloroquine - an anti- malaria drug that is being used in the treatment of Covid-19. This...

06 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Agriculture Reforms

This article is based on “Reforming Indian Agriculture” which was published in Economic and Political Weekly on 14/03/2020. It talks...

04 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

EIA Not Needed for Bulk Drug Makers

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has exempted manufacturers of bulk drugs and intermediates from...

04 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Harvesting Season & Covid-19 Lockdown

Why in News Covid-19 lockdown has suspended the supply chain of India’s rice exports as well as badly impacted lakhs of Odisha’s tribals...

04 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

New Features Added to e-NAM

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has launched three new features of the National Agriculture Market...

04 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Impact of Economic Slowdown Due to Covid-19

Why in News Amid the ongoing economic slowdown due to Covid-19 pandemic, the government witnessed a fall in tax collections. foreign investors...

04 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Corona Bonds

Why in News Recently, the Italian Prime Minister has proposed Corona bonds to be issued by European Union (EU) to deal with the situation created by...

04 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

National Investigation Agency

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was constituted under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008. Headquarters: New Delhi It is a...

04 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Covid-19 Community Mobility Report: Google

Why in News Google has released ‘COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports’. These reports aim to provide insights into what has changed in...

04 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Impact of Covid-19 on Global Economy

Why in News Recently, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has observed that the economic uncertainty sparked by the...

03 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

Suggestions for Covid-19 and Lockdown Exit

Why in News Recently, the Prime Minister of India has held a video conference with the Chief Ministers of the States on tackling the Covid-19...

03 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3

In Depth - The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020

Recently, a Bill to amend the Companies Act, 2013 and decriminalise various offences under it was introduced in the Lok Sabha. The proposed...

03 Apr 2020 GS Paper - 3