India – EU Cooperation in Agriculture sector

Virtual meeting between Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar and Member of European Commission-Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, was held on 7th July, 2021. Key Points During the meeting, strong momentum of India-EU relations was acknowledged. They discussed ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021

China fines internet giants in anti-monopoly cases

China’s anti-monopoly regulator has fined companies & Internet giants Alibaba & Tencent in new move to tighten control over their fast-developing industries. Highlights Alibaba & Tencent were fined in 22 cases. They were fined 5,00,000 yuan ($75,000) each for actions ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021

World’s tallest sandcastle built in Denmark

World’s tallest sandcastle was built in Denmark. It has established new Guinness World Record of 21.16 metres. Denmark’s new sandcastle is 3.5 meter taller than earlier record of 17.66-meter set by Germany in 2019. About Denmark’s Sandcastle Sandcastle is built ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021

Delhi’s NO2 pollution rose by 125 % in 1 year

According to a study by non-government organisation (NGO), Greenpeace, Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) has been increased by 125 per cent in Delhi during the period of last one year. Key findings of report Study analysed NO2 concentrations in India’s eight most ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021

INS Tabar conducts military exercise with Italian Navy

Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tabar recently participated in military exercises with frontline frigate of Italian Navy. Key Points INS Tabar joined Italian Navy and entered Port of Naples on July 3 as part of ongoing deployment in Mediterranean. Commanding officer ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021

West Bengal presented Budget FY22

West Bengal government presented budget for Financial Year 2022. It was tabled by chief minister Mamata Banerjee in state assembly on July 7, 2021. Key Points Budget laid emphasis on social-sector expenditure and Covid reliefs. Size of budget for next ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021

Razorpay- Mastercard launch MandateHQ payment interface

Payments solution provider Razorpay has partnered with Mastercard to launch ‘MandateHQ’. Key Points MandateHQ is a payment interface that will help card-issuing banks to enable recurring payments for customers. Razorpay aims to integrate MandateHQ with more than 50 banks in ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021

Delhi: Crime against women rose by 63.3%, so far in 2021

Data shared by Delhi Police shows that, Crime against women in Capital has increased by 63.3% in first six months of 2021 against the crime rate in 2020. Key Findings As per data, rape cases have increase from 580 in ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021

Gravelyia boro: New Underground Spider from Assam

Two species of spiders have been found in Jharbari range of western Assam’s Chirang Reserve Forest. Both the species have been sharing same space. Key Points Gravelyia boro is a newly discovered burrow spider. Dexippus kleini is an oriental jumping ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021

Kerala govt. to have its own OTT platform

Kerala government has proposed to have its own over-the-top (OTT) platform. Government has planned to launch it by November 1. Highlights Launch of OTT platform is a sudden attack and a cultural intervention into online content streaming space. It is ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021