# Agniveers Agniveers will constitute half of the 12 lakh strong army by 2030-32 to achieve an optimal balance of youth and experience to fight wars of the future. The recruitment of agniveers will be scaled progressively on an annual basis. Union home minister Amit shah announced that agniveers, after their stint, will be given […]

# Government jobs The government has decided to recruit 10 lakh people in Central government departments and ministries on mission mode by December 2023. PM Narendra Modi reviewed the status of human resources in all departments and ministries and instructed that recruitment of 10 lakh people be done by the government in mission mode in […]

# Dollar The rupee hit a new low of 78.28 in intraday trade and closed below the 78 level for the first time on Monday. Weakening of rupee is due to sell off in the equity markets by foreign investors over fears that the US fed may hike interest rate further. It was not just […]

# IIP growth Industrial output growth rose to a eight month high in April, helped by a low base, pointing to a gradual and continuing recovery. Data released by national statistical office (NSO) on Friday showed that the index of industrial production (IIP) rose an annual 7.1% in April. The sector had grown by 133.5% […]

# Presidential election The voting for presidential election is scheduled for July 18 and counting on July 21. BJP led national democratic Alliance is just short of the halfway mark. NDA is around 13000 votes short and support from BJD which has over 31000 votes or YSRCP (over 43000 votes) will ensure smooth sailing for […]

# Presidential election The voting for presidential election is scheduled for July 18 and counting on July 21. BJP led national democratic Alliance is just short of the halfway mark. NDA is around 13000 votes short and support from BJD which has over 31000 votes or YSRCP (over 43000 votes) will ensure smooth sailing for […]

# Reserve Bank of India Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das announced an increase of 50 basis points (0.5%) in the repo rate – the second hike in Just over a month. The RBI’s six member monetary policy committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to raise the repo rate – the rate at which RBI […]

# Chief of Defense staff Serving or retired three star military officers, apart from the present army, IAF and Navy chiefs who are four star generals, will now also be considered for the Chief of Defense staff post. CDS post has been lying vacant since General Bipin Rawat’s untimely death in a helicopter crash on […]

# National medical commission After all the controversy about the national medical commission (NMC) apparently proposing to replace the Hippocratic oath with the Charak sampath, the new draft regulation for professional conduct put out by the NMC, neither the word charak nor Hippocratic figure anywhere. The draft regulation includes a “physician pledge” which is the […]

# Ethanol India has achieved 10% ethanol blending of petrol five months ahead of schedule, PM Modi said on Monday. The achievement has reduced carbon emissions by 27 lakh tonnes. This blending has saved the country ₹41000 crore in foreign exchange spending (on oil imports) and boosted the income of farmers by ₹40000 crore in […]