# GDP data     India’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 7.3% in 2020-21. This data has been provided in national income estimates released by the National statistical office on monday. The gross value added in the economy shrank 6.2% in 2020-21, compared to a 4.1% rise in the previous year. Only […]

    # Covid-19 cases in India     India recorded 1,50,527 new covid-19 cases and 3028 deaths on sunday. Around 20.68 lakh samples were tested in the country on saturday. India’s average daily test positivity rate declined to 9.4% on may 29. About 30.34 lakh vaccine doses were administered in last 24 hours.   […]

    # Cyclone yaas devastations     Sunderbans area is devastated by multiple cyclones in recent years. Over the past three year, the sunderbans, which is home to close to five million people, has been battered by four tropical cyclones – Fani(may 2019), Bulbul (november 2019), Amphan (may 2020) and yass (may 2021). These […]

    # Review meet on yaas     West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banarjee on friday skipped the review meeting on cyclone yaas presided by PM Narendra modi. Mamata Banarjee handed the PM a report on the disaster caused by the cyclone. Mamata Banarjee kept waiting PM Narendra Modi for more than 30 minutes. […]

    # Twitter delaying rules     Twitter on thursday complained about “intimidation tactics” by the Delhi police. Indian government has called these allegations baseless, false and an attempt to defame India to hide their own follies. Twitter, Whatsapp and other social media companies are trying to delay the enactment of new IT guidelines. […]

    # Whats app privacy case     Instant messaging app Whats app has approached the Delhi high court challenging the central government’s new information technology rules, 2021. This new rule include a requirement for social media platforms to compulsorily enable ” the identification of the first originator of the information” in India upon […]

    # YAAS cyclone     Cyclone “yaas” is heading towards north odisha – West Bengal coast. Several thousand people are set to be evacuated from the coastal districts of both states. Regional meteorological centre (RMC) in Kolkata said that the cyclone will cross on may 26 noon as a very severe cyclonic storm. […]

    # Class 12 board exams     A broad consensus has been reached among the centre and most states that class 12 board examinations must be held this year, despite the second wave of covid-19. However, the exams are likely to be shorter in duration, exam centres may be expanded, and schedules may […]

    # Test positivity rate     India recorded 2,27,709 new covid-19 cases and 3392 deaths on saturday. As many as 20,66,285 samples were tested on friday, which is highest number of tests till now in the country. India’s average daily test positivity rate continues to decline. It was 22.7% on may 9 and […]

    # Corporate debt     The supreme court on friday upheld a government move to allow lenders to initiate insolvency proceedings against personal gurantors. Personal gurantors are usually promoters of big business houses, along with the stressed corporate entities for whom they gave gurantee. Supreme court has passed a judgement in favour of […]