drishtiias.com
Bougainville
2 min · · On November 23, the people of Bougainville (a small South Pacific island), will vote for a referendum to gain independence from Papua New Guinea. If the referendum is passed, Bougainville would become…
drishtiias.com
Organic Food Regulatory System in India
1 min · · The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry informed about the existent organic food regulatory system in the country during the winter parliamentary session (2019).
drishtiias.com
Kuki and Zomi Group
1 min · · The Government of India is looking at concluding peace talks with the 23 Kuki and Zomi groups in Manipur.
drishtiias.com
Green Steel
· The term ‘Green Steel’ refers to a steelmaking process that lowers greenhouse gas emissions, cuts costs and improves the quality of steel. This can be done through usage of gas in place of coal,…
drishtiias.com
Tear Gas
1 min · · The extensive use of tear gas by the police in Hong Kong's protests and the lack of government-led cleansing and decontamination procedures has generated mounting public concerns about potential short…
drishtiias.com
Central Road and Infrastructure Fund
1 min · · The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways informed about the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund in Lok Sabha during the winter parliamentary session (2019).
drishtiias.com
Avian Botulism at Sambhar Lake
1 min · · The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Uttar Pradesh has confirmed avian botulism as the reason for mass mortality of birds, at Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan.
drishtiias.com
Citizenship by Registration
2 min · · The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the citizenship of Chennamaneni Ramesh who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Vemulawada in Telangana.
drishtiias.com
Consultative Committees
1 min · · Farooq Abdullah and Pragya Thakur have been nominated as members of the consultative committee of Parliament for the Ministry of Defence.
drishtiias.com
Steps to Curb Abuse of Synthetic Drugs
3 min · · To deal with the problem of abuse of synthetic drugs and New Psychotropic Substances (NPS), the government is considering generic scheduling of drugs to replace the practice of substance-by-substance…
drishtiias.com
Srisailam Dam - Drishti IAS
1 min · · Several floods in the region have created a need for repair and maintenance of the Srisailam dam.
drishtiias.com
Rani Lakshmibai - Drishti IAS
1 min · · The Prime Minister paid tributes to Rani Laxmibai on her 191st birth anniversary. She was one of the leading figures of the 1857 war of independence.
drishtiias.com
Maha Bodhi Temple Complex
1 min · · Bhutan’s Foreign Minister recently visited Maha Bodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar.
drishtiias.com
Solar Eclipse
1 min · · Cheruvathur in Kasaragod district, Kerala is one of the three places in the world where the solar eclipse will be most clearly seen on December 26, 2019.
drishtiias.com
West Bank Settlements
1 min · · The United States has declared that it does not consider Israeli settlements on the West Bank a violation of international law.