CURRENT AFFAIRS

The Department of Science & Technology is working to formulate a comprehensive Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020, keeping gender equity at priority.

CBI has decided to conduct brain fingerprinting of the accused in Hathras rape case.

US President Donald Trump has exercised his powers under the Constitution to pardon Michael Flynn, who was his former National Security Advisor.

Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde observed that it is trying to discourage individuals from filing petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution.

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, has developed 'Decomposer' capsules that give farmers an alternative to stubble burning.

An Internal Working Group within the Reserve Bank of India has recommended to allow industrial conglomerates to set up banking units.

 Agriculture and rural sector can pay huge contribution in the economic recovery after the pandemic.

Information based technology is playing very significant role in economic growth, as well as other dimensions of economic and social development.

India’s first Pan India time use survey- 2019, was released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in early October.

India decided to withdraw from the RCEP due to the concern about the size of its trade deficit. The tension with China in Ladakh is also a factor.