RBI withdraws Rs 2,000 notes from circulation

Supreme Court dedicates special web page containing details of the landmark judgment

ISRO to focus on R&D, transition out from manufacturing operational space systems

AAP gets ‘national party’ status, Trinamool, NCP & CPI lose the tag

Tiger numbers go up substantially in Shivalik Hills-Gangetic Plains, dip in Western Ghats

FTP 2023 seeks to push rupee trade, boost exports to $2 trillion by 2030

PM Modi unveils Bharat 6G Vision Document

A person weak-kneed before the powerful cannot be appointed as election commissioner, says SC

DPI is fundamental to well-functioning economies and citizens’ well-being

India has around 1.2 crore SHGs, 88% being all-women SHGs

It enables a layer of trust and eliminates the need for a third party to validate transactions

ADP aims to expeditiously improve the socio-economic status of 117 districts

Sitharaman presented her fifth full Budget in the Parliament

6.48 crore households were offered employment and 5.7 crore of them availed it in this fiscal

The country has integrated development goals with ambitious climate action goals

Leading oncologist Dr.Jame Abraham says it is due to globalisation, growing economy, ageing population and changing lifestyle

The Supreme Court upholds legality of 2016 note ban decision

A score of 29.1 puts the country in the “serious” category

RBI to soon start pilot launch of digital rupee (e₹)

Many countries have already embraced the concept of live-streaming courtroom proceedings

Hate speech poisons nation’s fabric, observes Supreme Court

Cheetah, the world’s fastest land animal, was officially declared extinct in India in 1952

It is the country’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier

India has increasingly struggled to create jobs for a large part of its labour force

Incoherent judgments have a serious impact upon the dignity of our institutions, it notes

Dhankhar bagged 528 votes against his rival candidate Margaret Alva’s 182

In its maiden launch on August 7, the SSLV will place Earth Observation-2 satellite and AzaadiSat in orbit

Govt launches 11th Agricultural Census, data to be collected digitally for the first time

India has begun to carve a path towards an enabling environment by establishing an ecosystem that fosters innovation

How the savings from ballooning pension bill would be channelised into modernisation of the force remains to be seen

Hydrogen demand in India could grow more than four-fold by 2050, representing almost 10% of global hydrogen demand

In 2020-21, about 7.7 million workers were engaged in the gig economy and they constituted 1.5% of the total workforce in India

The Supreme Court has ruled that police should treat sex workers with dignity and not abuse them

The US-led initiative aims to strengthen economic partnership in the region

What led to this decision and how will it impact the global market?

Article 142 is about the enforcement of decrees and orders of the Supreme Court

He will oversee elections of President, Vice President and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The offence of sedition is provided under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

SC directs states, UTs to implement SOP for care and protection of Children in Street Situations

The govt constituted NITI Aayog in 2015 to replace the Planning Commission

Under an FTA, two trading partners reduce or eliminate customs duties on the maximum number of goods traded between them

RBI governor emphasises importance of self-sufficiency in banknote manufacturing

India’s engagement with the Arctic began in February 1920, when it signed the Svalbard Treaty in Paris

NLMC will undertake monetisation of surplus land and building assets of CPSEs and other govt agencies

It aspires to achieve 5% of global AM market share and add nearly $1 billion to the GDP by 2025

PM Modi flags off 100 ‘Kisan Drones’ for spraying pesticides and other farm materials

The pact is expected to increase bilateral trade from the current $60 billion to $100 billion in the next five years

The govt decides to replace ‘adult education’ with ‘education for all’ to align with the new National Education Policy

Crypto-technology is underpinned by a philosophy to evade govt controls and they have been developed to bypass regulated financial system

FM Sitharaman proposes to issue sovereign green bonds in Union Budget

Cryptocurrencies have a strong vein of libertarian thought which seeks to bypass all forms of govt control

Amar Jawan Jyoti was constructed as a memorial for Indian soldiers who were killed in the 1971 Indo-Pak war

It would principally rely on the Internet and other proximate channels to offer their services

Somanath, who is the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), will succeed K. Sivan

The Crew Module would be splashing down near the Indian coast and Arabian Sea is the primary choice

The ministry of external affairs launches a logo to mark the historic occasion

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy refers to basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics

PM Modi announces that India will achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070

Union Minister Jitendra Singh says implementation of telemedicine technology could save India about $4-5 billion every year

Only 9% of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled globally

The national master plan for multi-modal connectivity aims to develop infrastructure to reduce logistic costs and boost the economy

India has shown improvement in indicators such as the under-5 mortality

Addressing the high-level United Nations General Assembly session, Modi targets Pakistan and China