Intensive IAS 2015-16 Programme

Current Affairs


INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS

Over the past 20 years, China-India relations have improved in both breadth and depth. There has been a warming of political ties. Over the last 2 years, high level visits have been frequent signaling the growing importance of both countries in each other's success.

From April, automakers will have to declare emission details,sound level

Come April 2017, all the vehicles, including electric rickshaws and cars manufactured in India, will have to furnish details about the emission levels including noise levels as the Ministry of Road Transport made an amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Act.

Addressing climate change and food insecurity should go hand in hand

The world is determined to end hunger by 2030 by sustainable food production and consumption. Currently, climate change threatens our very existence in the form of increased extreme weather events all over the world. When this is the scenario.

Coral Bleaching: Destruction of the rainforests of the Oceans

The current mass bleaching of corals across the world appears to be the most severe ever. It threatens the very existence of coral reefs.

THE NEXT MANUFACTURING DESTINATION

India is on the threshold of major reforms and is poised to become the third-largest economy of the world by 2030. In the words of our Hon'ble Prime Minister,India offers the 3 'Ds' for business to thrive- democracy, demography and demand. Add to that a tech-savvy and educated population, skilled labour, robust legal and IPR regime

India and Russia Reach Agreement Over 5th Generation Fighter Aircraft

New Delhi and Moscow purportedly have finally agreed to a work-share agreement for the co-production of a new warplane.

Baby robot ‘Kirobo Mini' unveiled in Japan

A baby robot designed to invoke an emotional connection has been unveiled in Japan, as the country stands at the forefront of world’s aging population.

BRICS and G20: Agendas of convergence

BRICS and G20 as multilateral organizations have many similarities like rotational nature of host countries and ministerial exchanges. The cooperation in these multilateral frameworks also extends to various stakeholders like youth and other civil society members. Both organizations have their origins in global economic crisis within last decade.

Quantum computers a step closer to reality

Lead researcher Jesse Everett from Australian National University (ANU) said controlling the movement of light was critical to developing future quantum computers.

ISRO's French connection

In far-away French Guiana at Kourou in South America housed in the middle of lush green rain forests is the expansive 700 sq km European space port.

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