On the occasion of the Constitution Day, the Attorney-General of India K.K. Venugopal argued for the revival of a 11-year-old proposal to set up national courts of appeal (NCA) in four regions of the country. What will be the nature Read More …
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Attorney General pushes for four ‘National Courts of Appeal’
Omicron- A new variant of concern
World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which was detected in South Africa, as ‘Omicron’. According the WHO, the new variant may spread more quickly than other forms. The WHO said, preliminary evidence suggests there is Read More …
India’s first Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index
According to India’s first multi-dimensional poverty index released by NITI Aayog, Bihar is the poorest state in India with one out of every two Bihar households is multi-dimensionally poor (51.9 per cent). As per the index, 51.91% of the population in Read More …
What is Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)?
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on November 24, 2021 has proposed to remove charges on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) messages for mobile banking and payment services to promote digital transactions. What is Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) ? Read More …
Deep Dive Training program under Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative
The National e-Governance Division under the Ministry of Electronics and IT is conducting a six-day Deep Dive Training program for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and frontline IT officials from various Ministries & Departments, Government & Semi-Government organisations from Central Read More …
River Cities Alliance -A Dedicated Platform For River Cities In India
Union Minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on November 25, 2021 launched the River Cities Alliance, a dedicated platform for river cities in India to ideate, discuss and exchange information for sustainable management of urban rivers . This Read More …
UNGA adopts resolution for graduation of Bangladesh from LDC Category
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on November 24, 2021 adopted the resolution for the graduation of Bangladesh from the LDC Category. The resolution also included Nepal and the Lao Democratic Republic for the graduation from the LDC category. The resolution provides Read More …
13th ASEM Summit 2021
The 13th ASEM Summit was held virtually on November 25-26. The theme of the two-day summit was Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu led the Indian Delegation for the Summit, which saw participation from all 51 member countries Read More …
More women than men in India for the 1st time-NFHS-5
For the first time since the NFHS (National Family and Health Survey) began in 1992, the proportion of women exceeded men: there were 1,020 women for 1,000 men. In the last edition of the survey in 2015-16, there were 991 Read More …
Cabinet approves continuation of ACROSS
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on November 24, 2021 gave its approval for continuation of the umbrella scheme Atmosphere and Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems and Services ACROSS along with its eight sub-schemes to the next finance cycle of five Read More …
Cabinet approves continuation of O-SMART
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on November 24, 2021 gave its approval for the continuation of the umbrella scheme, Ocean Services, Modelling, Application, Resources and Technology, O-SMART of Ministry of Earth Sciences for implementation during the period from 2021-26 Read More …
INS Vela commissioned into the Indian Navy
INS Vela, the fourth Scorpene-class submarine was commissioned into the Indian Navy on November 25, 2021 at the naval dockyard in Mumbai. The P-75 project represents the growing strategic congruence between the two nations, India and France. Designated as Yard 11878 Read More …
New series of Wage Rate Index (WRI)
The Ministry of Labour on November 24, 2021 released a new series of Wage Rate Index (WRI) with base year 2016, being compiled and maintained by the Labour Bureau, an attached office of the ministry. The new series of WRI with Read More …
What is DART Mission?
The US space agency Nasa on November 23, 2021 (US Time) launched DART spacecraft on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test whether it would be possible to knock a speeding space rock off course if one were to Read More …
IIT Delhi Graduates Most Employable in India
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi occupied the 27th rank in the Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS), leading the charge for India with subject specialisation and graduate skills. There are two more entries in the global top 100 Read More …