India, in collaboration with the United Nations (UN), has launched a technology platform to ensure the safety and security of peacekeepers who are operating across the world. The launch of the UNITE AWARE platform came as India assumed the Presidency of the 15-nation UN Security Council for the month of August. FOR MORE CONTENT DOWNLOAD […]
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· The movement came into the spotlight yet again in the UK’s Plymouth, where a 22-year-old man shot dead five people, including a toddler. Key Points About: · It is a dangerous online subculture comprising men who identify as ‘involuntary celibates’ and regularly express deeply misogynistic views about women. FOR MORE CONTENT DOWNLOAD PDF BELOW
1.Delayed release from jails after bail order ‘is just too much’: CJI Supreme Court of India announced on July 16, 2021, to implement a system for safe digital transmission of its bail orders to jails across India. With the implementation of ‘safe digital transmission of bail order’ scheme, authorities will not be required to
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Delta Variant Sub-lineage AY.12 According to a report by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), a new sub-lineage AY.12 of the Delta variant of Covid-19 that was recently classified in Israel is now being reported in many parts of India. INSACOG is a multi-laboratory, multi-agency, Pan-India network to monitor genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 by
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Chakma and Hajong Communities The Chakma organisations have opposed the proposed deportation of 60,000 people belonging to the Chakma and Hajong communities from Arunachal Pradesh. Key Points They are ethnic people who lived in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, most of which are located in Bangladesh. Chakmas are predominantly Buddhists, while Hajongs are Hindus. They are
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National Monetisation Pipeline Recently, the government of India has launched the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP). The NMP estimates aggregate monetisation potential of Rs 6 lakh crores through core assets of the Central Government, over a four-year period, from FY 2022 to FY 2025. The plan is in line with Prime Minister’s strategic divestment policy, under
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Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) About FSDC: The Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was constituted in December, The FSDC was set up to strengthen and institutionalise the mechanism for maintaining financial stability, enhancing inter-regulatory coordination and promoting financial sector development. An apex-level FSDC is not a statutory body. Composition: The Council is chaired
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New Geospatial Planning Portal: Yuktdhara Recently, the Ministry of Rural development has launched a new geospatial planning portal, ‘Yuktdhara’ to help in facilitating the new MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) assets with the use of remote sensing and GIS (Geographic Information System) based information. It is a new portal under ‘Bhuvan’. Key
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Socio-Economic and Caste Census Census, SECC & Difference Census The origin of the Census in India goes back to the colonial exercise of Census has evolved and been used by the government, policymakers, academics, and others to capture the Indian population, access resources, map social change, delimitation exercise, etc. However, as early as the 1940s,
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Exercise Konkan 2021 Why in News Indo-UK Naval Exercise, ‘Konkan 2021’ was recently held between INS Tabar and HMS Westminster in the English Channel. The English Channel is located between the Isle of Great Britain’s southern coast and France’s northern coast and separated from the North Sea on the north by the Strait of
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