Interlinkage between Organised Crime and Terrorism Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals who intend to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for money and profit. Crime and terrorism can potentially have a very close linkage. Organized crime and terrorism have developed […]
PRESSURE GROUPS Pressure groups are forms of organisations, which exert pressure on the political or administrative system of a country to extract benefits out of it and to advance their own interests. In the present contest these forms of organisations are broadly referred to as Civil Society Organisations (CSO). Pressure groups have become […]
Table Of Contents ENHANCED PINAKA ROCKET PRASAR BHARATI TO LAUNCH 51 EDUCATION TV CHANNELS PARIS CLIMATE DEAL KAFALA SYSTEM CR DAS IPBES REPORT INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING GI TAG FOR BASMATI RICE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW TRP AGENCIES 1. ENHANCED PINAKA ROCKET Subject : Defence Context : Enhanced PINAKA rocket, developed by Defence Research […]
Subject : Polity Context : Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted a committee to review “Guidelines on Television Rating Agencies in India” notified by the Ministry in 2014. Concept : The committee will be chaired by Shashi S. Vempati, CEO, Prasar Bharti. Terms of Reference Study past recommendations made by various forums on the […]
Subject : Economy Context : Delhi seeks geographical indication status for its basmati rice, angering Islamabad. Concept : Basmati Rice It is one of the best known varieties of rice all across the globe. It is a long grain rice which has its origin from India and some parts of Pakistan. It has a unique […]
Subject : Economics Context : The scheduled initial public offering (IPO) of Ant Group has been delayed for now, after its plans of listing on the Shanghai and Hong Kong’s stock exchanges were thwarted by authorities. Concept : Ant Group is the world’s highest-valued FinTech company, and most valuable unicorn company. It had hoped to […]
Subject : Enironment Context : IPBES, have warned that future pandemics will emerge more often, they’ll spread more rapidly, do more damage to the world and kill more people than COVID-19, unless significant measures are taken. Concept : The report notes that COVID-19 is at least the sixth pandemic to have taken place in the […]
Subject : History Context : 150th Birth Anniversary of Freedom Fighter Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das is Celebrated. Concept : He was actively involved in Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s Brahmo Samaj. In 1890, Das completed his graduation from Calcutta’s Presidency College and then went to England to pursue higher studies and take the Indian Civil Services exam. […]
Subject : International Issues Context : Saudi Arabia announced reforms to its controversial “kafala” or “sponsorship” system of foreign workers’ visa that human rights groups say is a form of indentured servitude. Concept : The Kafala (Sponsorship) System emerged in the 1950’s to regulate the relationship between employers and migrant workers in many countries in […]