District Level Committees Subject – Polity Context – District Level Committees to be constituted which shall exercise oversight over all power related schemes of Government of India:Power Ministry. Concept – District Level Committees to be constituted which shall exercise oversight over all power related schemes of Government of India. Committees will also look […]
POSHAN Maah Subject – Governance Context – ‘Thematic’ POSHAN Maah to Be Celebrated Across The Nation Throughout The Month of September As Part Of AzadiKaAmritMahotsav Concept – POSHAN Abhiyaan is Government of India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescent Girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers. POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme […]
Global Methane Pledge Subject – Environment Context – Biden unveils plan to cut methane emissions Concept – Global Methane Pledge, a U.S.–EU led effort to cut methane emissions by a third by the end of this decade. Biden made the announcement at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF), hosted virtually by the White House on Friday, […]
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Subject – IR Context – Recently SCO meet was held. Concept – To know about SCO, please click here.
China’s Shenzhou-12 Subject – Science and Tech Context – Chinese astronauts back after 90 days in space Concept – Shenzhou 12 was a Chinese spaceflight launched on 17 June 2021. The flight marked the seventh crewed Chinese spaceflight and the twelfth flight of the Shenzhou program. The spacecraft carried three members of the People’s Liberation Army Astronaut Corps (PLAAC) […]
National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Subject – Government Bodies Context – NCBS rapped for handling of scientific misconduct Concept – National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bangalore, Karnataka, is a research centre specialising in biological research. It is a part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) under the Department of Atomic Energy of the […]
Transfer of High Court Judges Subject – Polity Context – Higher judiciary set for biggest reshuffle in recent times. Judges of 14 HCs may be transferred Concept – Article 222 of the Constitution makes provision for the transfer of a Judge (including Chief Justice) from one High Court to any other High Court. The initiation of the proposal for the transfer of a Judge should […]
Human Rights Watch Subject – IR Context – HRW slams harassment of activists, journalists Concept – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. The group pressures governments, policy makers, companies, and individual human rights abusers to denounce abuse and respect human rights, […]
SC Collegium Subject – Polity Context – SC Collegium on mission mode to fill vacancies Concept – To know about SC Collegium, please click here.
Participatory notes (P-notes) Subject – Economy Context – Investments via P-notes stand at Rs 97,744 cr till August Concept – P-notes are issued by registered foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to overseas investors who wish to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly. They, however, need to go through a […]