Unified Payments Interface (UPI) Subject – Economy Context – India, Singapore to link fast payment systems Concept – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Tuesday announced a project to link their respective fast payment systems — Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow — to facilitate […]
Forest Rights Act 2006 Subject – Environment Context – Finally, J&K tribal population to get their due Concept – After a long delay, the Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to implement the Forest Rights Act, 2006, which will elevate the socio-economic status of a sizeable section of the 14 lakh population of […]
Emergency Use Listing by WHO Subject – Science and Tech Context – Covaxin may get WHO approval soon Concept – The WHO EUL is a risk based procedure for assessing and listing unlicensed vaccines, therapeutics and in-vitro diagnostics with the ultimate aim of expediting the availability of these products to people affected by […]
Chintan Shivir Subject – Governance Context – Modi holds brainstorming session with Ministers Concept – Chintan Shivir’ is a contemplation session for overall improvement in efficiency and governance. The Union Council of Ministers met at the auditorium of the Rashtrapati Bhavan for what is being termed a “Chintan Shivir”, or brainstorming session, where […]
Variants of Concern and Variants of Interest Subject – Science and Tech Context – Coronavirus variants Mu, C.1.2 not detected in India: INSACOG Concept – To know about Variants of Concern and Variants of Interest, please click here.
Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act 1956 Subject – Governance Context – The Women and Child Development Ministry will bridge the legislative gap between the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA) and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 that has forced adoptive parents under HAMA to move court to take […]
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 Subject – Governance Context – The Women and Child Development Ministry will bridge the legislative gap between the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA) and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 that has forced adoptive parents under HAMA to move […]
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Subject – Polity Context – NHRC notice on farmers’ protest Concept – To know about NHRC, please click here.
Hindi Diwas Subject – Polity Context – Protests mark Hindi Diwas Concept – Every year, 14th September is celebrated as Hindi Diwas in India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, was adopted as the official language of the Republic of India on 14th September, 1949. Besides Hindi, English is the other official language […]
Bandipur Tiger Reserve Subject – Environment Context – Tiger, injured in fight with porcupine, dies of wounds caused by snare in Bandipur reserve Concept – To know about Bandipur Tiger Reserve, please click here.