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National Commission for Women Subject: National Organisation Context : In pursuance of Section 3 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990 (20 of 1990),Central Government hereby nominates Smt. Rekha Sharma, as Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, for another term of three years, or till the age of 65 years or until […]
DGP Appointment Context: Lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma has moved the Supreme Court seeking contempt action against the Prime Minister, the Union Home Minister and the Ministry of Home Affairs for the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police Commissioner. Concept: It had directed the State governments to send to the Union Public Service […]
Disengagement and De-escalation along the Line of Actual Control Subject:Geography Context: India and China have undertaken disengagement from Gogra area of eastern Ladakh following an agreement at the 12th round of Corps Commander talks, the Army said on Friday. Context: The conflict on border started at Pangong Tso in May 2020. Later on, […]
She-cession Subject: Government Schemes Context: Seventy per cent of businesses run by women in India have reported a fall in revenue and one in five claimed its revenues had been completely wiped out, according to a joint report by Bain & Co, Google, and AWE Foundation on small businesses owned by women. Context: […]
Art & Culture: Paintings Subject: Art and Culture Context: Year-long celebrations marking 150 years of Abanindranath Tagore have begun with a host of online workshops and talks paying tributes to the leading light of the Bengal School of Art. Abhindranath Tagore: Abanindranath Tagore (1871 –1951) was the principal artist and creator of the […]
Arabian Sea Cyclones Subject: Geography Context: Studies using a 50-year (1970-2019) extreme weather events dataset of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) have shown that in recent decades, there has been increased occurrences of extreme weather events, including extremely severe cyclonic storms. About: An analysis of past data of cyclones over the North Indian […]
IPCC Assessment Report Subject: Environment Context: The Geneva-based Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release the first part of its Sixth Assessment Report, the periodic status check that has now become the most widely accepted scientific view of the state of the Earth’s climate. About the Sixth Report: This part of the […]
State Finance Commission Subject: Polity Context: The Covid crisis has stretched State finances by impacting both GST and cess collections. This, along with the imminent end of GST compensation in July 2022, has forced States to look at other revenue options. Hence, states must raise non-tax revenues. Therefore, strengthening State Finance Commissions […]
Non-tax revenue Subject: Economy Context: The Covid crisis has stretched State finances by impacting both GST and cess collections. This, along with the imminent end of GST compensation in July 2022, has forced States to look at other revenue options. Concept: Tax revenue is charged on income earned by an individual or an entity […]
PM-DAKSH Subject: Government Schemes Context: Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar will launch ‘PM-DAKSH’ Portal and ‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App on 7th August, 2021 at Nalanda Auditorium, Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, Delhi. Concept: PM-DAKSH’ Portal will make all information related to skill development programmes, provided under Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann […]