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CABINET APPROVES 5 MHz SPECTRUM FOR RAILWAYS Subject : Economy Context : The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the allotment of 5 Mhz spectrum in the premium 700 MHz band to the Railways for captive use in areas of public safety and security services. Concept : With this spectrum, the Railways will introduce […]
VISION DOCUMENT OF PHASE 3 E OURTS WAS RELEASED Subject: Governance Context: The e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India recently released its draft vision document for Phase III of the e-Courts project. Phases I and II had dealt with digitization of the judiciary, i.e., e-filing, tracking cases online, uploading judgments online, etc. […]
BRICS OPPOSES EXCEPTIONALISM: CHINA Subject: International Relations Context: Virtual BRICS Foreign Ministers was held recently. At the end of the meeting two statements were issued on the “Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations” and another on “BRICS Joint Statement on Strengthening and Reforming the Multilateral System”. Concept: What has China […]
UNSC ENDORSES SECRETARY GENERAL GUTERRES FOR SECOND TERM Subject: International Organizations Context: The United Nations Security Council has endorsed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second five-year term- from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026. Concept: About the UN Secretary General: The UN Charter describes the Secretary-General as “chief administrative officer” of the […]
RENGMA NAGAS DEMAND AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL Subject: Polity Context: The Rengma Nagas in Assam have written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding an autonomous district council amid a decision by the Central and the State governments to upgrade theKarbiAnglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) into a territorial council. Concept: With Assam government on verge of […]
MONSOON SESSION LIKELY TO BEGIN IN JULY Subject: Polity Context: The monsoon session of Parliament is expected to begin on schedule in July. The last session of Parliament was curtailed and ended sine die on March 25 and under the Constitutional norms, the next session has to be held within six months. This […]
NATIONAL ASSET RECONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD (NARCL) Subject: Economy Context: Banks in India have identified about 22 bad loans worth ₹89,000 crore to be transferred to the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL) in the initial phase. Concept: Setting up of NARCL, the proposed bad bank for taking over stressed assets of lenders, was […]
ARAVALLI RANGES Subject: Geography Context: The Supreme Court ordered the Haryana government and the Faridabad Municipal Corporation to take “all essential measures” to remove encroachments, including about 10,000 residential constructions, in the ecologically fragile Aravali forest land near LakarpurKhori village. Concept: The Aravalli Range (also spelled Aravali) is a mountain range in Northwestern […]
UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC) Subject: International Organizations Context: India has been elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC for the term 2022-24. Concept: The UN Charter established ECOSOC in 1945 as one of the six main organs of the United Nations. The Council consists of 54 Members […]
DRAFT MODEL RULES FOR LIVE-STREAMING AND RECORDING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS Subject: Governance Context: The e-Committee of Supreme Court of India has released the Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings and has invited feedback on them. Concept: The e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India along with the Department of […]