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PRIVILEGE MOTION Subject: Polity Context: RSP MP NK Premachandran Wednesday submitted a privilege notice against Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar for proposing to the protesting farmers amendments in the three contentious agricultural laws passed by Parliament. Concept: It is concerned with the breach of parliamentary privileges by a minister. Breach of Privileges […]
MOTION OF THANKS Subject: Polity Context: Several members from the Opposition and Treasury benches participated in the debate on the three contentious farm laws, which are being opposed by farmers on the borders of Delhi, in the Upper House as part of the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address. Concept: Motion of […]
SECTION 69 A OF IT ACT Subject : National Legislations Context: Around 100 Twitter accounts and 150 tweets related to the farmers’ protests went off the microblogging platform on Monday morning as the IT Ministry directed Twitter to remove these accounts under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act. Concept: The Information Technology […]
CARBON NEUTRAL FUEL Subject: Environment Context: Reliance Industries Ltd has sourced the world’s first consignment of ‘carbon-neutral oil’ from the US as it looks to become a net zero-carbon company by 2035. Concept: Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), a division of US oil major Occidental, delivered carbon-neutral oil to Reliance, the firm said. […]
JCPOA DEAL Subject: International Relations Context: Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, says there will be no changes to the content of the JCPOA and that no other country will be added to it. Concept: JCPOA Commonly as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran deal, is an agreement on the Iranian nuclear program reached in […]
CHAURI CHAURA INCIDENT Subject: History Context : PM will inaugurate the centenary Celebrations at ChauriChaura at Gorakhpur Dist. Uttar Pradesh. Concept: ‘ChauriChaura’ Incident The incident took place on 4 February 1922 at ChauriChaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province. A large group of protesters participating in the Non-Cooperation Movement clashed with […]
RIDF Subject : Economy Context : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase in the allocation to the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) from 30,000 crore to 40,000 crore. Context : The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund(RIDF) was set up by the Government of India in 1995-96 for financing ongoing rural Infrastructure projects. The […]
PCA FRAMEWORK Subject : Economics Context : The Finance Ministry expects the remaining three public sector banks (PSBs) to be out of the RBI’s prompt corrective action (PCA) framework in two months, as their financial health has improved. Concept : Indian Overseas Bank, Central Bank of India and UCO Bank are currently under […]
INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING Subject : Economics Context : The initial public offering (IPO) of India’s largest insurance company LIC is likely after October this year, a top official said. Concept : Government had introduced the legislative amendments required for disinvestment of a stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and IDBI Bank […]
CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT Subject : National Legislations Context : The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that a parliamentary committee on subordinate legislation had granted it extension till April 9 to frame the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019 rules. Concept : The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 seeks to […]