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Canada commits to taking in 10000 Uyghur refugees from 2024 Subject :International relations Section: Msc Context: Canada’s Parliament passed a motion unanimously on Wednesday to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China but are now facing pressure to return. The decision builds on a February 2021 move by Canadian lawmakers to label […]
Sweden and Finland vow joint entry Subject :International relations Section: Groupings Concept: NATO membership — Process NATO has what it calls an “open door policy” on new members — any European country can request to join, so long as they meet certain criteria and all existing members agree. A country does not technically “apply” to […]
Paris Club likely to provide financial assurances to IMF on Sri Lanka debt Subject :International relations Section: Groupings What the News? The Paris Club, an informal group of creditor nations, will provide financial assurances to the International Monetary Fund on Sri Lanka’s debt, Reuters has reported quoting two unnamed sources. Why? An assurance […]
FM moots national digital library Subject :Schemes Concept : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a national digital library for children and adolescents along with strengthening of the National Book Trust,for building a “culture of reading” and to make up for pandemic time learning losses. She said the States would be encouraged to […]
Zero tax for annual income up to 7 lakhs under new scheme – Tax slab Subject :Economy Section :Fiscal Policy Concept : The central government made a much-awaited mega announcement on increasing the income level up to which no income tax is payable: ₹ 7 lakh a year from the 2023-24 financial year. […]
New policy of UPI for NRI Subject : Economy Section :Msc Concept : The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) paved the way for international (phone) numbers to be able to transact using UPI. The Union Cabinet also approved an incentive scheme with an outlay of ₹2,600 crores for the promotion of RuPay […]
Judicial majoritarianism Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Concept : Against the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court judgement on demonetisation, the majority judgement of the Court on issues had been criticised while the minority judgement by Justice Nagarathna is being acclaimed. Background A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court upheld the government’s […]
Mahila Samman Saving Certificate Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal policy Concept: Finance Minister recently announced a new saving scheme ‘Mahila Samman Saving Certificate’ for women and girls in the Union Budget. Mahila Samman Saving Certificate Scheme: The scheme offers deposit facility up to Rs 2 lakh in the name of women or girls for […]
Vehicle scrapping policy Subject : Schemes Concept : The Union Budget for 2023-24 has laid special emphasis on vehicle scrapping policy by allocating adequate funds to replace vehicles that are over 15 years. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced that “adequate funds” have been allocated in the Union Budget 2023-24 to scrap and […]
Funds for minority scheme slashed by 38 percent Subject : Schemes Concept : The Budget allocation for the Ministry of Minority Affairs was reduced by 38% for the financial year 2023-24 to the year 2022-23. Several scholarship and skill development schemes got major fund cuts including the merit cum means scholarship for professional […]