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Subject : Defence Context : Enhanced PINAKA rocket, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO has been successfully flight tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. Concept : The enhanced Pinaka along with guidance Pinaka will cover the range between 60 to 90 kilometres and will be deployed by the […]
Table Of Contents TELE LAW LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF J&K MALABAR EXERCISE 2020 URBAN MOBILITY INDIA (UMI) CONFERENCE FORTIFICATION OF RICE CHAR CHAPORIS SPECIAL AND DIFFRENTIATED TREATMENT COVID-19 SHRI SHAKTI CHALLENGE 1. TELE LAW Subject : Polity Context :Tele-Law has touched a new milestone on 30th October 2020 with 4 Lakh beneficiaries having received legal advice […]
Subject : Social Issues Context : Six women led startups have won COVID-19 Shri Shakti Challenge organized by MyGov in collaboration with UN Women. Concept : MyGov in collaboration with UN Women, launched the COVID-19 Shri Shakti Challenge in April 2020. Its objective was to encourage and involve women led startups to come up with […]
Subject : Economy Context : Negotiations on curbing “harmful” fisheries subsidies are picking up pace at the World Trade Organization with a revised text of the draft agreement now in circulation. But there is still no consensus on the special dispensation for developing countries being pushed for by India. Concept : More discussions on the special […]
Subject : Culture Context : A proposal for a museum reflecting this culture has triggered a controversy, especially because of the venue. Concept : Char-chaporis are shifting riverine islands of the Brahmaputra and are primarily inhabited by the Muslims of Bengali-origin (pejoratively referred to as ‘Miyas’). A char is a floating island while chaporis are […]
Subject : Economy Context : To initiate the process of taking the country towards nutritional security, Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD) has been running a “Centrally Sponsored Pilot Scheme on Fortification of Rice & its distribution through Public Distribution System”. Concept : The Pilot Scheme has been approved for a period of three […]
Subject : Economy Context : The 13th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference is being organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 9th November 2020. The day-long Conference will be held on-line through Video Conference/Webinar. Concept : The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India issued the National Urban Transport Policy, […]
Subject : Defence Context : The first phase of the Malabar Naval exercise 2020 began off the Visakhapatnam coast. Concept : Trilateral naval exercise (United States, Japan and India as permanent partners). Now, it has began Quadilateral Exercise( with Australia ) It began as a bilateral naval exercise between India and the USA in 1992, […]
Subject : Polity Context : Parties are free to engage in political activity says L-G of Jammu & Kashmir. Concept : The rules have been notified under the Section 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. According to Section 55 of the act “the Lieutenant Governor (LG) shall make rules on the advice […]
Subject : Polity Context :Tele-Law has touched a new milestone on 30th October 2020 with 4 Lakh beneficiaries having received legal advice under this through CSCs (Common Service Centres). Concept : Tele-Law programme was launched by Department of Justice in 2017 to address cases at pre–litigation stage. Under this programme, smart technology of video conferencing, […]