DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD Subject : Current Events Context : The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Rajinikanth after he has been conferred with the DadasahebPhalke Award for the year 2019. Concept : DadasahebPhalke award is India’s highest award in cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate […]
INNOVATORS GROWTH PLATFORM FRAMEWORK Subject : Current Events Context: Sebi makes it easier for startups to list on Innovators Growth Platform. It has reduced the requirement for issuers to have 25% of pre-issue capital held by eligible investors to one year from two years. Concept : Securities and Exchange Board of India launched […]
PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY Subject : Current Events Context: Only 2.4% of India’s workforce is formally trained as per the Periodic Labour Force Survey of 2018-19. Concept: Ministry cites contractors’ preference to employ informal workers on lower wages in contrast to government’s push to train and certify skilled workers All workers executing government […]
GANDHI PEACE PRIZE Subject: Current Events Context: ‘Hero to Indians as well’ Bangabandhu Mujib gets Gandhi Peace Prize. Concept: About Gandhi Peace Prize The annual award was instituted by the Government of India in 1995 during the commemoration of the 125th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi for those involved in social, economic and […]
SCRAMBLE CROSSING Subject : Current Events Context : A scramble crossing or X-crossing is going to come up in front of the Red Fort under the Chandni Chowk Redevelopment project. Concept : A pedestrian scramble, also known as scramble intersection and scramble corner (Canada), ‘X’ Crossing (UK), diagonal crossing (US), exclusive pedestrian interval, […]
NATIONAL CADET CORPS Subject : Current Events Context : In a landmark judgment, the Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Centre and the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to amend the enrolment criteria under Section 6 of the National Cadet Corps Act and include transgender persons for enrolment. Concept : The NCC was […]
ATMANIRBHAR INCUBATOR Subject : Current Events Context :As part of Atmanirbhar initiative of the central government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched ‘Atmanirbhar Incubator’ to train artisans, especially in the cotton value chain. Concept : The Atmanirbhar Incubator is aimed at supporting artisans facing extinction due to lack of market linkage and […]
AMRIT MAHOTSAV Subject: Current Events Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday requested MPs and all public representatives to take part in ‘Amrit Mahotsav’ to mark India’s 75 years of Independence. Concept : The Amrit Mahotsav will start from March 12, 2021 to mark the 75 years of India’s Independence from the British […]
IT RULES 2021 Subject: Current Events Context: The Kerala High Court restrained the Centre from taking coercive action against Live Law Media Private Ltd., which owns a legal news portal, for not complying with Part III of the new IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Concept: The court issued […]
AMENDMENT TO UNIFIED ACCESS SERVICE AGREEMENT Subject: Current Events Context: The government on Wednesday amended the unified licence for procurement of telecom equipment. Concept: According to the amendments to come into effect from June 15, the licensee (operator) will only use ‘trusted products’ in its network and seek permission from ‘designated authority’ for […]