Defamation : A Delhi court has rejected a criminal defamation case filed by a former Union Minister against a journalist over her tweets accusing him of sexual harassment. The Court took into consideration of the systematic abuse at the workplace due to the lack of a mechanism to redress the grievance of sexual harassment at […]
Month: February 2021
Green Contest : Tree Cities of the World
Green Contest : Hyderabad has won a green contest among cities in India and emerged as one of the ‘Tree Cities of the World’. That title has been bestowed by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Hyderabad has been selected for its commitment to growing and maintaining urban forestry under […]
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2021 : 4th Edition
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2021: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will interact online with students, teachers, and parents all over the world during ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2021’. Pariksha pe Charcha is a programme in which the Prime Minister interacts with the cross-section of Students and Teachers from India and abroad to beat exam stress. It […]
Asia Environmental Enforcement Award – 2020 : By UNEP
Asia Environmental Enforcement Award-2020 : The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has received the Asia Environmental Enforcement Award-2020 awarded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). WCCB got the award twice in three years. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has been awarded this year under the Innovation category. Earlier, the Bureau had received the award […]
NASA Mars 2020 Mission: Perseverance Rover has landed
Mars 2020 Mission: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA’s) Perseverance Rover has landed on Mars. This was one of the most crucial aspects of the Mars 2020 Mission. The mission is designed to better understand the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient life. Objectives: Assess ancient habitability. Demonstrate technology for future robotic and […]
All India Surveys On Labours : Key Points
All India Surveys On Labour: Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar launched Software Applications and instruction manuals with questionnaires for five All India Surveys on Labour. The five All India Surveys are being conducted by the Labour Bureau in Chandigarh. These five surveys being undertaken by Labour Bureau are All India Survey on Migrant […]
Separate MSP Guidelines For Sugar Mills
Separate MSP Guidelines For Sugar Mills: The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution issued separate guidelines for sugar mills and cane commissioners in regards to the sale of sugar below the Minimum Selling Price (MSP) of Rs 3,100/- per quintal. To control the constant slide in ex-mill prices of sugar, the central government […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 18th February 2021
Today Current Affairs: 18th February 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Financial Powers For Senior Officers : New Policy
Financial Powers For Senior Officers: The Cabinet has approved enhanced delegation of financial powers for capital procurement to senior officers below the rank of Vice-Chief of armed forces. The delegation of power will help in the modernization of Armed forces. Defence Procurement Procedure 2020: It was unveiled in September 2020. The new policy superseded the […]
Certified Jute Seed Distribution Plan : Key Points
Certified Jute Seed Distribution Plan: The Ministry of Textiles has launched a Certified Jute Seed Distribution Plan under Jute ICARE Program. Jute Corporation of India (JCI) had in 2019, signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with National Seeds Corporation for commercial distribution of 1,000 Metric Tonne certified jute seeds for the year 2021-22. Certified Jute […]
