Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA): The government has been granted time till April 9 by Lok Sabha and July 9 by Rajya Sabha to frame rules under the citizenship law. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) was notified on December 12, 2019 and came into force from January 10, 2020. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 […]
Month: March 2021
Sixth Schedule Areas of Assam : Important Points
Sixth Schedule: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha that “presently, there is no proposal to implement panchayat system in Sixth Schedule areas of Assam”. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution protects tribal populations and provides autonomy to the communities through the creation of autonomous development councils that can frame laws […]
Permanent Indus Commission : Points to Remember
Permanent Indus Commission: After a gap of more than two and half years Indian and Pakistani delegations began the 116th Meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission. The Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) is a bilateral commission consisting of officials from India and Pakistan. It was created to implement and manage the goals and objectives and […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 23rd March 2021
Today Current Affairs: 23rd March 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Covishield : Interval Between Doses
Covishield: The government has decided to increase the interval between the first and second doses of Covishield to up to eight weeks in its ongoing vaccination drive against Covid-19. Covishield is Serum Institute of India’s version of AZD1222, the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca in collaboration with the University of Oxford. Some data from global trials […]
What is Climate Finance?
Climate Finance: The Finance Minister of India urged the advanced economies to scale up their commitments to climate finance and transfer of technologies – which are important for achieving climate-related commitments and goals. The Minister was addressing the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI). Climate Finance: Climate finance refers to local, national or transnational […]
67th National Film Awards – To Remember
67th National Film Awards: The Jury for the 67th National Film Awards announced the winners for the year 2019. The announcement of the awards was delayed by almost a year because of the pandemic. Priyadarshan’s Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham was chosen as the best feature film and Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan won the best director award […]
Gandhi Peace Prize For The Year 2019 | 2020
Gandhi Peace Prize For The Year 2019 And 2020: Gandhi Peace Prize for the Year 2019 and 2020 was announced. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019 is being conferred on (Late) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 is being conferred on […]
International Conference On Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI)
Opening Ceremony Of International Conference On Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI): The Prime Minister addressed the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) through a video conference. ICDRI is the annual international conference of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with member countries, organizations, and institutions to strengthen the […]
The Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC) : RBI
The Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC): RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a five-member Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC), headed by former RBI Deputy Governor Shyamala Gopinath, for evaluating applications for universal banks and Small Finance Banks (SFBs). The Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC) will be comprising eminent persons with […]
