Open Network For Digital Commerce: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has issued orders appointing an advisory committee for its Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) project that is aimed at curbing “digital monopolies”. This is in the direction of making e-commerce processes open source, thus creating a platform that can […]
Month: July 2021
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s (GERD): Ethiopia has started the second phase of filling a Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s (GERD) reservoir on the upper Blue Nile, which raised tensions from Sudan and Egypt ahead of an upcoming UN Security Council meeting on the issue. Ethiopia had previously announced it would proceed to the second stage of […]
Tele-Law Programme
Tele-Law Programme.: Justice Department commemorates the milestone of crossing 9 lakh beneficiaries under its Tele-Law programme. The programme connects the disadvantaged and needy seeking legal advice from Panel Lawyers through e-interface platform available in Common Service Centres(CSC). Tele–Law began its humble journey in 2017 by covering 170 districts in 11 States through 1800 CSCs. In […]
Maitree Power Project – India-Bangladesh
Maitree Power Project: Secretary (Power) Govt of India met Secretary (Power) Govt of Bangladesh for the issues related to 1320MW Maitree Power project. The Maitree super thermal power project is a 1,320MW coal-fired power station under construction in Rampal, Bangladesh. It is located at Moithara, Rampal, in the Bagerhat district, approximately 23km south-east of the […]
White Flag Campaign : Malaysia
White Flag Campaign: In Malaysia, some residents of low-income families have started waving white flags as part of the so-called “White Flag Campaign”, or the #benderaputi (white flag) movement. They are doing this to convey distress about the financial crunch they have had to deal with amid the lockdowns due to Covid-19. Malaysia enforced another […]
Lambda Variant of Covid-19
Lambda Variant of Covid-19: Even as the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus continues to drive the rise in infections around the world, another variant, Lambda, is increasingly being seen by scientists and health experts as a new emerging threat. On June 14, the World Health Organization designated the Lambda variant, previously known by its […]
Ministry Of Co-Operation
‘Ministry Of Co-operation’: In a historic move, a separate ‘Ministry of Co-operation’ has been created by the NDA Government for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’. This ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country. It will help deepen Co-operatives as a true people […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 6th July 2021
Today Current Affairs: 6th July 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Who Was Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair?
Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair: A biopic on Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair will be produced. It will be based on the book, ‘The case that shook the empire’ written by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat in 2019. Born in the year 1857 in Mankara village of Malabar’s Palakkad district. Known for being a passionate advocate for […]
Anti-Dumping Duty on Copper Products
Anti-Dumping Duty: The government has decided not to impose Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) on imports of certain copper products, from China, Thailand, Korea and three other countries. In April, Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) recommended imposing the duty on “copper and copper alloy flat-rolled products” from China, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand, after […]
