New START Treaty: Russia suspended United Stated of America’s on-site inspections under New START Treaty with Washington due to Western sanctions and coronavirus infections. New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) was the last remaining arms reduction pact between the former Cold War rivals and caps to 1,550 the number of nuclear warheads that can be […]
Month: August 2022
Gold Exchange Traded Funds
Gold Exchange Traded Funds: In July 2022, Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) witnessed a net outflow of Rs 457 crore as investors parked their money in other asset classes as part of their portfolio rebalancing strategy. This was in comparison to a net inflow of Rs 135 crore in June 2022. Gold Exchange Traded Funds […]
Pre-Summit Meeting Of Tiger Range Countries
Pre-Summit Meeting Of Tiger Range Countries: India has hosted the Pre-Summit meeting of Tiger Range Countries (TRCs). The Tiger Range Countries Summit is scheduled to be held at Vladivostok, Russia on 5th September 2022. In January 2022, the 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger conservation was held. India’s National Tiger Conservation Authority has also decided […]
Amendments To Biodiversity Bill, 2021
Amendments To Biodiversity Bill, 2021: A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that examined the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021, has submitted its suggestions on the Bill. The JPC has accepted several amendments made by the Ministry of Environment & Climate Change (MoEFCC). The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (BDA) was enacted to provide for the conservation of […]
Serena Williams : Winner Of 23 Grand Slam Titles
Serena Williams : Winner Of 23 Grand Slam Titles American tennis legend Serena Williams, the winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, has announced that she will retire from professional tennis. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time (behind Margaret […]
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit : 49th Chief Justice Of India
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit : 49th Chief Justice Of India Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was appointed the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI) after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment. Justice Lalit will assume charge on August 27, a day after Justice N.V. Ramana demits office as the CJI. Justice Lalit will have […]
Asian Regional Forum
Asian Regional Forum: The Election Commission of India will be hosting a virtual meet of the ‘Asian Regional Forum’ on the theme “Making our Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative” at Nirvachan Sadan on August 11, 2022. This Regional Forum meet is precursor to the “Global Summit for Democracy” to be hosted by the National Electoral […]
Centre Releases ₹1.16 Lakh Crores To States
Centre Releases ₹1.16 Lakh Crores To States: The Centre released over ₹1.16 lakh crore to the States, equivalent to two monthly instalments of tax devolution, to help front-load State governments’ capital spending abilities in this financial year. Coming soon after the expiry of the assured Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation to States from this […]
Universal Postal Union
Universal Postal Union: The Union Cabinet has approved the ratification of amendments to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) as contained in the Eleventh Additional Protocol to the Constitution signed during the 27th Congress of the Universal Postal Union held at Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) from 9-27 August, 2021. The approval enables the Department […]
Extension Of Urban Housing Scheme Till 2024
Extension Of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Till 2024: The union cabinet has approved the extension of the flagship urban housing scheme — Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) — till December 31, 2024. PMAY Launched in 2015, the original deadline for the scheme aimed at providing affordable housing with incentives was March 2022. It was launched […]
