Open Acreage Licensing Policy: India has offered eight blocks of oil and gas in the seventh bid round of Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP). The objective is to bring more area under exploration, leading to increase in domestic production and reduction of imports. OALP Launched under the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) in 2017. […]
Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021: Government has recently introduced the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha. Highlights of the Bill: The Bill seeks to reduce the pressure on wild medicinal plants by encouraging the cultivation of medicinal plants. The Bill proposes to exempt AYUSH practitioners from intimating biodiversity boards for accessing biological resources […]
The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021
The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021: The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was recently passed in Parliament. It seeks to replace an ordinance promulgated on September 30 this year. Objective of the Bill: The bill was introduced by the government to rectify an error that made provisions in Section […]
Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation (OIC): A meeting of foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) agreed to establish a humanitarian trust fund to address the growing economic crisis in Afghanistan which has left millions facing hunger over the winter. The meeting is the biggest major conference on Afghanistan since the fall of the […]
SEBI Bans Derivative Trade In Agriculture Commodities
SEBI Bans Derivative Trade In Agriculture Commodities: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has banned the derivative trade of seven agricultural commodities on the future’s platform of National Commodities and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) for a year. The regulator has banned derivative contracts trade in chana, wheat, paddy (non-basmati), soyabean and its derivatives, mustard […]
Four Labour Codes of India
4 Labour Codes: India is likely to implement four labour codes (on wages, social security, occupational safety and industrial relations) by the next fiscal year beginning 2022. Under these new codes, a number of aspects related to employment and work culture, in general, might change – including the take-home salary of employees, working hours, and […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 21st December 2021
Today Current Affairs: 21st December 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI): The Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI), in collaboration with the Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI), which comprises more than 12,000 private hospitals, has launched an accreditation programme that will enable hospitals to get a “breastfeeding-friendly” tag. This programme is called “Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)”. The initiative […]
The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021
The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021: The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to link electoral rolls to Aadhaar number has been listed for introduction in the Lok Sabha. The Bill allows electoral registration officers to ask for Aadhaar numbers of applicants wanting to register as voters to establish the identity of the applicant. […]
Republic Of Cyprus
Republic Of Cyprus: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has directed all engineering and technical colleges in the country to ensure their faculty members do not participate in conferences organised by countries which are not recognised by the Indian government. The stern directive by the technical education regulator came following an objection raised […]
