Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA): Nagaland will continue to be a ‘disturbed area’ for another six months under the AFSPA as the condition of the state remained “dangerous,” a move which comes amid growing clamour for withdrawal of the special powers to the armed forces, especially after the death of 14 civilians earlier this […]
Tiangong Space Station
Tiangong Space Station: China, which is growing its presence in space, has complained to the UN detailing two alleged space incidents involving its Tiangong Space Station and two Starlink satellites from Elon Musk-founded aerospace firm, SpaceX. Both the U.S. and China are parties to the Outer Space Treaty, which is formally known as the ‘Treaty […]
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): The RCEP will come into effect on January 1, 2022, marking the formation of the world’s largest free trade zone in terms of trade volume. RCEP is a trade deal between the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Aims and […]
Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award: The Sahitya Akademi announced the Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 in 20 languages. The Akademi also announced Yuva Puraskar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar for 2021. List Of Sahitya Akademi Awards 2021 Anuradha Sarma Pujari (Assamese) Bratya Basu (Bengali) Mwdai Gahai (Bodo) Raj Rahi (Dogri) Namita Gokhale (English) Daya Prakash Sinha (Hindi) DS Nagabhushana […]
Indian Pangolin
Indian Pangolin: A radio-tagged Indian pangolin was released into the wild in Nandankanan Zoological Park (Odisha) following soft release protocols and provision for post-release monitoring. Radio-tagging involves attaching a transmitter to an animal to monitor its movements. Several wild animals — tigers, leopards and migratory birds — have been tagged over decades. Pangolins are scaly […]
Atal Ranking Of Institutions On Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021
Atal Ranking Of Institutions On Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021: The Ministry of Education’s innovation cell released the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021. The very first edition of ARIIA started in 2019. It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Education and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to systematically […]
Ken-Betwa Link Project
Ken-Betwa Link Project: The Ken-Betwa river interlinking project will lead to the submergence of a major portion of the core area of the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, triggering a major loss of the tiger and its major prey species such as chital and sambar, according to a new study. The project may incur […]
PESA Act
PESA Act: Hundreds of kendu leaf pluckers, binders and workers recently staged a demonstration in Sambalpur, Odisha demanding the abolition of GST on kendu leaves. A GST of 18 per cent is imposed on kendu leaves which is against the Forest Rights Act-2006 and the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) to […]
A defamation Case Has Been Filed Against Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu
A defamation Case Has Been Filed Against Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu: A defamation case has been filed against Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu for his speeches praising two party members for “being capable of making policemen wet their pants”. However, after the controversy, Sidhu said that the comment should not be taken […]
Veerangana Lakshmibai
Veerangana Lakshmibai: The Jhansi Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh will be known as Veerangana Lakshmibai Railway Station. The Uttar Pradesh government had earlier sent a proposal about renaming the station to the Union Home Ministry. The ministry consents to a name change of any station or place after obtaining no-objections from the Union Ministry of […]
