e-ILP Platform : For Effective Regulation Of The Inner Line Permit (ILP) System: The Chief Minister of Manipur virtually launched the e-ILP platform for effective regulation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in the state. The ILP system came into effect in Manipur on 1st January 2020. In Manipur, four types of permits are […]
Rural Local Bodies : Finance Commission (FC) Grants
Rural Local Bodies. The Ministry of Finance has released an amount of Rs. 13,385.70 crore to 25 States for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies. This Grant-in-aid is the 1st installment of Tied grants of the year 2021-22. The grants have been released as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission. Finance Commission […]
ILO Report on Social Protection During The COVID-19 Crisis
International Labour Organization (ILO) Report: Despite the unprecedented worldwide expansion of social protection during the COVID-19 crisis, more than 4 billion people around the world remain entirely unprotected, a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report says. Social protection includes access to health care and income security, particularly in relation to old age, unemployment, sickness, disability, […]
South Asian Institute For Advanced Research And Development (SAIARD)
South Asian Institute For Advanced Research And Development (SAIARD): National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) signed an MoU with South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD) for ‘Capacity Building on Integrated River Basin Management with a focus on Geospatial Technology in Riverine Ecosystem’. It aims to create an academic platform to engage young […]
Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Ji
125th Birth Anniversary Of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Ji. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a special commemorative coin on the occasion of the 125th Birth Anniversary of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Ji. Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami (1896 – 1977) or Srila Prabhupada, born Abhay Charan De, was an Indian spiritual teacher and the founder-acharya of […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 3rd September 2021
Today Current Affairs: 3rd September 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
China’s New Maritime Rules
China’s New Maritime Rules From September 1, 2021, China’s new maritime rules designed to control the entry of foreign vessels in what Beijing calls “Chinese territorial waters” take effect. Foreign vessels, both military and commercial, will be henceforth required to submit to Chinese supervision in “Chinese territorial waters,” as per the new law. The move […]
ZAPAD 2021: Multinational Exercise
Multinational Exercise ZAPAD 2021 A contingent of 200 Army personnel will participate in the multinational Exercise ZAPAD 2021 being held at Nizhniy, Russia from September 3 to 16, the Army said. Of the 17 countries invited for the exercise, there are nine Participating countries and eight Observers including China and Pakistan. ZAPAD 2021 is one […]
Provident Fund (PF) Accounts
Provident Fund (PF) Accounts The government has decided to split existing Provident Fund (PF) accounts into two separate accounts in order to operationalise the new tax on PF income arising out of employee contributions exceeding ₹2.5 lakh a year. The Finance Ministry notified new Income Tax rules to this effect, but experts said this could […]
Afghanistan in SAARC
SAARC: With uncertainty hanging over the international representation of Afghanistan under the Taliban, a question has risen over its membership in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which is scheduled to meet next in Islamabad. The fate of Afghanistan’s membership, and even the future of SAARC to some extent, depends on the Taliban […]
