Section 43D(5) Of The Unlawful Atrocities Prevention Act (UAPA): Just two days before his death, Stan Swamy had moved the Bombay High Court challenging Section 43D(5) of the Unlawful Atrocities Prevention Act (UAPA) — a provision Swamy termed “illusory”. The provision makes grant of bail virtually impossible under UAPA since it leaves little room of […]
Indian Army Memorial in Italy
Indian Army Memorial At Cassino: During his four-day visit to the UK and Italy, Indian Army Chief Manoj Naravane will inaugurate the Indian Army Memorial at Cassino in Italy, about 140 km away from Rome. The memorial commemorates over 3,100 Commonwealth servicemen who took part in the effort to liberate Italy in World War II. […]
New IT Rules 2021
New IT Rules: The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that social media giant Twitter Inc has failed to comply with India’s new IT Rules (Came into force on 26th May), which is law of the land and is mandatorily required to be complied with. Any non-compliance amounts to breach of provisions of IT […]
Discrete Auroras On Mars Captured by Hope
Discrete Auroras On Mars: The UAE’s Hope spacecraft, which is orbiting Mars since February this year, has captured images of glowing atmospheric lights known as discrete auroras. Uniqueness of these auroras: Unlike auroras on Earth, which are seen only near the north and south poles, discrete auroras on Mars are seen all around the planet […]
Solicitor General of India
Solicitor General: A delegation of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs recently met President Ram Nath Kovind and sought the removal of Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General of India, on the grounds of “criminal misconduct” and “gross impropriety” following his meeting with BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari. Suvendu Adhikari is an accused in the 2016 Narada tapes […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 5th July 2021
Today Current Affairs: 5th July 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Pushkar Singh Dhami : Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand
Pushkar Singh Dhami: Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He replaced Tirath Singh Rawat. Tirath Singh Rawat’s term as Uttarakhand Chief Minister — that lasted just 114 days — was riddled with controversies over his remarks as well as reversal of decisions taken by his predecessor Trivendra […]
Draft Trafficking In Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021
Draft Trafficking In Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021: The Ministry of Women and Child Welfare invited suggestions and comments for its draft Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021 which it has released. A previous draft had been introduced in 2018, and had been passed by Lok Sabha despite stiff opposition […]
NIPUN Bharat
NIPUN Bharat: The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education launched National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat) on 5th July, 2021. The vision of NIPUN Bharat Mission is to create an enabling environment to ensure universal acquisition of foundational literacy and numeracy, so that every child […]
Bold Project
Bold Project: A unique scientific exercise for reducing desertification and providing livelihood and multi-disciplinary rural industry support has been initiated by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The project named “Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought” (BOLD) is the first of its kind exercise in India which was launched todayfrom the tribal village NichlaMandwa in […]
