Crop Insurance Week:: Government has launched the Crop Insurance Awareness Campaign for Fasal Bima Yojana during the Crop Insurance Week (being observed from July 1 to 7). Till date, the scheme has insured over 29.16 crore farmer applications (5.5 crore farmer applications on year-on-year basis). Over the period of 5 years, more than 8.3 crore […]
President’s Rule In West Bengal
President’s Rule In West Bengal: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking directions to the Centre to impose President’s Rule in West Bengal over alleged incidents of post-poll violence in the state. Allegations: During the violence, the government and administration remained silent spectators and no protection was provided to the victims by […]
15th Finance Commission Report
15th Finance Commission Report: The Supreme Court directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to frame guidelines for payment of ex-gratia compensation to family members of persons who succumbed to COVID-19, while considering the recommendations in the 15th Finance Commission Report. Key recommendations in the Report of the 15th Finance Commission for 2021-26: The share […]
Freight Smart Cities
Freight Smart Cities: Commerce Ministry’s Logistics Division unveils plans for ‘Freight Smart Cities’ to improve the efficiency of urban freight and create an opportunity for reduction in the logistics costs. Under the Freight Smart Cities initiative, city-level logistics committees would be formed. These committees would have related government departments and agencies at the local level, […]
Short Span Bridging System (SSBS)-10 m
Short Span Bridging System (SSBS)-10 m: The first production lot of 12 Short Span Bridging System (SSBS)-10 m, designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has been inducted into Indian Army. The SSBS-10 m plays a crucial role of bridging the gaps up to 9.5 m as a single span providing a […]
Organisation For Economic Co-operation And Development (OECD) And G20
Organisation For Economic Co-operation And Development (OECD) And G20: India has joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and G20 Inclusive Framework tax deal of global corporate tax. Majority of the members OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting(including India)adopted a high-level statement containing an outline of a consensus solution to […]
Sardar Patel National Unity Award
Sardar Patel National Unity Award: The online nominations/recommendations process for the Sardar Patel National Unity Award is on and the last date for nominations/recommendations is 15th August 2021. The Government of India has instituted the highest civilian award in the field of contribution to the unity and integrity of India, in the name of SardarVallabhbhai […]
Istanbul Convention On Violence Against Women
Istanbul Convention On Violence Against Women: Turkey’s controversial exit from Istanbul Convention on Violence Against Women on July 1 has received severe criticism from various quarters and has led to protests across the country. The Council of Europe established the Istanbul Convention, a human rights treaty, with the aim to prevent and prosecute all forms […]
Global Peace Index (GPI)
Global Peace Index (GPI): The 15th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) was released which ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. Global Peace Index (GPI) is a report produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP). The GPI covers 99.7 per cent of the world’s population, using […]
Retail And Wholesale Trades
Retail And Wholesale Trades: Minister of MSME announced revised guidelines for MSMEs with inclusion of Retail and Wholesale trades as MSMEs. The revised guidelines will benefit 2.5 Crore Retail and Wholesale Traders. Retail and wholesale trade which were left out of the ambit of MSME are now under the revised guidelines and thus will also […]
