Setting Up Fast-Track Courts: A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has proposed setting up fast-track courts for a limited time to clear dishonoured cheque cases. Earlier the Supreme Court has suggested forming a committee to resolve the problem of pendency of cheque bounce cases. Supreme Court Proposal: Set up fast-track courts under Section 138 […]
Technology And Innovation Report 2021
Technology And Innovation Report 2021: India was the biggest ‘overperformer’ in frontier technologies than the country’s per capita Gross Domestic Products (GDP) would suggest, according to a recent country-readiness index of the Technology And Innovation Report 2021. The report was released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report examines the […]
CSIR Floriculture Mission
CSIR Floriculture Mission: CSIR Floriculture Mission has been approved for implementation in 21 States/UTs wherein available knowledgebase in CSIR Institutes will be utilized and leveraged to help Indian farmers and industry re-position itself to meet the import requirements. Floriculture, or flower farming, is a discipline of horticulture concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental […]
Ease Of Living Index (EoLI) 2020
Ease Of Living Index (EoLI) 2020: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs announced the release of the final rankings of the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020. The EoLI aims to measure the well-being of Indian citizens in 111 cities, across the pillars of Quality of Life, Economic-ability, and Sustainability, with 49 indicators under 13 […]
India Bangladesh : Bilateral meet
India Bangladesh: Bilateral meet: Recently, India’s External Affairs Minister visited Bangladesh for a bilateral meet. This meeting comes ahead of the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Bangladesh scheduled in March 2021. Earlier a 122-member contingent of the Bangladesh Armed Forces has participated in the 72nd Republic Day parade, commemorating 50 years of the 1971 India-Pakistan […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 4th March 2021
Today Current Affairs: 4th March 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
ICC Investigations Into Israel-Palestine War Crimes
ICC Investigations Into Israel-Palestine War Crimes: International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched investigations into the war crimes in Palestinian territories occupied by Israel (West Bank and the Gaza Strip). The decision for investigation is taken after a recent ruling that the court’s jurisdiction extends to territories occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six-day Arab- Israeli […]
Similipal Biosphere Reserve | Tiger Reserve
Similipal Biosphere Reserve: A massive fire broke out in the Similipal Biosphere Reserve in Odisha. The core area of the biosphere was untouched by the fire, however, the fire is threatening damage to its rich biodiversity. It was formally designated a tiger reserve in 1956 and brought under Project Tiger in the year 1973. It […]
Sri Lanka’s West Container Terminal (WCT) Project
Sri Lanka’s West Container Terminal (WCT) Project: Sri Lanka said it will develop the West Container Terminal (WCT) at the Colombo Port, along with India and Japan. The decision comes a month after the Rajapaksa government ejected the two partners from a 2019 tripartite agreement to jointly develop the East Container Terminal (ECT), citing resistance […]
National Cyber Security Strategy 2020
National Cyber Security Strategy 2020: A National Cyber Security Strategy 2020 is being formulated by the Office of National Cyber Security Coordinator at the National Security Council Secretariat. Cyber Security is protecting cyberspace including critical information infrastructure from attack, damage, misuse, and economic espionage. The National Security Council (NSC) of India is a three-tiered organization […]