Prohibition Of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021: Lok Sabha has sent the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to raise the age of marriage for women to 21 to a standing committee. The age of marriage should be uniformly applicable to all religions, caste, creed, overriding any custom or law that seeks […]
Chillai Kalan: Kashmir
Chillai Kalan: Kashmir is in a deep freeze as the 40-day harshest spell of winter, locally called ‘chillai kalan’, started on December 21, 2021, with the minimum temperature already sub-zero in the entire Valley. Chillai Kalan or Chillia Kalan is a Persian word which literally means forty days of intense cold. It is the local […]
Definition of the Word ‘Anti-National’
Anti-National: The word ‘anti-national’ has not been defined in statutes, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha. It added that ‘anti-national activity’ was inserted in the Constitution during Emergency in 1976 but was removed later. The Constitution (Forty–Second Amendment) Act, 1976 inserted in the Constitution Article 31D (during Emergency) which defined ‘anti-national […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 22nd December 2021
Today Current Affairs: 22nd December 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Rain Water Harvesting
Rain Water Harvesting: Minister of State for Jal Shakti informed Rajya Sabha about the Rain Water Harvesting Though Water is a State subject, Central Government has taken a number of important measures for implementation of rain water harvesting through scientific manner including watershed principles in the country. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has […]
Fugitive Economic Offenders
Fugitive Economic Offenders: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Lok Sabha that banks have recovered ₹13,109.17 crore by selling the assets of fugitives like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. Talking about the recovery of ₹13,109.17 crore from the sale of assets of wilful defaulters, who have now fled the country, the Finance […]
Jammu And Kashmir Delimitation Commission
Jammu And Kashmir Delimitation Commission: The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission has proposed to increase six seats for the Jammu division and one for the Kashmir division, besides reserving 16 seats for the Scheduled Castes (SC) and the Scheduled Tribes in the Union Territory. The Kashmir division currently has 46 seats and Jammu 37. The […]
Open Acreage Licensing Policy
Open Acreage Licensing Policy: India has offered eight blocks of oil and gas in the seventh bid round of Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP). The objective is to bring more area under exploration, leading to increase in domestic production and reduction of imports. OALP Launched under the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) in 2017. […]
Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021: Government has recently introduced the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha. Highlights of the Bill: The Bill seeks to reduce the pressure on wild medicinal plants by encouraging the cultivation of medicinal plants. The Bill proposes to exempt AYUSH practitioners from intimating biodiversity boards for accessing biological resources […]
The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021
The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021: The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was recently passed in Parliament. It seeks to replace an ordinance promulgated on September 30 this year. Objective of the Bill: The bill was introduced by the government to rectify an error that made provisions in Section […]
