Repeal Of Three Contentious Farm Laws: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on November 19 announced the repeal of three contentious farm laws. He assured farmer groups protesting against these laws that the legislative process for the repeal would be completed in the upcoming Winter Session of the Parliament. Three Farm […]
PESA Act
PESA Act: One Day National Conference was organized on the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) to celebrate 25th year of PESA Act, as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 or PESA Act is a law enacted by the Government of […]
Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti
Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti: Guru Nanak Dev Ji Jayanti, also known as Guru Nanak’s Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak. Guru Nanak Jayanti is celebrated on the full moon day of Kartik month, also known as Kartik Poornima. This year, followers of Guru […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 20th November 2021
Today Current Affairs: 20th November 2021 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Cairn’s Offer On Retrospective Tax
Cairn’s Offer On Retrospective Tax: Moving quickly towards ending a retrospective tax dispute with a firm that gave India its largest oilfield, the government has accepted Cairn Energy PLC undertakings which would allow for the refund of taxes. The company will now be issued a ₹7,900 crore refund. In December 2020, a three-member international arbitral […]
Battle Of Rezang La: 59th Anniversary
59th Anniversary Of The Battle Of Rezang La: November 18 marks the 59th anniversary of the Battle of Rezang La. A memorial was inaugurated on the occasion. Rezang La is a mountain pass on the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. It is located between village of Chushul and the Spanggur Lake that stretches across […]
India Becomes The Highest Recipient Of Remittances
India Becomes The Highest Recipient Of Remittances: According to the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief, India has become the world’s largest recipient of Remittances, receiving USD 87 billion (a gain of 4.6 % from previous year) in 2021. India is followed by China, Mexico, the Philippines, and Egypt. The United States being the biggest […]
Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Act (POCSO)
Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Act (POCSO): The Supreme Court quashed a Bombay High Court decision to acquit a man charged with assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) solely on the grounds that he groped the child over her clothes without “skin-to-skin” contact. “The act of touching a sexual […]
Shale Oil And Gas
Shale Oil And Gas: Cairn India will partner US-based Halliburton to start shale exploration in the Lower Barmer Hill formation, Western Rajasthan. Shale Oil and Gas: Tight Oil: The key difference between shale oil and conventional crude is that the former, also called ‘tight oil’, is found in smaller batches, and deeper than conventional crude […]
Coal : Sustainable Development Plan
Coal : Sustainable Development Plan Union Ministry of Coal of India has moved forward with a comprehensive Sustainable Development Plan. A full-fledged Sustainable Development Cell (SDC) in Ministry of Coal has been established to advice, mentor and plan action to minimise the adverse impact of mining. In line with the commitment of our country to […]
