International Energy Agency (IEA): The Framework for Strategic Partnership between the International Energy Agency (IEA) members and the Government of India was signed. It aims to strengthen mutual trust and cooperation & enhance global energy security, stability, and sustainability. This partnership will lead to an extensive exchange of knowledge and would be a stepping stone […]
Indian Telegraph Act, 1885: Orders To Suspend Internet In Some Areas In Delhi
Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 Following violent protests, the Union Home Ministry has issued orders to suspend Internet in some areas in Delhi under the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety Rules 2017) of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. The order under this act had been issued only twice before — in […]
Bharat Biotech’s BBV154 : Intranasal Covid-19 Vaccine
Bharat Biotech’s BBV154: Bharat Biotech’s BBV154 is the first publicized attempt at getting an intranasal Covid-19 vaccine. Intranasal vaccines are most commonly administered as injectable shots into the muscles (intramuscular) or the tissue just between the skin and the muscles (subcutaneous). However, with intranasal vaccines, the solution is squirted or sprayed into the nostrils and […]
Belagavi: Disputed Border Area Between Maharashtra And Karnataka
Belagavi: Disputed Border Area Between Maharashtra And Karnataka: Maharashtra Chief Minister said the disputed border area between Maharashtra and Karnataka should be made an Union Territory until the matter is heard by the Supreme Court. This sparked off a strong reaction in Karnataka. Maharashtra has been claiming that Belagavi, Karwar, and Nipani should be the […]
What is Manufactured Sand (M-Sand)? Rajasthan Government Policy
Manufactured sand (M-sand): The Rajasthan government has brought a policy on manufactured sand (M-sand), giving industry status to the units producing it for construction work and reducing the dependence on bajri (riverbed sand). Highlights of the new Policy: The policy will enable the investors to set up M-sand units by utilising the incentives offered by […]
Collegium Recommendations For Judicial Appointments : Supreme Court
Collegium Recommendations For Judicial Appointments: The Supreme Court (SC) questioned the government about the delay in clearing Collegium recommendations for judicial appointments to various High Courts (HC). Collegium System: It is the system of appointment and transfer of judges that has evolved through judgments of the SC, and not by an Act of Parliament or […]
DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 :Overview
DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019: Asaddudin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), and CPI leader Binoy Viswam have filed dissent notes to the parliamentary standing committee’s report on the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 on the grounds that it does not take into account their concerns over […]
U.S.- Taliban Peace Deal: Important Elements
U.S.- Taliban peace deal: The Biden administration has said that it will review the US-Taliban deal to see if the Taliban are able to keep their end of the bargain. U.S.- Taliban peace deal: A peace deal between the U.S. Government and the Taliban was signed on 29 February, 2020. The deal calls for U.S. […]
New START Treaty: Russia Approved The Extension
New START Treaty: Russia approved the extension of the New START treaty. It is the last remaining nuclear Russia-USA arms control treaty which is about to expire in February 2021. About the Approval: Both houses of Russian Parliament (Kremlin) approved the extension of the New START treaty for five years. It was done after a […]
Restoration Of Relations With Palestinians: U.S. President Joe Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has announced that it is restoring relations with the Palestinians: U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has announced that it is restoring relations with the Palestinians:and renewing aid to Palestinian refugees. This is a reversal of the Donald Trump administration’s cutoff and a key element of its new support […]
