Indira Gandhi Shehari Rojgar Yojana: The government of Rajasthan has launched the flagship scheme for Urban Employment, the Indira Gandhi Shehari Rojgar Yojana. Aim is To provide 100 days of employment to families in urban areas on the lines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA). The government has allocated Rs 800 crore […]
Wikipedia Content Moderation
Wikipedia Content Moderation: India summoned officials of Wikipedia, in response to a national cricketer’s Wikipedia page being edited with misleading information. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT has expressed that no intermediary operating in India can permit this type of misinformation, as it violated the government’s expectation of a safe and trusted internet. […]
Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference: The Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference which was held in New York ended without adopting a substantive outcome due to Russia’s objection. Nuclear Proliferation Treaty is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to foster the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to […]
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died after 70 years on the throne at the age of 96. After the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the reign was passed on to her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales. He will henceforth be addressed as King Charles III and will be […]
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework: India stayed out of the joint declaration on the trade pillar of the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework ministerial meet in Los Angeles, with Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal citing concerns over possible discrimination against developing economies India was the only one of the 14 IPEF countries, which include South East Asian countries, […]
Taragiri : Project 17A Frigate
Taragiri : Project 17A Frigate Taragiri, a Project 17A Frigate will be launched at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai on 11 September 2022. ‘Taragiri’, named after a hill range in Himalayas located at Garhwal, is the fifth ship of Project 17A Frigates. These ships are advanced version of the P17 Frigates (Shivalik Class) with improved […]
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Secretary General of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on the mechanism of consultations between India and the GCC. The External Affairs Minister is on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia from 10-12 September. This is his first trip […]
General Bipin Rawat Military Garrison
General Bipin Rawat Military Garrison: The military camp at Kibithu, which is very close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, has been renamed “General Bipin Rawat military garrison” in honour of the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), who was killed in a chopper crash last December. Kibithu is a […]
Exercise Parvat Prahar
Exercise Parvat Prahar: Army chief General Manoj Pande visited the Ladakh sector to review Exercise Parvat Prahar. The exercise saw the deployment of all new major inductions of the Army. The exercise, which was held in the Ladakh plateau at an altitude of 14,000 feet, used newly inducted all-terrain vehicles transported by Chinook heavy lift […]
Rabies
Rabies: The death of a 12-year-old girl in Kerala from rabies, despite having multiple inoculations of the vaccine, has raised questions on the efficacy of rabies vaccines in India and their availability. Rabies is a disease that is caused by a family of viruses called the lyssaviruses and found in a range of mammals. The […]
