Dulari Devi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed gratitude for the gesture by Dulari Devi, an artist from Bihar’s Madhubani, who presented him a sample of her artwork during an informal interaction with Padma awardees at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Dulari Devi (born 1968) is an Indian artist and illustrator, working in the Mithila art tradition. She […]
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Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019: A Parliamentary panel deliberating on the Personal Data Protection Bill has made the following recommendations: Limit the exemptions available to the government under the current version by placing reasonable restrictions on how the exemption can be availed. The government be exempted only under a “just, fair, reasonable and proportionate procedure”. […]
32nd Edition Of Indo-Thai Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)
32nd Edition Of Indo-Thai Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT): The 32nd edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy was conducted. About Naval Exercise: India and Thailand have been carrying out CORPAT along their International Maritime Boundary Line twice a year since 2005. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk, […]
6th Edition Of Shakti 2021
6th Edition Of Shakti 2021: The sixth edition of the Indo-French Shakti 2021 (bilateral joint training exercise), will be conducted in November in Frejus, France. From the Indian side, a platoon strength of a Gorkha Rifles Infantry Battalion will participate in the exercise. It will focus on Counter Terrorism operations in backdrop of semi-urban terrain […]
First Joint Naval Exercise: US, UAE, Bahrain And Israel
First Joint Naval Exercise: US, UAE, Bahrain And Israel: Forces from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel and the United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began a multilateral maritime security operations exercise in the Red Sea. This is the first publicly acknowledged naval exercise between the United States, Israel and the two Gulf countries. […]
Preserving Landraces
Preserving Landraces: Padma Shri award was given to Rahibai Popere, popularly known as Seedmother, from Akole taluka of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. She was awarded for recognition of her work that has helped save hundreds of landraces (wild varieties of commonly grown crops) at the village level. Presently, farmers mainly grow hybrid crops. Hybrid Crops: About: A […]
Glasgow Agreement
Glasgow Agreement: The “Glasgow climate pact” was adopted despite a last-minute intervention by India to water down language on “phasing out” coal to merely “phasing down”. The pledges on emissions cuts made at the two-week Cop26 summit in Glasgow fell well short of those required to limit temperatures to 1.5C, according to scientific advice. Instead, […]
Current Account Deficit
Current Account Deficit: According to a recent report by British brokerage Barclays, India’s trade deficit has been jumping continuously since July 2021. The widening Current Account Deficit (CAD) is driven by the massive spike in commodity prices led by crude oil. The CAD is expected to reach $45 billion or 1.4% of GDP by March […]
RBI’s Retail Direct Scheme
RBI’s Retail Direct Scheme: The Prime Minister has launched the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)- Retail Direct Scheme to open up the Government bond market for the retail investors. In February 2021, RBI proposed to allow retail investors to open gilt accounts with the central bank to invest in Government securities (G-secs) directly. Under the […]
Tenures Of CBI & ED Directors Extended
Tenures Of CBI & ED Directors Extended: The President promulgated two ordinances that would allow the Centre to extend the tenures of the directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate from two years to up to five years. The Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act,1946 and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) […]
