Unified Payments Interface (UPI): The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments system has cut across the Indian socio-economic digital divide amazingly fast. Even though UPI is indeed a groundbreaking innovation in the digital payments landscape, reliability and security are still considered to be at stake, keeping many individuals and businesses apprehensive about the payment system. Unified […]
Category: Current Affairs
Devasahayam Pillai
Devasahayam Pillai: Devasahayam Pillai, an 18th-century Hindu convert to Christianity, would be the first Indian layman (a non-ordained member of the Church) to be made a saint. Pope Francis will canonize Blessed Devasahayam Pillai, together with six other Blesseds, during a Canonization Mass in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican on 15th May, 2022. Vatican City […]
SITMEX-2021
SITMEX-2021: The third edition of the trilateral naval exercise Singapore-India-Thailand Maritime Exercise (SITMEX) has been conducted in the Andaman Sea of the Indian Ocean. It is conducted annually, and was announced by India at Shangri-La Dialogue in June 2018. The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue is Asia’s premier defence summit. It was […]
Tech NEEV @75
Tech NEEV @75: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today inaugurated “Tech NEEV/ नींव @75” as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and interacted with successful start-ups including those from the tribal communities on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas. The Government of India will be setting up 30 Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Hubs in […]
41st Scientific Expedition To Antarctica
41st Scientific Expedition To Antarctica: India has successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica with the arrival of the first batch of its contingent at the southern white continent. The 41st expedition has two major programs. The first program encompasses geological exploration of the Amery ice shelf at Bharati station. This will help explore […]
New Protocol For Post-Mortem Procedure
New Protocol For Post-Mortem Procedure: Union Health Ministry of India notifies new protocol for post-mortem procedure. The Government of India announced that it has made changes in post-mortem protocols to allow for the procedure to be conducted after sunset effective from November 15, 2021. The move, union health ministry said, is order to promote ease […]
China handed Over The First Type 054A/P Frigate (warship) To Pakistan
China handed Over The First Type 054A/P Frigate (warship) To Pakistan: China handed over the first Type 054A/P frigate (warship) to Pakistan. It is named the PNS Tughril. The PNS Tughril is the first hull of four Type 054 frigates being constructed for the Pakistan Navy. The ship is a technologically advanced and highly capable […]
Destination NorthEast India
Destination NorthEast India: A seven-day cultural festival of the northeast as part of the celebrations of 75 years of Independence under the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav programme cocncluded at the National Museum, Delhi. It is celebrating the rich heritage of North East India, under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region & North Eastern […]
Input Tax Credit
Input Tax Credit: The CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) issued guidelines on blocking of tax credit by GST (Goods and Services Tax) field officers, saying that such blocking should be on the basis of ‘material evidence’ and not just out of ‘suspicion’. Input Tax Credit: It is the tax that a business […]
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum: New Zealand is hosting this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Continued outbreaks of the coronavirus and related travel restrictions have confined the meeting to the virtual realm for a second straight year. As usual, the 21 APEC members will be seeking areas where members can cooperate on easing barriers […]
