Winter Session Of Parliament : November 29 To December 23 The Cabinet Committee on Parliament Affairs (CCPA) has recommended that the Winter session of Parliament be held from November 29 to December 23. Last year, the winter session could not be held due to the onslaught of the pandemic, which had witnessed the curtailment of […]
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City Of Srinagar Now in UNESCO Network Of Creative Cities (UCCN)
City Of Srinagar Has Joined The UNESCO Network Of Creative Cities (UCCN): UNESCO announced that the city of Srinagar has joined the UNESCO Network of Creative Cities (UCCN). It has been designated aa a Creative City of Craft and Folk Arts. Srinagar joins Chennai and Varanasi – UNESCO Cities of music, Jaipur – UNESCO City […]
India Ahead of China in Financial Inclusion
Financial Inclusion: India is now ahead of China in financial inclusion metrics, with mobile and Internet banking transactions rising to 13,615 per 1,000 adults in 2020 from 183 in 2015 and the number of bank branches inching up to 14.7 per 1 lakh adults in 2020 from 13.6 in 2015, which is higher than in […]
12-Foot Statue Of Adi Shankaracharya at Kedarnath
12-Foot Statue Of Adi Shankaracharya: A 12-foot statue of Adi Shankaracharya has been unveiled at Kedarnath, where the acharya is believed to have attained samadhi at the age of 32 in the ninth century. Adi Shankaracharya: Born in Kaladi village on the bank of the Periyar, the largest river in He was a disciple of […]
National Education Policy: Not Be Implemented In Tamil Nadu
National Education Policy: Not Be Implemented In Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will not be implemented in Tamil Nadu. An expert committee would be formed soon to prepare a new education policy of the state. Tamil Nadu’s arguments: NEP being recommended by the Centre was […]
Global Methane Pledge: UN COP26
Global Methane Pledge: The Global Methane Pledge was launched at the UN COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. It is an effort led jointly by the United States and the European Union. So far, over 90 countries have signed this pledge. About the Global Methane Pledge: The pledge was first announced in September by the US […]
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA): The Editors Guild of India (EGI) has expressed shock over the Tripura police’s action of booking 102 people, including journalists, under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. This was for reporting and writing on the recent communal violence in the State. About the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act: Passed in 1967, the law […]
Rise in Oil And Food Prices
Oil And Food Prices: Last week, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation released data showing its world Food Price Index (FPI) averaging 133.2 points in October, the highest since July 2011. No less significant, though, is the way the FPI has oscillated since the outbreak of Covid-19. In May 2020, when the global economy was […]
Haryana State Employment Of Local Candidates Act, 2020
Haryana State Employment Of Local Candidates Act, 2020: The Haryana Government has said that the Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 will be implemented in the state from 15th January 2022. It requires firms with 10 or more employees to reserve 75% of all jobs offering a salary of less than Rs. 30,000 a month […]
Mass Extinction Reason: Nature Geoscience
Mass Extinction: Before the Cretaceous mass extinction known for wiping out non-avian dinosaurs, the Earth had witnessed four other great mass extinctions. A paper published last week in the journal, Nature Geoscience, has come up with a new reason behind the first mass extinction, also known as the Late Ordovician mass extinction. The article notes […]
