Climate Action And Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD): India and the United States of America (USA) launched the “Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD)”. The CAFMD is one of the two tracks of the India-U.S. Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 partnership launched at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate in April 2021, by Prime Minister […]
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Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code (IBC)
Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code (IBC): The Supreme Court has said “judicial delay” was the main reason for the failure of the insolvency regime in India prior to the 2016 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), as it urged company law tribunals to “strictly adhere” to the timelines under the new law and clear pending resolution plans. […]
Input Tax Credit (ITC): GST
Input Tax Credit (ITC): The Supreme Court has confirmed a Madras High Court judgment which upheld a fiscal formula included in the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules to execute refund of unutilised Input Tax Credit (ITC) accumulated on account of input services. The Madras HC had held last year that Section 54(3) of the […]
US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP)
US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP): The revamped US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership SCEP was launched during the ministerial meeting of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry with the US Ministry of Energy. The SCEP was launched in accordance with the US – India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership announced by both countries […]
Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021
Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021: The Jal Shakti Ministry launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021 or rural cleanliness survey 2021 under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II. Before this, the Swachh Survekshan Grameen had been carried out by the Ministry in 2018 and 2019. The Swachh Survekshan Urban 2021 is to be announced. It was introduced by the […]
Battle Of Saragarhi
Battle Of Saragarhi: 12th September marked the 124th anniversary of the Battle of Saragarhi. The Battle of Saragarhi is considered one of the finest last stands in the military history of the world. Saragarhi was the communication tower between Fort Lockhart and Fort Gulistan. The two forts in the rugged North West Frontier Province (NWFP), […]
128th Anniversary Of Chicago Address Of Swami Vivekananda
128th Anniversary Of Chicago Address Of Swami Vivekananda: On September 11, 1893, Swami Vivekananda delivered his famed speech at the ‘Parliament of the World’s Religions’, garnering a full two minute standing ovation and the moniker of ‘cyclonic monk of India’ . This year marked the 128th anniversary of the historic Chicago Address of Swami Vivekananda. […]
Who Was Subramaniya Bharathiyar?
Subramaniya Bharathiyar: Vice-President recently paid homage to Subramania Bharati to mark the death centenary of the poet and freedom fighter. About Subramaniya Bharathi: Born on 11th December 1882, in Ettayapuram village of Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu. He was a poet, freedom fighter and social reformer from Tamil Nadu. He was known as Mahakavi Bharathiyar. […]
pgSIT: CRISPR-Based System To Restrain Mosquito Vectors
CRISPR-Based System To Safely Restrain Mosquito Vectors Via Sterilization: Researchers from California have developed CRISPR-based system to safely restrain mosquito vectors via sterilization. It is called the new precision-guided sterile insect technique, or pgSIT. pgSIT is a new scalable genetic control system that uses a CRISPR-based approach to engineer deployable mosquitoes that can suppress […]
What Is NATGRID?
What Is NATGRID?: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is soon expected to launch the National Intelligence Grid or NATGRID that aims to provide a “cutting-edge technology to enhance India’s counter-terror capabilities”. Envisaged as a robust mechanism to track suspects, the NATGRID can help in preventing terrorist attacks with real-time data and access to classified information like […]
