Personal Guarantors Liable For Corporate Debt: SC: The Supreme Court upheld a government moves to allow lenders to initiate insolvency proceedings against personal guarantors, who are usually promoters of big business houses, along with the stressed corporate entities for whom they gave a guarantee. It held that November 15, 2019, government notification allowing creditors, usually […]
Category: Current Affairs
Kalakshetra: Centre For Artistic Endeavour
Kalakshetra: Centre For Artistic Endeavour: It is an arts and cultural academy dedicated to the preservation of traditional values in Indian art and crafts, especially in the field of Bharatanatyam dance and Gandharvaveda music. Founded in 1936 by the vibrant visionary Rukmini Devi Arundale. The Institution stands testimony to her dream of creating a space […]
7th Meeting Of The BRICS Astronomy Working Group (BAWG)
7th Meeting Of The BRICS Astronomy Working Group (BAWG): India virtually hosted the 7th meeting of the BRICS Astronomy Working Group (BAWG) under the Science, Technology, and Innovation track of the BRICS 2021. The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, and Department of Science and Technology (DST) coordinated the meeting. BRICS is an […]
International Day for Biological Diversity
International Day for Biological Diversity: The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) (International Biodiversity day) is observed on 22nd May every year. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 1993 proclaimed 22nd May as IDB to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The UNGA also declared the period 2011-2020 as the United Nations (UN) […]
Who Was Sunderlal Bahuguna?
Sunderlal Bahuguna: Well-known environmentalist and Gandhian Sunderlal Bahuguna passed away at the age of 94 due to COVID-related complications. Sunderlal Bahuguna (1927 – 2021) was an Indian noted Garhwali environmentalist. He was one of the early environmentalists of India. He was one of the founders of the Chipko, or hug the tree movement, in the […]
What is New Big 5 Project?
New Big 5 project: It has named the five animals for framing instead of firing at. These are the elephant, polar bear, gorilla, tiger, and lion. All the New Big 5 animals are keystone species, essential to the balance of nature in their habitats, biodiverse ecosystems, and the survival of other species, including humans. It […]
Coviself : Self Testing Kit
Coviself: Self Testing Kit: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approved India’s first self-use Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for Covid-19 named as CoviSelf. It is developed by MyLab Discovery Solutions, a Pune-based molecular company. ICMR is the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, and is one of […]
India And Oman : MoUs On Military Cooperation and Maritime Security
India and Oman: MoUs on military cooperation as well as on maritime security: India and Oman renewed the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on military cooperation as well as on maritime security. India-Oman Relationship: The Sultanate of Oman is a strategic partner of India and an important speaker at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Arab League […]
Strategically Significant Highway : China
Strategically Significant Highway : China: China has completed the construction of a strategically significant highway enabling greater access to remote areas along the disputed border with Arunachal Pradesh in India. The construction began in 2014 and is part of a wider infrastructure push in border areas in Tibet. The highway passes through the Grand Canyon […]
World Bee Day 2021
World Bee Day: On the occasion of World Bee Day, Union Agriculture Minister launched the project to establish a regional honey quality testing laboratory at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa, New Delhi. It has been set up for quality testing of honey and other products of beekeeping under the National Beekeeping and Honey […]
