Sea Vigil-22: The third edition of the ‘Pan-India’ Coastal Defence Exercise ‘Sea Vigil-22’ will be conducted on 15-16 Nov 22. This National Level Coastal Defence Exercise was conceptualised in 2018 to validate various measures that have been instituted towards enhancing maritime security since ‘26/11’. The concept of ‘Sea Vigil’ is to activate the Coastal Security […]
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Jharkhand Assembly Cleared Two Bills: Ninth Schedule of the Constitution
Jharkhand Assembly Passed Two Bills: The Jharkhand Assembly has cleared two Bills, but these changes will come into force only after the Centre carries out amendments to include these in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. Jharkhand Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (Amendment) Bill, 2022: It raises reservations to 77%. Within the reserved […]
A Decade of POCSO: Developments, Challenges And Insights From Judicial Data
A Decade of POCSO: Developments, Challenges And Insights From Judicial Data Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy launched a report, ‘A Decade of POCSO: Developments, Challenges and Insights from Judicial Data’. Highlights: As per 2020 NCRB data, over 90% of perpetrators are people known to victims High pendency of cases Low conviction rate ( only around […]
Methane Alert And Response System (MARS)
Methane Alert And Response System (MARS): The Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) was launched at the COP27 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Methane (CH4) accounts for a small portion of human-induced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to carbon dioxide (CO2), but it is 80 times more […]
Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS): The Tribal Affairs Ministry intends to go ahead with its plan to build a new EMRS, despite concerns raised by a Parliamentary panel. EMRS will be constructed on 15 acres of land in all sub-districts with Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations of more than 20,000 people, accounting for at least 50% […]
Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer
Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer: Senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar and state education minister V Sivankutty traded allegations over erstwhile Travancore Diwan Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer. About Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer: From 1936 to 1947, Sir Chetput Pattabhiraman Ramaswamy Iyer/Sir CP was the Diwan of the old Travancore princely state. His policies led to a massive […]
19th ASEAN-India Summit
19th ASEAN-India Summit: The Vice President of India attended the 19th ASEAN-India Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Highlights of the Meeting India hailed the deep cultural, economic and civilizational ties that have existed between India and South East Asia from time immemorial and stated that the India-ASEAN relationship forms the central pillar of India’s ACT-EAST […]
9th Ministerial Meeting Of The India-US Economic And Financial Partnership
9th Ministerial Meeting Of The India-US Economic And Financial Partnership: The 9th Ministerial meeting of the India-US Economic and Financial Partnership was held. The Indian delegation was led by the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs and the USA delegation was led by the Treasury Secretary. Key Highlights of the Meet: Both countries shared […]
16th Asian Conference On Diarrhoeal Disease And Nutrition
16th Asian Conference On Diarrhoeal Disease And Nutrition: Union Minister addressed 16th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease and Nutrition (ASCODD) at Kolkata. Delegates from India and other South East Asian countries, African countries, US, European countries joined the conference virtually. The theme of the ASCODD was “Prevention and control of cholera, typhoid and other enteric […]
53rd International Film Festival Of India
53rd International Film Festival Of India: International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is set for its 53rd edition in 2022 in Goa The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is among Asia’s most prominent film festivals. It is held annually, currently in the state of Goa. Since 2004, starting from the 35th […]
