Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh travelled to Tashkent (capital of Uzbekistan) on a three-day visit to attend a defence ministerial conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The SCO defence ministerial meeting is taking place around three weeks ahead of the annual summit of the SCO scheduled for September 15-16 in Samarkand. […]
Category: Current Affairs
Prevention Of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Prevention Of Money Laundering Act (PMLA): The Supreme Court will hear in open court a review of its judgment upholding key provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. In Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors v Union of India, a judgment delivered on July 27, the Supreme Court upheld the key provisions of […]
National Food Security Act
National Food Security Act: The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the Centre to increase coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) so that “more and more needy persons and citizens get the benefit” under the 2013 law which entitles rural and urban poor to subsidised foodgrains under the Targeted Public Distribution System. The coverage […]
Wind Energy
Wind Energy: Annual installation of new wind power projects in India will peak by 2024 and likely decline thereafter, according to a report released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and MEC+, a consulting firm that specialises in renewable energy. As part of its transition away from fossil fuels, India has committed to sourcing […]
BrahMos
BrahMos: A Court of Inquiry (Col) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) into the accidental firing of a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in March 2022, which landed in Pakistan, found that deviation from standard operating procedures (SOP) by three officers led to the incident. Services of the officers have been terminated with immediate effect, the […]
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) digital rupee — the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — may be introduced in phases beginning with wholesale businesses in the current financial year. RBI had proposed amendments to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, which would enable it to launch a CBDC. Central […]
Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen
Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen: Over 1 lakh villages declared themselves as ODF (Open Defecation Free) Plus under Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G). These villages are sustaining their ODF status and have systems in place for managing solid and/or liquid waste and they would continue on their sanitation journey as they work towards making their villages […]
India’s First Commercial SSA Observatory
India’s First Commercial SSA Observatory: India’s first commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Observatory will be set up in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. The observatory will be set up by Digantara, a Bengaluru-based space sector start-up. The observatory will be the first-of-its-kind in the region, set up to augment the start-up’s SSA capabilities. It will […]
African Rhinoceros
African Rhinoceros: A report has stated that Rhino poaching rates in Africa declined to 2.3% in 2021 from 3.9% in 2018. At least 2,707 rhinos were poached in Africa between 2018 and 2021, including critically endangered black rhino and near threatened white rhino. The report was compiled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature […]
James Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope: The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s latest and most powerful telescope, has captured new images of our solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter, presenting it in a never before seen light. The photographs published have captured a new view of the planet, presenting in detail its massive storms, colourful auroras, faint rings […]
