National Girl Child Day: The National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India every year on January 24. It was started by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2008. Objectives of the day To spread awareness about Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme Which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January […]
Category: Current Affairs
What is 2K Time Trial in Cricket?
2K TIME TRIAL: The two-kilometer time trial — set at eight minutes and 15 seconds for fast bowlers and 8:30 for batsmen, spinners and wicketkeepers — has become mandatory for India’s centrally-contracted cricketers. On a standard athletics track, the distance is covered in five laps of 400 metres each. The timings can be measured with […]
Assam government setting up three degree colleges in the Bodo region.
Assam government is setting up three-degree colleges in the Bodo region: The Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Assam government is setting up three-degree colleges in the Bodo region. Tributes are being paid to Shri Upendra Nath Brahma by opening an institute in his name. Upendranath Brahma (1956 – 1990) was an Indian Bodo […]
Company Law Committee Recommendation on Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP): The Company Law Committee (CLC) has recommended that 12 offences under the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act 2008 be decriminalised and that LLPs be allowed to issue Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) to raise funds with the aim of improving ease of doing business for LLP firms. The Company Law Committee (CLC) was […]
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme completed 6 years of its launch
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme: The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme has recently completed 6 years of its launch in 2015. On the occasion of National Girl Child Day (24th January), the performance of the BBBP scheme was discussed. The National Girl Child Day was started by the Ministry of Women and Child […]
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar: 32 children have been awarded the ‘Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar’ for their exceptional abilities and outstanding accomplishments. The Awards are given by the President of India in the week preceding Republic Day (26th January) every year. Two Categories: The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar is given under two categories: […]
PLI Scheme: For Drug Intermediates and APIs
PLI Scheme: Approval accorded under PLI Scheme for Promotion of Domestic Manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/ Drug Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). Indian pharmaceutical industry: It is the 3rd largest in the world by volume. It has high market presence in several advanced economies such as the US and EU. The industry […]
What is Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM)?
Commission for Air Quality Management: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and adjoining areas has begun the process of setting up a Decision Support System (DSS) having a web, GIS and multi-model based operational and planning decision support tool. This tool will help immensely in capturing the static and dynamic features of […]
Parker Solar Probe : Seventh Successful Swing around the Sun
Parker Solar Probe: Parker Solar Probe Marks Seventh Successful Swing around the Sun. None are closer than Parker Solar Probe, which passed just 8.4 million miles (13.5 million kilometers) from the Sun’s surface while flying at 289,932 miles per hour on Jan 17. Now just over two years into its seven-year mission, the Parker […]
FATF Blacklisting – Recent Development
FATF blacklisting: Pakistan might be pushed into the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ‘blacklist’ next month as it continues to finance and tolerate terrorist organizations. According to a report, terrorist organisations, such as Jamaar-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM), continue to operate with impunity in Pakistan. FATF Blacklist: It is a list of countries that the […]
