Multi Agency Centre (MAC): The Union government has asked the States to share more intelligence inputs through the Multi Agency Centre (MAC). MAC is a common counter-terrorism grid under the Intelligence Bureau that was made operational in 2001 following the Kargil War. As many as 28 organisations, including the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), armed […]
Category: Current Affairs
Airtel Payments Bank Is Now A Scheduled Bank
Airtel Payments Bank Is Now A Scheduled Bank: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the inclusion of Airtel Payments Bank Ltd. in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. With this, the bank can now pitch for government-issued Requests for Proposals (RFP) and primary auctions and undertake both Central […]
Consumer Protection Rules, 2021
Consumer Protection Rules, 2021: In exercise of its powers under provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the Central Government has notified the Consumer Protection (Jurisdiction of the District Commission, the State Commission and the National Commission) Rules, 2021. The new rules revised pecuniary jurisdiction for entertaining consumer complaints. Overview of the new rules: Food […]
Mullaperiyar Dam
Mullaperiyar Dam: An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking appropriate direction to Government of Tamil Nadu to construct a new dam as also augment the storage capacity of the Vaigai dam downstream or to take such steps to strengthen the Mullaperiyar dam till an alternative dam is constructed. The petitioners said this […]
Who was Sindhutai Sapkal?
Sindhutai Sapkal: Renowned social worker Sindhutai Sapkal, fondly known as ‘orphan children’s mother’, died following a heart attack. Sapkal, who had received the Padma Shri last year, had completed 74 years in November. Born on November 14, 1948, in Wardha district of Maharashtra, Sapkal was forced to drop out of school after she had passed […]
IHU Variant Of Covid-19
IHU Variant Of Covid-19: Even as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to infect people in large numbers across the world, news about the emergence of another highly-mutated variant spread rapidly on January 4, 2022, raising fears of yet another wave of infections. This variant, B.1.640, has been found mostly in France so far, […]
Who was Bir Bikram Kishore Debbarman?
Prime Minister Inaugurated The New Integrated Terminal Building Of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport: The Prime Minister inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport and launched key initiatives like Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samridhi Yojana and Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools. The inauguration of the new terminal is seen as […]
What are Bioenergy Crops?
Bioenergy Crops: A new study has found that converting annual crops to perennial bioenergy crops can induce a cooling effect on the areas where they are cultivated. The researchers simulated the biophysical climate impact of a range of future bioenergy crop cultivation scenarios. Eucalyptus, poplar, willow, miscanthus and switchgrass were the bioenergy crops used in […]
What is Aquamation?
Aquamation: The Nobel Peace Prize winner Anglican archbishop and anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu died. He was very passionate about protecting the environment and taking necessary actions. In concurrence of his passion to save the environment, his body underwent aquamation, a green alternative to traditional cremation methods. The process of aquamation uses energy which is five […]
CCTV Cameras and Right To Privacy
Right To Privacy: A Judge of the Madras High Court has said that a recent order passed by another judge of the same court, mandating the installation of CCTV cameras inside spas [massage and therapy centres], appears to run counter to the Supreme Court’s landmark judgement in K.S. Puttaswamy case (2017). In this case, the […]
