Online Voting For Non-Resident Indians: The Union Minister for Law and Justice in response to a question in the Lok Sabha stated that the government is exploring the possibility of allowing online voting for Non-Resident Indians (NRI). In 2020, the Election Commission of India (ECI) in a proposal to the Law Ministry proposed to extend […]
Category: Current Affairs
Koyna Dam
Koyna Dam The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India informed about the delay in the grant of Revised Administrative Approval to an incomplete hydroelectric project in Maharashtra. The delay resulted in the funds being blocked for more than six years. The Water Resources Department (WRD) of the Maharashtra government accorded Administrative Approval for the […]
Army Version Of Medium Range Surface To Air Missile
Army Version Of Medium Range Surface To Air Missile: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful flight tests of the Army version of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. The tests were part of the live firing trials against high-speed […]
35th Surajkund International Mela
35th Surajkund International Mela: The 35th Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2022 is being held from 19th March, 22 to 4th April, 2022 in Faridabad, Haryana. This fair is held every year in the month of February, however, the schedule was revised this year due to the Coronavirus. The annual fair in Faridabad was last held […]
What is Space Economy?
Space Economy: A collaboration between two premier research and educational institutions in Thiruvananthapuram has shed light on India’s “space economy”. According to researchers from the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) and the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), the size of India’s space economy, is estimated at a figure of ₹36,794 crore (approximately […]
ODF Plus Villages
ODF Plus Villages: India has crossed a milestone of 50 thousand open defecation-free (ODF) Plus villages. ODF plus village is defined as “a village which sustains its Open Defecation Free (ODF) status, ensures solid and liquid waste management and is visually clean.” Among the top performing States are Telangana with 13 thousand 960 ODF Plus […]
Prasthan Offshore Security Exercise
Prasthan Offshore Security Exercise: Prasthan’ is an offshore security exercise that was conducted in Mumbai’s Offshore Development Area (ODA) on 23rd March 2022. This exercise was conducted under the aegis of the Western Naval Command’s Headquarters. This exercise is conducted every six months. This exercise was led by the Indian Navy. The participants of this […]
Minority Status For Hindus In Some States
Minority Status For Hindus In Some States: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking minority status for Hindus in Mizoram,Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Punjab, Lakshadweep, Ladakh, Kashmir etc. Hindus were a minority in 10 states as per the 2011 Census. Therefore, they are not able to avail the benefits of schemes […]
Hike In Prices Of Around 800 Essential Drugs: NPPA
Hike In Prices Of Around 800 Essential Drugs: NPPA The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has announced a hike in prices of around 800 essential drugs from 1 April. These drugs are included in the National Essential List of Medicine (NELM). The rise in drug prices works out at around 10.76% based on the Wholesale […]
Challenge To The Constitutional Validity Of PM-CARES Fund
Challenge To The Constitutional Validity Of PM-CARES Fund: The Supreme Court has refused to entertain an appeal challenging an Allahabad High Court order which rejected a challenge to the constitutional validity of the PM-CARES Fund. The High Court had dismissed the PIL which challenged the validity of the PM-CARES Fund and the Prime Minister National […]
