Bullock Cart Race: Maharashtra The Supreme Court has allowed Maharashtra to hold bullock cart races in the state till the pendency of the matter before the constitutional Bench of the apex court. It is a 400-year-old tradition. Bullock cart races were banned in Maharashtra after the Supreme Court declared that the race as violative of […]
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Pegasus Spyware: Latest Developments
Pegasus Snooping: The Supreme Court has stayed further proceedings of a Commission of Inquiry appointed by the West Bengal Government to look into allegations of snooping using the Pegasus software. The continued use of spyware Pegasus, which an Israeli company sells to governments worldwide, has been confirmed with fresh reports. Like the phones it targets, […]
What is Card Tokenisation? RBI
Card Tokenization : RBI Tokenization will replace card details with a code, called a “token,” which will be specifically for the card, the token requestor and the device being used to pay. Instead of the card’s details, the token will act as the card at point of sale (POS) terminals and quick response (QR) code […]
Third India-Central Asia Dialogue
The Third India-Central Asia Dialogue: The third India-Central Asia Dialogue will begin on Dec 18, 2021 in New Delhi. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will host the 3-day Dialogue The Ministers are expected to discuss further strengthening of relations between India and Central Asian countries with particular focus on trade, connectivity and development cooperation. The […]
Order Of The Druk Gyalpo Award To PM Narendra Modi
Order Of The Druk Gyalpo Award To PM Narendra Modi: The King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, conferred its highest civilian award, the Order of the Druk Gyalpo, on Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on the occasion of the country’s National Day. This would be the latest of awards to be conferred […]
Russia Unveiled Unfinished Security Documents
Russia Unveiled Proposals To Contain The U.S. And NATO In The Former Soviet Union: Russia unveiled proposals to contain the U.S. and NATO in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, calling for urgent negotiations with Washington as it amasses forces near Ukraine. Russia released unfinished security documents — an unusual move in diplomacy — […]
Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Biological Diversity Act, 2002: Environmentalists have expressed concern over amendments to the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 on the grounds that it prioritises intellectual property and commercial trade at the expense of the Act’s key aim of conserving biological resources. Amendments to the Act were introduced as a Bill in the Lok Sabha by Environment Minister […]
Legal Age Of Marriage For Women
Legal Age Of Marriage For Women: The Union Cabinet on December 15 took the decision to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. The legal age of marriage for men is 21 years. With this decision, the government will be bringing the age of marriage for both men and […]
Nuclear Power Reactors: ‘In-Principle’ approval
Nuclear Power Reactors: Union Minister of Atomic Energy said, the Government has accorded ‘In-Principle’ approval of the site at Jaitapur in Maharashtra for setting up six nuclear power reactors of 1650 MW each in technical cooperation with France which would make it the largest nuclear power generating site with a total capacity of 9900 MW. […]
World Trade Organization (WTO) Has Ruled Against India’s Sugar Subsidies
World Trade Organization (WTO) Has Ruled Against India’s Sugar Subsidies: A panel set up by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against India’s sugar subsidies. It has asked it to “withdraw its prohibited subsidies under the Production Assistance, the Buffer Stock, and the Marketing and Transportation Schemes within […]
