Ranked-Choice Voting For Mayoral Polls: New York City: New York city used ranked-choice voting for Mayoral Polls. The method allows voters to rank candidates by preference rather than selecting just their top choice. New York City is having voters rank their top five — though voters are not required to choose five. Ranking candidates is […]
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Information Fusion Centre For Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR)
Information Fusion Centre For Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR): The United Kingdom has appointed a liaison officer to the Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), which is meant for maritime domain awareness. The IFC-IOR was set up in 2018 to coordinate with regional countries on maritime issues and act as a regional […]
NIOS Diploma Course In Yogic Science
NIOS Diploma Course In Yogic Science: Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched NIOS Diploma course in Yogic Science on the occasion of International Day of Yoga. The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) was formerly known as National Open School. It is the National board of education under the Government of India […]
Peter Pan Syndrome
Peter Pan Syndrome: A special court in Mumbai granted bail to an accused of sexually assaulting a minor as he was suffering from Peter Pan Syndrome (PPS). A syndrome is a combination of symptoms and signs that together represent a disease process. PPS is a psychological condition that is used to describe an adult who […]
Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) Programme : Bhutan
Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme: Bhutan’s Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme launched in partnership with India. This programme is expected to be of about 24 months’ duration. The focus of the programme will be in the area of International Taxation and Transfer Pricing. Through this India in collaboration with the UNDP and the […]
Other Service Providers
Other Service Providers: Department of Telecommunication has further liberalized the guidelines for Other Service Providers (OSPs). These entities are business process outsourcing (BPO) organisations giving Voice based services, in India and abroad. The Guidelines issued today further liberalized the special dispensation given to OSPs in addition to the major measures already announced and implemented in […]
Who Was Dr. Syama Prasad Mukerjee?
Dr. Syama Prasad Mukerjee: PM Modi has paid tributes to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his Punya Tithi. Syama Prasad Mukherjee (1901 – 1953) was an Indian politician In 1934, at the age of 33, he became the youngest Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta; he held the office until 1938. Mukherjee joined the Hindu […]
National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013
National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013: Centre amends Food Security rules to prevent ration leakage, corruption. The government said that this amendment has been made as an attempt to take forward the reform process envisaged under Section 12 of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 by way of improving the transparency of the operation […]
Special Procedures Branch Of The Human Rights Council
Special Procedures Branch Of The Human Rights Council: Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva has responded the concerns raised by Special Procedures Branch of the Human Rights Council regarding India’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The term ‘special procedures’ refers […]
Recusal Of Judges
Recusal Of Judges: Two Supreme Court (SC) judges have recused themselves from hearing cases relating to West Bengal. Recusal is the act of abstaining from participation in an official action such as a legal proceeding due to a conflict of interest of the presiding court official or administrative officer. Reason for Recusal: When there is […]
