West Bengal’s “Nodi Bandhan” Scheme and Ghatal Masterplan: The West Bengal government, under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has introduced the “Nodi Bandhan” scheme in the 2025-26 budget to enhance riverine development and prevent erosion along the Ganga-Padma. Alongside this, a significant allocation for the Ghatal Masterplan has been made to address flooding in West Midnapore. […]
Category: Current Affairs
India to Host First Regional Social Justice Dialogue in 2025
India to Host First Regional Social Justice Dialogue in 2025: India is set to host the first-ever Regional Dialogue on the Global Coalition for Social Justice on February 24-25, 2025, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Organized by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Employers’ […]
Axis Bank Pledges ₹104 Crore to Ashoka University for Research Growth
Axis Bank Pledges ₹104 Crore to Ashoka University for Research Growth: Axis Bank has committed ₹104 crore to Ashoka University over the next four years. The funding aims to strengthen the university’s PhD and Post-Doctoral programs while enhancing its research capabilities in Neurosciences, Behavioral Studies, and Physics. This partnership, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding […]
Tobin Tax
Tobin Tax: U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering imposing a Tobin Tax on capital flows, a move that could disrupt global financial markets. The Tobin Tax is a tax on foreign exchange transactions aimed at discouraging short-term speculative trading. It is a small levy (0.1%-0.5%) on currency conversions to reduce volatility in financial markets. […]
Einstein Ring
Einstein Ring: The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered a rare ring of light, known as an Einstein ring, around a galaxy nearly 590 million light-years away from Earth. Einstein Ring is a rare ring of light around a form of dark matter, galaxy or cluster of galaxies. It is essentially an example […]
MITRA Platform
MITRA Platform: The Securities and Exchange Board of India introduced a new digital platform called MITRA. Mutual Fund Investment Tracing and Retrieval Assistant (MITRA) will assist investors in tracking and reclaiming inactive or unclaimed mutual fund folios. The platform addresses a growing concern wherein investors, over time, lose track of their mutual fund investments lack […]
Dokra artwork
Dokra artwork: The Prime Minister of India presented French President Emmanuel Macron with a meticulously crafted Dokra artwork. Dokra art which is also known as bell metal craft traces its origins back more than 4,000 years. It is a form of folk art practiced by the Dhokra Damar tribes, who are traditionally metalsmiths. These artisans […]
Fulani Community
Fulani Community: A new study has found that the Fulani, one of Africa’s largest pastoral populations, have a history going back to the ‘Green Sahara’ period (12,000–5,000 years before the present). The Fulani are a large and widely dispersed group of both nomadic herders and sedentary farmers living in the African Sahel/Savannah belt. They are […]
Online Child Abuse : The Lancet
Online Child Abuse: The Lancet A study published in The Lancet, based on a comprehensive analysis of 123 studies from various regions, has highlighted the growing concern of online sexual abuse faced by children worldwide. Key Findings of the Study on Online Child Abuse: It highlights that one in 12 children globally (approximately 8.3%) has […]
Right to Access Justice
Right to Access Justice: The Supreme Court (SC) of India fined a petitioner for frivolous litigation and forum shopping, citing misuse of judicial time and resources.The case highlights legal misuse, with the petitioner repeatedly filing meritless pleas to overturn a service dismissal.The Supreme Court affirmed that while the right to access justice is a fundamental […]
