GIFT IFSC: Gujarat International Finance Tech-city (GIFT) SEZ is India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). The Government allowed the direct listing of securities by public Indian companies on International Exchanges of GIFT IFSC. In pursuance of the announcement on July 28, 2023, by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman to […]
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Amrit Dharohar Capacity Building Scheme
Amrit Dharohar Capacity Building Scheme: The Central government is spearheading a significant transformation in the realm of wetland tourism with the ‘Amrit Dharohar Capacity Building Scheme’. This initiative, launched in June 2023, aims to revolutionize tourism practices at ecologically-sensitive wetlands, particularly Ramsar sites like Odisha’s Chilika Lake and Haryana’s Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary. Amrit Dharohar Capacity […]
Asian Buddhist Conference For Peace
Asian Buddhist Conference For Peace: The Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (ABCP), a voluntary mass movement of Buddhists in Asia convened its 12th General Assembly in New Delhi. Theme: ABCP – The Buddhist Voice of Global South, reflects India’s commitment, as demonstrated through its G20 presidency and the Voice of Global South Summit. Role of […]
National Voters Day 2024
National Voters Day 2024: Election Commission of India is celebrating 14th National Voters’ Day (NVD) on 25th January 2024 National Voters’ Day (NVD) has been celebrated on January 25 every year since 2011, across the country to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India, i.e. 25th January 1950. The main purpose of […]
Adoption Of Climate Smart Agriculture
Adoption Of Climate Smart Agriculture: The adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) faces challenges in South Asia, as sustainable practices and technologies struggle to gain widespread acceptance. CSA, or Climate-Smart Agriculture, is an approach that incorporates a set of agricultural practices and technologies. Its goals are to boost productivity (e.g., precision farming, smart crops), enhance resilience […]
Disease X
Disease X: The World Health Organisation (WHO) emphasised the urgent need for global preparedness against a potential new pandemic, referred to as ‘Disease X’ Disease X is referred to as a hypothetical pathogen or threat that can cause a major pandemic in future. It could be a new agent, a virus, a bacterium, or a […]
Halwa Ceremony : Before The Annual Budget Presentation
Halwa Ceremony : Before The Annual Budget Presentation The Union Finance Minister participated in the ‘Halwa Ceremony’ recently, a tradition observed before the annual budget presentation. Halwa Ceremony is a tradition performed every year ahead of the budget and signifies the official initiation of the printing process of various documents related to the budget. It […]
Grantham Inscriptions
Grantham Inscriptions: A team of archaeologists recently discovered two stone inscriptions of ‘Grantham’ and Tamil dating 11th and 16th centuries respectively at Pazhnchervazhi village near Kangayam. Grantha is an important historical script that was once used to write Sanskrit throughout South East Asia and greater Tamil Nadu. The word Grantha denotes in Sanskrit ‘a literary […]
Default Bail
Default Bail: The Supreme Court recently held that default bail cannot be claimed on the ground that the investigation is pending against other accused. The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) provides for three kinds of bail. Section 438 provides for Anticipatory Bail; Section 439 provides for Regular bail whereas Section 167(2) provides for default/statutory bail. […]
Mpemba Effect : Study
Mpemba Effect : Study The Mpemba effect continues to captivate scientists with its complex interplay of physical mechanisms. Mpemba effect is named after Tanzanian student Erasto Mpemba, who brought attention to this counterintuitive phenomenon in 1969, making for curious observations. The effect is that hot water can freeze faster than cold water in similar conditions. […]
