Amendment In Civil Registration System: According to the 2020-21 annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Central government is planning to revamp the Civil Registration System (CRS) to enable the registration of birth and death in real-time with minimum human interface that will be independent of location. The RGI (Registrar General of […]
Category: Current Affairs
Cyber Breaches
Cyber Breaches: India’s nodal cybersecurity agency, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has taken the following steps to prevent Cyber Breaches: All service providers, intermediaries, data center providers, corporates, and government organizations have to report cyber incidents within six hours of their detection. The new directions require virtual asset, exchange, and custodian wallet providers to maintain […]
Malcha Mahal
Malcha Mahal The Delhi government is about to renovate the 14th century monument Malcha Mahal. It was built in 1325 by the then Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq and was, for a long time, used as a hunting lodge. It later became the residence of the descendants of the Nawab of Awadh. It is said that […]
Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program
Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program: Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India announced the Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program. Its overall aim is to enable creation of Microprocessors for the future in India, for the world and achieve industry-grade silicon & Design wins by December’2023. DIR-V will see partnerships between Startups, Academia […]
Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Rates For Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers
Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Rates For Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) Fertilizers: The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for Kharif Season – 2022 (from 01.04.2022 to 30.09.2022). Government is making available fertilizers, namely Urea and 25 grades of […]
The Case Of Kesavananda Bharati v State Of Kerala
The Case Of Kesavananda Bharati v State Of Kerala: Exactly forty nine ago, on April 24, 1973, Chief Justice Sikri and 12 judges of the Supreme Court assembled to deliver the most important judgment in its history. The case of Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala had been heard for 68 days, the arguments commencing […]
India Post Payments Bank
India Post Payments Bank: The union cabinet has approved ₹820 crore financial support for India Post Payments Bank. IPPB was launched by the Prime Minister in 2018 with 100% equity owned by the Government of India. It is a payments bank of the Indian postal department which works through a network of post offices and […]
Section 144 CrPC
Section 144 CrPC: The administration of Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 near the town of Roorkee. This law empowers the magistrate of any state or union territory in India to pass an order prohibiting the gathering of four or more people in a […]
India’s Labour Force Participation Rate
India’s Labour Force Participation Rate: Data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) shows that India’s Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) has fallen to just 40% from an already low 47% in 2016. This suggests not only that more than half of India’s population in the working-age group (15 years and older) is deciding […]
World Economic Outlook: IMF
World Economic Outlook: IMF The latest edition of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook cut its forecast for India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in FY 2022-23 to 8.2%, making it the fastest-growing major economy in the world, almost twice faster than China’s 4.4 %. IMF’s Growth Forecast: It has also lowered India’s […]
