Vibrant Village Programme: Union Home Minister asks border-guarding forces to strengthen Vibrant Village Programme and ensure welfare programmes are implemented VVP was announced in the 2022-23 budget with an aim to enhance the infrastructure in border villages along India’s border with China. Activities include Housing, Tourism promotion, Road Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, livelihood generation etc. It […]
Category: Current Affairs
Basmati Rice : Authenticity Rules
Basmati Rice : Authenticity Rules The new authenticity rules aim to remove sub-standard varieties from the market India produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s basmati, however, a huge number of newly cultivated varieties lack the unique popcorn-like fragrance that helps to make this rice so sought after. So, UK and EU rice associations have introduced […]
Investor Risk Reduction Access Platform
Investor Risk Reduction Access Platform: Stock exchanges have been directed by the Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) to set up an Investor Risk Reduction Access (IRRA) platform. With the growing reliance on technology in the securities market, there is an increase in instances of glitches in trading members’ systems, some of which resulted […]
Triple Test Survey On Reservation
Triple Test Survey On Reservation: The Allahabad High Court had ordered the Uttar Pradesh Government to conduct urban local body elections without the OBC reservations as the “triple test” requirement for the quota has not been fulfilled. The state government has recently constituted a commission to conduct the triple test survey in the urban local […]
Report Card Of RTI Responsiveness : Satark Nagrik Sangathan
Report Card Of RTI Responsiveness : Satark Nagrik Sangathan Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS) has released a report card of Responsiveness under RTI (Right to Information) Act 2021-22, which shows that Tamil Nadu has been the worst performing RTI responsiveness, furnishing only 14% of the information sought. Maharashtra was second-worst, sharing 23% of the information asked […]
Congress Foundation Day : December 28
Congress Foundation Day : December 28 The Indian National Congress (INC), India’s largest opposition party, marked its 138th foundation day on December 28. The English bureaucrat Allan Octavian Hume or AO Hume is credited as the founder of the organisation. On December 28, 1885, 72 social reformers, journalists and lawyers congregated for the first session […]
Concerns Over Invasive Mussel Species
Concerns Over Invasive Mussel Species: Fishermen of Pulicat and Ennore are raised concerns over the spread of an invasive species of mussel that is a threat to the prawns of both waterbodies. The marine biologists identified these species as Mytella strigata or Charru mussels which are Native to South America. These mussels have invaded tidal […]
Extended Range Version Of Brahmos Missile
Extended Range Version Of Brahmos Missile: The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully test-fired the extended Range Version of Brahmos missile. The missile achieved the desired mission objectives in the Bay of Bengal region. With this, IAF has achieved a significant capability boost to carry out precision strikes from SU-30MKI aircraft against land or sea targets […]
Prahari App For Border Security Force (BSF)
Prahari App For Border Security Force (BSF): Union Home Minister launched ‘Prahari’ app for Border Security Force (BSF) Jawans. BSF ‘Prahari’ app is a great example of Proactive Governance, now Jawans can get personal and service related information, housing, Ayushman-CAPF and leave related information on their mobile. Features of the app include: Grievance redressal on […]
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022: The Union Government tabled the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022 in Parliament. The objective is to “decriminalize” 183 offences across 42 legislations and enhance the ease of living and doing business in India. Some Acts that are amended by the Bill include: the Indian Post Office […]
