New Frontiers: The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is conducting a program on Renewable Energy namely “New Frontiers” as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. The program will be held from 16th February to 18th February 2022. As part of the program, the Ministry will conduct a physical event on the topic […]
Category: Current Affairs
India-Maldives: Defence Cooperation Dialogue
India Maldives Bilateral Relations: India’s Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar visited the Maldives on February 13-14, for discussions with the Maldives National Defence Force as part of the second Defence Cooperation Dialogue. The Defence Cooperation Dialogue is one of India’s policy-level frameworks that aims to strengthen long-standing and mutually beneficial bilateral defence ties. The first […]
What is an Initial Public Offering (IPO)?
Initial Public Offering (IPO): An IPO or initial public offering is the process by which a privately held company, or a company owned by the government such as LIC, raises funds by offering shares to the public or to new investors. Following the IPO, the company is listed on the stock exchange. While coming […]
What is Public Order?
Public Order: The Karnataka High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of the state government’s ban on students wearing a hijab in educational institutions. The judges heard an argument on whether the state can justify the ban on the ground that it violates ‘public order’. Public order is one of the three […]
River Devika Project: Jammu And Kashmir
River Devika Project: Jammu And Kashmir River Devika project, built at the cost of over Rs 190 crore, will be complete by June, 2022. River Devika project work on the project was started in March 2019 under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). Under the project, bathing “ghats” (places) on the banks of the […]
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Updates
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky recently said he had declared February 16, which U.S. officials had said could be the date of a Russian attack, as a day of “national unity”. However, Russia has clarified that it has no plans to invade Ukraine. Russia want Talks to discuss implementation of previous commitments on […]
Anti-Mob Lynching Bills
Anti-Mob Lynching Bills: Bills passed against mob lynching in the past four years by at least four States have not been implemented with the Union government taking a view that lynching is not defined as a crime under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). These states include Jharkhand, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Manipur. In 2019, […]
Grants For Non-Million Plus Cities
Grants For Non-Million Plus Cities: Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance released an amount of 1154.90 crore rupees to four states for providing grants to Urban Local Bodies. The States to which grants were released are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, and Sikkim. The grants released are meant for Non-Million Plus cities including Cantonment Boards. […]
India-Kenya Ties
India-Kenya Ties: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met former Prime Minister of Kenya Raila Amolo Odinga who is currently in India on a private visit. The two leaders share friendly personal relations going back decades. Mr Modi expressed his happiness at being able to meet Mr. Odinga after almost three and half years. He recollected […]
Jio Satellite Broadband Service
Digital Services: Digital services company Jio Platforms has formed a joint-venture with Luxembourg-based satellite-linked content connectivity solutions provider SES to deliver satellite broadband services across India. The joint venture will use multi-orbit space networks that is a combination of GEO (geostationary equatorial orbit) and MEO (medium earth orbit) satellite constellations capable of delivering multi-gigabit […]
