National Press Day 2022: The day is observed on 16th November every year to commemorate a free and responsible press. It was on this day that the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that the press maintains high standards and is not fettered by any influence or threats. Since […]
Category: Current Affairs
United Nations (UN) World Population Prospects 2022
United Nations (UN) World Population Prospects 2022: United Nations recently said that India’s population growth appeared to be stabilising, which shows that the country’s national policies and health systems, including access to family planning services, are working. The world population touched eight billion on November 15, 2022 and India was the largest contributor to the […]
Yudh Abhyas 2022
Yudh Abhyas: 18th edition of India-US joint military training exercise Yudh Abhyas will begin on November 16, 2022 in Auli, Uttrakhand. The 15-day-long exercise will focus on high altitude and extremely cold climate warfare. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is conducted annually between India and US with the aim of exchanging best practices, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures […]
Multimodal Logistics Park
Multimodal Logistics Park: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has been awarded the project to build India’s first multimodal logistics park (MMLP) in Chennai. To set up the country’s first MMLP, the Centre and Tamil Nadu government have come together to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV), which is amongst National Highways Logistics Management, Rail Vikas Nigam, […]
National Sports Awards 2022
National Sports Awards 2022: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports recently announced National Sports Awards 2022. India’s Table Tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal has been conferred with the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award for 2022. Seema Punia and Lakshya Sen were amongst the Arjuna Award winners for this year. Eldhose Paul, Avinash Mukund Sable, and […]
In Our LiFEtime Campaign
In Our LiFEtime Campaign: “In our LiFEtime” Campaign was recently launched by India at COP 27, Sharm El-Sheikh. National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), jointly launched “In Our LiFEtime” campaign. It aims to encourage youth between the ages of 18 […]
Sea Vigil-22
Sea Vigil-22: The third edition of the ‘Pan-India’ Coastal Defence Exercise ‘Sea Vigil-22’ will be conducted on 15-16 Nov 22. This National Level Coastal Defence Exercise was conceptualised in 2018 to validate various measures that have been instituted towards enhancing maritime security since ‘26/11’. The concept of ‘Sea Vigil’ is to activate the Coastal Security […]
Jharkhand Assembly Cleared Two Bills: Ninth Schedule of the Constitution
Jharkhand Assembly Passed Two Bills: The Jharkhand Assembly has cleared two Bills, but these changes will come into force only after the Centre carries out amendments to include these in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. Jharkhand Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (Amendment) Bill, 2022: It raises reservations to 77%. Within the reserved […]
A Decade of POCSO: Developments, Challenges And Insights From Judicial Data
A Decade of POCSO: Developments, Challenges And Insights From Judicial Data Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy launched a report, ‘A Decade of POCSO: Developments, Challenges and Insights from Judicial Data’. Highlights: As per 2020 NCRB data, over 90% of perpetrators are people known to victims High pendency of cases Low conviction rate ( only around […]
Methane Alert And Response System (MARS)
Methane Alert And Response System (MARS): The Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) was launched at the COP27 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Methane (CH4) accounts for a small portion of human-induced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to carbon dioxide (CO2), but it is 80 times more […]
