National Conference Of Environment Ministers: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National Conference of Environment Ministers in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat on 23rd September, 2022 via video conferencing. Taking forward the spirit of cooperative federalism, Conference is being convened to create further synergy amongst the Central and State Governments in formulating better policies on environmental […]
Category: Current Affairs
Death Sentence
Death Sentence: The Supreme Court on September 19 referred to a larger Bench issues relating to procedural norms for imposing the death sentence. The intervention is seen as a major step in plugging gaps in the way in which trial courts award the death sentence. Section 235 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) requires […]
Ambedkar Circuit
Ambedkar Circuit: Union Tourism and Culture announced a special tourist train to cover the “Ambedkar Circuit”. The modalities — such as the date of journey, ticket price, number of passengers —are still in the works. The government had first proposed the Ambedkar Circuit, or Panchteerth, in 2016. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said the Panchteerth […]
SPARSH Initiative
SPARSH Initiative: The Defence Accounts Department signed a MoU with Bank of Baroda and HDFC Bank, to onboard them as Service Centres under the System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH) initiative, across more than 14,000 branches throughout India. SPARSH is a web-based system for processing the pension claims and crediting the pension directly into the […]
Lumpy Skin Disease
Lumpy Skin Disease: Lumpy Skin Disease is a viral illness that causes prolonged morbidity in cattle and buffaloes. Caused by the poxvirus Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). LSD affects the lymph nodes of the infected animal, causing the nodes to enlarge and appear like lumps on the skin, which is where it derives its name […]
Kurmis
Kurmis: Kurmis blocked railway tracks in various parts of eastern India demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and inclusion of Kurmali language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution. Kurmi is traditionally a non-elite tiller caste in the lower Gangetic plain of India. They are present in southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts […]
Long Range Radio (LoRa)
Long Range Radio (LoRa): Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT, an Institute under the RBI) has developed a new low-cost financial network to take banking to remote areas. LoRa technology is a wireless modulation technique in the physical layer, allowing long-range communication using a chirp spread spectrum. LoRa technology uses dedicated radios, […]
Southwest Monsoon
Southwest Monsoon: The southwest monsoon rainfall, 7% more than normal, has started to withdraw The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the system had begun retreating from parts of southwest Rajasthan and Kutch. The “normal” or average date of withdrawal from southwest Rajasthan was September 17. The withdrawal of the monsoon was based on meteorological […]
Asia-Pacific Institute Of Broadcasting Development (AIBD)
Asia-Pacific Institute Of Broadcasting Development (AIBD): India’s Presidency of the prestigious Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) has been extended for one more year. This was unanimously decided by the AIBD member countries at the two-day General Conference of the Institute held in New Delhi. The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) was established in […]
Directorate Of Enforcement
Directorate Of Enforcement: In the eight years from 2014, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has investigated 121 prominent politicians and has arrested, questioned, raided, or filed FIRs against 115 major Opposition leaders. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is a law enforcement agency and economic intelligence agency responsible for enforcing economic laws and fighting economic crime […]
