Windfall Tax: With crude oil prices easing amid fears of a global recession, the Indian government has cut the recently imposed cesses and levies on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and removed the cess on exports of petrol. A windfall tax is a higher tax rate on sudden big profits levied on a particular […]
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Kali Bein
Kali Bein: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been admitted to Delhi’s Apollo Hospital, days after he had drunk a glass of water directly from the Kali Bein, a holy rivulet in Sultanpur Lodhi. Kali Bein, the 165-km rivulet starts from Hoshiarpur, runs across four districts and meets the confluence of the rivers Beas and […]
Right To a Safe Abortion
Right To a Safe Abortion: Denying an unmarried woman the right to a safe abortion violates her personal autonomy and freedom, the Supreme Court held in an order. A Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud was hearing the appeal of a woman who wanted to abort her 24-week pregnancy after her relationship failed and her […]
The Gender Parity Index : UNESCO
The Gender Parity Index : UNESCO Cases of crime against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have risen progressively in the years between 2018 and 2020, according to figures tabled by the Ministry of Home Affairs in Lok Sabha. In the 2022 Gender Parity Index released by UNESCO, Rwanda has been ranked 6th among 146 nations […]
Droupadi Murmu : 15th President Of India
Droupadi Murmu : 15th President Of India Former Jharkhand Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Droupadi Murmu was elected the 15th President of India, the first tribal woman to be appointed to the position and the youngest as well. After four rounds of polling, Ms. Murmu received 2,824 votes of 6,76,803 value, while Yashwant […]
NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, 2022
NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, 2022: Karnataka has bagged the top rank in NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, 2022, which determines innovation capacities and ecosystems at the sub-national level. The State has held this position, under the Major States category, in all three editions of the Index so far. In the Index released, Manipur secured […]
Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022
Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022: The Lok Sabha deferred the consideration and passing of the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022, due to protests by the Congress members outside of Parliament over the Enforcement Directorate’s summoning of their party president Sonia Gandhi for questioning. The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 was introduced in Lok Sabha on April 1, 2022. […]
Nord Stream Pipeline
Nord Stream Pipeline: Russia restored critical gas supplies to Europe through Germany via the Nord Stream pipeline after 10 days of maintenance, but uncertainty lingered over whether the Kremlin would still trigger an energy crisis on the continent this winter. Germany, which is heavily dependent on Russian gas, had feared that Moscow would not reopen […]
India’s Bioeconomy Report 2022
India’s Bioeconomy Report 2022: Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) released India’s Bioeconomy Report 2022. During the release, the government launched a special Biotech Ignition Grant call for North East Region (BIG-NER) and announced financial support of up to Rs 50 Lakhs each to 25 startups and entrepreneurs from North East Region to develop biotech […]
Data Related To Left Extremism In India
Data Related To Left Extremism In India: During question hour in Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Home Affairs provided data related to left extremism in India. The incidents of Naxal violence in the country have dropped by 77 % between 2009 and 2021, and deaths of security force personnel due to Maoist violence have more […]
