Household Consumer Spending Survey: The All-India Household Consumer Expenditure Survey is usually conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) every five years. It is designed to collect information on the consumption spending patterns of households across the country, both urban and rural. The data gathered in this exercise reveals the average expenditure on goods (food […]
Category: Current Affairs
Arunachal Pradesh – Assam Border Dispute
Arunachal Pradesh – Assam Border Dispute: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma have decided to form district-level committees for settling their inter-state boundary disputes. Recently, the Union government gave the seal of approval to an agreement to partially resolve the disputed sectors on the Assam-Meghalaya border. Assam has […]
Raisina Dialogue
Raisina Dialogue: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the seventh edition of Raisina Dialogue on April 25, 2022. President of the European Union Ursula Von Der Leyen is the chief guest at the Dialogue. The three-day Dialogue is based on the theme – Terranova, impassioned, impatient, imperiled. There are six broad thematic pillars of the Dialogue […]
Carbon Tax
Carbon Tax: Dozens of nations and many local governments are putting a price tag on greenhouse gas emissions that are increasing flooding, droughts and other costly catastrophes. Pennsylvania becomes the first major fossil fuel-producing state in the US to adopt a carbon pricing policy to address climate change. It joins 11 states where coal, oil […]
World Malaria Day 2022 : Theme
World Malaria Day 2022: Annually on the 25th of April World Malaria Day is observed across the world to highlight the need for sustained political commitment and continued investment so as to prevent and control malaria across the world. The World Health Organization has continuously highlighted the need for and also called for innovations and […]
‘Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari’ Campaign
‘Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari’ Campaign: The ‘Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari’ campaign is being organized from 25th April 2022 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. This campaign will continue till 30th April 2022 and is being organized under the government’s ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ in collaboration with various other Departments and Ministries. During the […]
Indian Coast Guard Ship Urja Pravaha
Indian Coast Guard Ship Urja Pravaha: Urja Pravaha, the Indian Coast Guard Ship (Auxiliary Barge) has been inducted into the Indian Coast Guard at Bharuch, Gujarat. Urja Pravaha arrived in Kochi on 22ND April 2022 and it will be under the Coast Guard District Headquarters-4’s (Mahe and Kerala) operational command. The auxiliary barge Urja Shrota […]
Coal Shortage
Coal Shortage: The India Energy Outlook 2021 report of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said energy use in India has doubled since 2000, with 80% of demand still being met by coal, oil and solid biomass. Pandemic-related disruptions, however, prevented the stock-up of coal. Mining operations were halted to curb the spread of the virus. […]
Phone Tapping In India
Phone Tapping In India: IPS officer Rashmi Shukla is facing an FIR in Mumbai and is being probed for allegedly tapping the phones of Rajya Sabha MP Raut and NCP leader Eknath Khadse in 2019, when she was heading the State Intelligence Department in Maharashtra. Section 5(2) says that “on the occurrence of any public […]
Draft Protection And Enforcement Of Interests In Aircraft Objects Bill, 2022
Draft Protection And Enforcement Of Interests In Aircraft Objects Bill, 2022: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has sought stakeholders’ comments on the draft Protection and Enforcement of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2022. Highlights of the Bill: The Bill implements the provisions of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and Protocol on Matters […]
