Vanijya Bhawan And Niryat Portal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the new premises of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry – ‘Vanijya Bhawan’ in June 2022. Prime Minister has launched Vanijya Bhawan and NIRYAT (National Import-Export Record for Yearly Analysis of Trade) Portal. Vanijya Bhawan is the new premises of the Ministry of Commerce and […]
Category: Current Affairs
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Abortion Right
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Abortion Right: In a significant curtailment of women’s rights, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 landmark decision giving women in America the right to have an abortion before the foetus is viable outside the womb — before the 24-28 week mark. It also overturned was Planned Parenthood […]
Ambubachi Mela ,Assam And ‘Sao Joao’ Festival ,Goa
Ambubachi Mela ,Assam And ‘Sao Joao’ Festival ,Goa: The Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu mela held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam. This yearly Mela is celebrated during the monsoon season that happens to fall during the Assamese month Ahaar, around the middle of June when the sun transit to the zodiac of Mithuna, […]
Children And Adolescents In Need Of Education Support
Children And Adolescents In Need Of Education Support: The United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), released a report that indicates the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children requiring educational support has grown from an estimated 75 million in 2016 to 222 million. Highlights of the Report: The […]
Gustavo Petro
Gustavo Petro: Ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro was elected the first ever left-wing president of Colombia, after beating millionaire businessman Rodolfo Hernandez in a tense run-off election. Petro will succeed the deeply unpopular conservative Ivan Duque, who was barred by Colombia’s Constitution from standing for re-election, in a country saddled with widespread poverty, a surge in violence […]
12th India-Nepal Joint Working Group (JWG)
12th India-Nepal Joint Working Group (JWG): The 12th India-Nepal Joint Working Group (JWG), which discusses several issues related to Border Management and security matters, was held in New Delhi in June 2022. The two sides reviewed the decisions taken in the last JWG held in 2015 in Pokhara, Nepal. The Joint Working Group reviewed the […]
The United States Senate Has Passed a Gun Safety Bill
The United States Senate Has Passed a Gun Safety Bill: The United States Senate has passed a gun safety bill, the most significant action against rising gun violence in the country. The bill was passed on June 23, hours after the US Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a constitutional right to carry firearms in […]
Eco-Sensitive Zones
Eco-Sensitive Zones: Farmers in Kerala continue to protest across several high ranges of the state against the Supreme Court’s recent order to establish 1-km Eco-Sensitive Zones around all protected areas, wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. The widespread unrest is borne out of the fear of farmers losing their livelihood. As per the National Wildlife Action […]
Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: The government is considering transferring the administration of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) and Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, 1988 from the finance ministry to Ministry of Home Affairs to bring all issues related to narcotics […]
Open Network For Digital Commerce
Open Network For Digital Commerce: The government has launched the pilot phase of Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) with an aim to “democratise” the country’s fast growing digital e-commerce space that is currently dominated by the two U.S.-headquartered firms — Amazon and Walmart. ONDC is a freely accessible government-backed platform that aims to democratise […]
