Suspension Of A Member Of Parliament: West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker revoked the suspension of seven MLAs, including that of Leader of the Opposition. Rules of house: The Speaker may direct any member who refuses to obey his decision, or whose conduct is, in his opinion, grossly disorderly, to withdraw immediately from the Assembly”. […]
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Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy
Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy: The Minister of State, Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship highlighted the rapid digitalization and the subsequent rise in data volumes necessitating a framework for harnessing the potential of this data. Government’s vision is to build a modern framework for Data Governance that will be a […]
India Ranks Third In Renewable Energy Installations In 2021
India Ranks Third In Renewable Energy Installations In 2021: India ranked third in renewable energy installations in 2021, after China and Russia, according to a Renewable 2022 Global status report published by REN21 (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century). India installed 4 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects in 2021 India ranked fourth […]
Press Council Of India Chairperson : Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
Press Council Of India Chairperson : Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a former judge of the Supreme Court, has been selected for the post of the Press Council of India (PCI) Chairperson. Justice Desai had recently headed the Delimitation Commission on J&K which was set up to redraw the Assembly constituencies of […]
Cost Inflation Index (CII) For FY 2022-23
Cost Inflation Index (CII) For FY 2022-23: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) notified the cost inflation index (CII) for FY 2022-23 via a notification dated June 14, 2022. The Cost Inflation Index for FY 2022-23 relevant to AY 2023-24 is 331. For the previous year, i.e., FY 2021-22, CII was notified as 317. […]
Indian Railway Innovation Policy
Indian Railway Innovation Policy: The Minister of Railways has launched Indian Railway Innovation Policy- “StartUps for Railways”. Key Highlights of the Policy: Grant up to Rs. 1.5 Crore to innovators on equal sharing basis with provision of milestone-wise payment. The complete process from floating of problem statement to development of prototype is online with defined […]
Prithvi-II Missile
Prithvi-II Missile: India successfully conducted the night trial of surface-to-surface nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missile Prithvi-II. Earlier, Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Agni-IV was tested which can travel as far as 4,000 km. Prithvi-II is an indigenously developed Surface-to-Surface Missile Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM), which has a range of around 250 km-350km and can carry a one […]
BRICS Meeting : Hosted By The Chinese NSA
BRICS Meeting : Hosted By The Chinese NSA National Security Adviser(NSA) recently attended a virtual BRICS meeting hosted by the Chinese NSA, aimed at strengthening “political and security cooperation” within BRICS. Recommendations by India during the meeting: Cooperation on terrorism without reservations. Preventing the use of Information & Communication Technology(ICT) by terrorists. Need for urgent […]
Cabinet Has Cleared The Way For The Auction Of The 5G spectrum
Cabinet Has Cleared The Way For The Auction Of The 5G spectrum: The auction and steps outlined for bidding would open up newer avenues for deeper penetration, access and rich user experience. Operators would have the flexibility to surrender the spectrum after 10 years without any liabilities. Wide availability of spectrum across all bands […]
Recruiting 10 Lakh Personnel
Recruiting 10 Lakh Personnel: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that his government would be recruiting 10 lakh personnel within the next 18 months (1.5 years), “on a mission mode” , a major drive after recruitment to government jobs was derailed following the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment has emerged as one of the major challenges before the […]
