National Commission For Protection Of Child Rights (NCPCR): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked the West Bengal chief secretary to get all children care institutions (CCIs) registered under the Juvenile Justice Act 2015. Citing that it was mandatory for all CCIs to comply with the JJ Act, the NCPCR has […]
Category: Current Affairs
African Swine Fever in Thailand
African Swine Fever: Thailand has detected African Swine Fever in a surface swab sample collected at a slaughterhouse. It is a highly contagious and fatal animal disease that infects and leads to an acute form of hemorrhagic fever in domestic and wild pigs. Other manifestations of the disease include high fever, depression, anorexia, loss of […]
Vehicular Emissions In India
Vehicular Emissions In India: The annual car sales in India are projected to increase from the current 3.5 million to about 10.5 million — a three times increase — by 2030, which will increase exposure to vehicular exhaust emissions. India is the fifth-largest global car manufacturer with one of the highest compound annual growth rates […]
Protecting Vulnerable Witnesses: SC
Protecting Vulnerable Witnesses: SC The Supreme Court (SC) expanded the meaning of vulnerable witnesses to also include among others sexual assault victims, those with mental illness and people with speech or hearing impairment. The SC referred to a verdict of 1996 in which it had passed similar directions, then in 2004 and in 2017, when […]
India- South Korea Trade Talks
India- South Korea Trade Talks: Minister for Trade of South Korea, Yeo Han-Koo met with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi. Both the Ministers held wide-ranging discussions covering the whole gamut of Bilateral Trade and Investment related aspects. The Ministers agreed to impart fresh momentum to the discussions on Comprehensive Economic Partnership […]
Sea To Sea Variant Of BrahMos Missile
Sea To Sea Variant Of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile: India successfully tested advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile from INS Visakhapatnam. BrahMos, deployed by the Navy on its warships first in 2005, has the capability to hit sea-based targets beyond radar horizon. The naval variant was originally tested in October and […]
First Colombo Security Conclave
The First Colombo Security Conclave: The first Colombo Security Conclave Virtual Workshop on “Developing Regional Cyber Security Capabilities on Defensive operations, Deep/Dark Web handling and Digital Forensics” was hosted. It was hosted by the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), Government of India in association with National Forensics Science University, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) and the Secretariat of […]
Transgender Prisons
Transgender Prisons: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written to all States to ensure separate accommodation for transgender persons in prisons. It also advised the States and the Union Territories that the prison admission register may be suitably revised to include “transgender” as a category other than male and female gender. It also asked […]
Punjab Lok Congress Party Symbol – Hockey Stick And Ball
Punjab Lok Congress Has Received Its Party Symbol – Hockey Stick And Ball Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh’s newly formed party Punjab Lok Congress has received its party symbol – Hockey stick and ball As per the guidelines, to get a symbol allotted: A party/candidate has to provide a list of three symbols from the […]
National Atlas And Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO)
National Atlas And Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO): Visually challenged students from all over the country will have the access soon to Braille Maps designed and developed using Digital Embossing Technology, enabling them for ease of use, user friendly, better feeling and durable in terms of quality. The digital embossing technology is a technology which eliminates […]
