24th ASEAN-India Meeting: The 24th ASEAN-India Senior Official’s Meeting (SOM) was hosted in Delhi. India and ASEAN celebrated the 30th anniversary of their Dialogue Relations. Earlier, the 2nd ASEAN Digital Ministers’ (ADGMIN) Meeting with India held, where two sides finalized India-ASEAN Digital work plan 2022 for future collaboration in the field. Key Highlights: The SOM […]
Tag: 18th Jun 2022
I2U2 Initiative
I2U2 Initiative: As part of I2U2 initiatives, India, Israel, UAE, and the US will hold its first virtual summit in July 2022. I2U2 Initiative: I2U2 was initially formed in October, 2021 following the Abraham Accords between Israel and the UAE, to deal with issues concerning maritime security, infrastructure and transport in the region. At that […]
World Competitiveness Index 2022
World Competitiveness Index 2022: The annual World Competitiveness Index was released by the Institute for Management Development (IMD). IMD is a Swiss foundation, based in Switzerland, dedicated to the development of international business executives at each stage of their careers India has witnessed the sharpest rise among the Asian economies, with a six-position jump from […]
Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (VDPV) Detected In The Environmental Surveillance Of Sewage Samples
Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (VDPV) Detected In The Environmental Surveillance Of Sewage Samples: Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (VDPV) was detected in the environmental surveillance of sewage samples from Kolkata, Bengal. Most likely it has come from someone’s gut who is immune deficient and has since multiplied. It is not a case of human-to-human polio transfer. A VDPV is a […]
Amendments In IBBI Regulations, 2017
Amendments In IBBI Regulations, 2017: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has amended Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Grievance and Complaint Handling Procedure) Regulations, 2017 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Inspection and Inspection and Investigation) Regulations, 2017. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Grievance and Complaint Handling Procedure) Regulations, 2017: […]
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 […]
Suspension Of A Member Of Parliament
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”. […]
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. […]