Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Rules: The Government has notified new rules under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021. The 2021 Act was passed to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971. About the Rules: Increased Gestational Limit: The gestational limit for termination of a pregnancy has been increased from 20 to […]
Tag: 18th Oct 2021
UN Human Rights Council
UN Human Rights Council: India gets re-elected to UN Human Rights Council for 6th term with overwhelming majority. Besides, the US has also joined more than three years after the Trump administration quit the UNHRC over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform. Human Rights Council candidates are elected in […]
AMRUT 2.0
AMRUT 2.0: The Union Cabinet has approved the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0) till 2025-26. This is a step towards Aatma Nirbhar Bharat intending to make the cities ‘water secure and self-sustainable’ through circular economy of water. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched to facilitate ease […]
Nihangs
Nihangs: Last year, a group of Nihangs had chopped off the hand of a policeman in Patiala with a sword after he asked them to show ‘movement passes’ during the Covid lockdown. This year, they have again killed a man near Singhu border in New Delhi, allegedly for desecrating a sacred text. Nihang is an […]
International Monetary And Financial Committee
International Monetary And Financial Committee: Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman attended the Plenary Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Annual Meetings 2021 held in Washington D.C. on 14th October 2021. The meeting was attended by Governors/Alternate […]
Ordnance Factory Board
Ordnance Factory Board: Seven new defence companies, carved out of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), were dedicated to the Nation at a function organised by Ministry of Defence on the occasion of ‘Vijayadashami’ in New Delhi on October 15, 2021. To enhance functional autonomy, efficiency and unleash new growth potential & innovation, Government had decided […]
Global Hunger Index
Global Hunger Index: India was ranked 101 in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) for 2021 from 94 in the previous year, trailing behind its South Asian neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. The Global Hunger Index (GHI), which tracks hunger and malnutrition, showed that 18 countries, including China, Brazil and Kuwait, shared the top rank, with […]
PM GatiShakti
PM GatiShakti: PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan” for infrastructure development has been launched. It aims to boost multimodal connectivity and drive down logistics costs. It is a digital platform that connects 16 ministries — including Roads and Highways, Railways, Shipping, Petroleum and Gas, Power, Telecom, Shipping, and Aviation. It aims to ensure holistic planning […]
CRISP-M Tool For MGNREG Scheme
CRISP-M Tool For MGNREG Scheme: Climate Resilience Information System and Planning (CRISP-M) tool for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) was launched. CRISP-M Tool will help embed climate information in the Geographic Information System (GIS) based planning and implementation of MGNREGS. GIS is a computer system that analyzes and displays geographically referenced information. […]
