Soya Meal As An Essential Commodity: The government has notified, under the Essential Commodities Act 1955, to declare ‘soya meal’ as an essential commodity up to 30th June, 2022. This step is expected to stop any unfair practises (like hoarding, black marketing etc) in the market having the potential to hike the prices of soya […]
Tag: 28th Dec 2021
New Tariff Guidelines, 2021
New Tariff Guidelines, 2021: The Ministry for Ports, Shipping & Waterways has announced the new Tariff Guidelines, 2021 for the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Major Ports. The new guidelines have been released in consonance of Major Port Authority Act, 2021. New Guidelines: Existing Scenario: The PPP concessionaires at Major Ports were constrained to operate […]
Anti-Dumping Duty On Chinese Product
Anti-Dumping Duty: As per Directorate General of Trade Remedies’ (DGTR) recommendations, India has imposed Anti-Dumping Duties on five Chinese products, including certain aluminium goods and some chemicals, for five years. The DGTR has concluded that these products have been exported at a price below normal value in Indian markets, which has resulted in dumping, causing […]
Right To Be Forgotten
Right To Be Forgotten: Last week, the Centre told the Delhi High Court that the “right to be forgotten” is part of the fundamental right to privacy, but added it has no significant role to play in the matter. Petitions across courts have been seeking enforcement of this “right” — a legal principle that is […]
Good Governance Index 2021
Good Governance Index 2021: Good Governance Index 2021 was launched on the occasion of the Good Governance Day (December 25). About the GGI: Prepared by the Department of Administration Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). The objectives of GGI are to provide quantifiable data to compare the state of governance in all states and union territories, […]
Discourse On Rural Financial Inclusion
Discourse On Rural Financial Inclusion: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) organised a special event called “Discourse on Rural Financial Inclusion” on 18th December, 2021. As a part of the event, the facility for overdraft (OD of Rs. 5,000/- to verified SHG members under DAY – NRLM having accounts under the prime […]
Mission SAGAR
Mission SAGAR: As part of yet another deployment undertaken by Indian Navy since May 2020 under Mission SAGAR, Indian Naval Ship Kesari entered Port of Maputo, Mozambique on 25 December 2021. This is the eighth such deployment in consonance with the Prime Ministers vision of Security And Growth for All in the Region and is […]
Who was Archbishop Desmond Tutu?
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. A contemporary of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, he was was one of the driving forces behind the movement to end the policy of racial segregation and discrimination enforced by the white minority government […]
Madan Mohan Malaviya: Important Points
Madan Mohan Malaviya: The Prime Minister has paid tributes to Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya on his Jayanti Birth: 25th December 1861, in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) in Uttar Pradesh. He was a great educationist, pioneer, an eloquent rhetorician, and a national leader. He was given the title of ‘Mahamana’ by Mahatma Gandhi and the second President […]
Kisan Diwas 2021
Kisan Diwas: The ‘Kisan Diwas’ or National Farmers Day is observed across the country on 23rd December to celebrate the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India. It is celebrated to promote awareness among the citizens to understand the importance of the contributions of the farmers to the society and […]
