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Amazon-Future Deal

In News Recently, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) froze its approval given in November 2019 to Amazon’s investment in a Future Group unit. About The grounds of freezing approval was that the U.S. e-commerce company had suppressed the scope and full details of its investment while seeking regulatory approval. The antitrust regulator also imposed […]

Biological Diversity Amendment Bill 2021

In News The legal experts are concerned about the Biological Diversity Amendment Bill 2021. Major Concern The Biological Diversity Amendment Bill 2021, introduced in the Lok Sabha, exempts Ayush practitioners from the ambit of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. It facilitates access to biological resources and traditional knowledge by the Indian traditional medicine sector.  Expert’s […]

Right to Be Forgotten under Right to Privacy

In News The Centre told Delhi High Court in a response to a plea that the Data protection Bill has provisions for ‘right to be forgotten’. Court’s stand The right of an individual to exercise control over his personal data and to be able to control his/her own life would also encompass his right to […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3   CEC, ECs interaction with PMO after govt note sought the presence of poll panel chief    (Polity and Governance) Should a Government official send a note to the Election Commission that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) “expects” the Chief Election […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 & 10   1971 war altered ideological map: Kovind   India marks 50 years of the 1971 war (IR) The Liberation War of 1971, India’s role in its liberation, the causes that led to the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, […]

Manohari Gold Tea of Assam

In News A rare variety of tea from Assam called Manohari Gold has been sold at a record-breaking price of Rs 99,999 per kg. Earlier, a rare variety of handmade Assam tea called the Golden Butterfly Tea of Dikom Tea Estate of Rossell Tea Industries fetched Rs 75,000 per kg. About the Manohari Gold Tea: […]

Vikas Portal

In  News  Recently, the Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj launched MIS (Management Information System) Vikas Portal for rankings of States/UTs in Land Acquisition Projects under RFCTLARR Act, 2013.  This portal is a result of the vision of the Prime Minister of India to give impetus to the government’s Gati Shakti Mission. About […]

Samudrayaan Project

In News  Under the Deep Ocean Mission, a manned scientific submersible has been proposed to be developed for deep ocean exploration.   The project is named Samudrayaan. About Samudrayaan Project It is a part of the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ pilot project for deep ocean mining for rare minerals. National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) […]

India registers highest-ever FDI inflow

In News  India has registered the highest ever annual Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow of 81.97 billion dollars in 2020-21.  Key Points FDI inflows in the last seven financial years are over 440 billion dollars, which is nearly 58 per cent of the total FDI inflow in the last 21 financial years. The top five […]

Parker Solar Probe

In News Recently, a spacecraft launched by NASA has successfully touched the atmosphere of the Sun. About The spacecraft plunged through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona of the Sun.  It made its way through an extreme environment which is roughly 2 million degrees Fahrenheit. Thus, it has touched the place which was […]

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