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Fifth India – USA Commercial Dialogue

In News Recently, the US Secretary of Commerce visited India to participate in the India-US bilateral Commercial Dialogue 2023. About: The India-US Commercial Dialogue aims to strengthen US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership by enhancing commercial collaboration  It is because of such collaborations that the bilateral goods and services trade has almost doubled since 2014, surpassing […]

MSME Competitive (LEAN) Scheme

In News The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises launched the MSME Competitive (LEAN) scheme. About The Scheme is a business initiative to reduce “waste” in manufacturing. It provides for building awareness of lean manufacturing practices in MSME clusters as well as cost sharing of consultant’s fees with MSME units who opt for […]

Restoration of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia

In News Recently, China-Brokered Talks have led to the normalcy of diplomatic relations between the middle-eastern countries of Iran and Saudi Arabia About Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore ties and reopen diplomatic missions after a seven-year-long rift that has fuelled tensions in the Gulf and deepened conflicts from Yemen to Syria. The […]

Amendments to PMLA rules and impact

In News The Finance Ministry has amended money laundering rules to incorporate more disclosures for non-governmental organisations by reporting entities like financial institutions, banking companies or intermediaries. It has also defined “politically exposed persons” (PEPs) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in line with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). […]

WHO Report on Sodium Intake Reduction

In News The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed the report to monitor progress and identify areas for action in the implementation of sodium reduction policies and other measures. Major Highlights of the Report The world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30 percent in the next two years […]

National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR)

In News The Prime Minister inaugurated the 3rd Session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) in New Delhi. Highlights of the Session The main theme of the session is “Building Local Resilience in a Changing Climate”. The PM also felicitated awardees of the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar.  The PM gave […]

Landslide Atlas of India

In News ISRO recently released the Landslide Atlas of India identifying landslide hotspots in the country. About  ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre created a database of landslide-prone regions of India based on events during 1998 – 2022. In addition to aerial images, high-resolution satellite images captured using ResourceSat-1 and 2, etc., were used to study […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1, 2, 13 India a top-tier security partner, open Indo-Pacific is our need: Australia PM The India-Australia relationship (International Relations) Know about the bilateral relations between India & Australia. Know about Exercise Malabar, Quad grouping, etc. GS 2 1, 2 ‘Politically exposed […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1,14 Centre to reconsider ‘safe harbour’ clause in IT law  (Governance)  Know about the key highlights of the Information Technology Act, 2000. What are the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021? Significance, criticisms & challenges, etc. GS […]

India can’t push corruption dirt under carpet any longer

In Context The impact of corruption is especially heavy on common citizens and even more on poorer and vulnerable persons in communities. Corruption Corruption refers to misusing public power for personal gain. It can be done by an elected politician, civil servant, journalist, administrator of a school, or anyone in authority.  Apart from public corruption, […]

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