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Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 Amnesty scheme, incentives for repayment in new foreign trade policy (Economy) What are the key highlights new foreign trade policy? And its objectives  GS 2 7 Govt to ease rules on construction around protected monuments (Government Policies and Interventions) What are […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1   Govt. vows swifter nod for exporters (Economy) What are the key features of the new Foreign Trade Policy? And its objectives  GS 3 6 India’s semiconductor mission might need a compass  (Economy) Know about the Semiconductor industry of India, why […]

Buddhism and India’s Soft Power Diplomacy

In Context The government adopted the Panchamrit principles to guide its foreign policy, in actively promoting India’s image as a rising global power.  The fifth of these five principles is sanskriti evam sabhyata (cultural and civilisational links). More about the soft power diplomacy  Meaning: Soft power is the capacity to influence other nations through the […]

Section 144 of Crpc

In News Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC have been imposed in West Bengal’s Howrah district after violence erupted during Ram Navami celebrations. Similar clashes erupted in Maharashtra, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh. Section 144 Section 144 of the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 empowers a district magistrate to issue orders to […]

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

In News Recently, Britain has decided to join Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) About Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is an 11-nation Indo-Pacific free-trade bloc. Its members are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. Britain will be the first new member since the […]

International Day of Zero Waste

In News The world marked the first-ever International Day of Zero Waste on March 30, 2023. About The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) established the day in response to the worsening impacts of waste on human health, the economy and the environment. The day calls upon all stakeholders — […]

CERT-in may be exempted from RTI

In News The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in) may soon be exempt from responding to queries under the Right to Information Act, the government informed Parliament. About The Department of Personnel and Training has reviewed a proposal from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to include CERT-in in the Second Schedule to the […]

Extend FAME II Subsidy: Standing Committee

In News The Parliamentary Standing Committee on heavy industry highlighted that Phase 2 of the FAME scheme to subsidize electric vehicles has achieved only 51.96 per cent of its target. About The Committee on Estimates (2022-23) for evaluation of electric vehicle policy under the the Union Ministry of Heavy Industries suggested an extension of the […]

Foreign Trade Policy 2023

In News Recently, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles has launched the Foreign Trade Policy 2023. About The New policy has replaced the old policy that had been in place since 2015, the new policy kicks in from 2023-24 and aims to almost triple India’s goods […]

Anganwadi Services

In News Recently, the Women and Child Development Ministry informed the Parliament on the contribution of the MGNREGA  scheme to the  building of Anganwadi centres. About: The Ministry has Informed that 75% of the new anganwadi centres to be constructed in the current year will be built in convergence with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural […]