In News According to experts, Pakistan is likely to stay on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list until June 2021. The FATF’s Plenary and Working Group meetings will decide on Pakistan’s grey list status. Background Pakistan has been on the FATF grey list since June 2018 and was asked to implement the FATF […]

In News: Recently, the Delhi trial court has extended a legal shield to women speaking up against sexual harassment. It held that a woman has the right to put grievances before any platform of her choice and irrespective of the time. Background In October 2018, Journalist Priya Ramani accused the then Union Minister MJ Akbar […]

                                Facts in News Bilimora-Waghai Train It is a 63-km narrow gauge train connecting Bilimora in Navsari district with Waghai in Dang district in Gujarat. It was started by rulers of the Gaekwad dynasty of the princely state of Baroda […]

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In News The Prime Minister of India will virtually launch the Mahabahu-Brahmaputra Programme and lay the foundation stone of Dhubri Phulbari Bridge and Majuli Bridge in Assam. Mahabahu-Brahmaputra Programme Aims: To provide seamless connectivity to the Eastern parts of India. It includes various development activities for the people living around River Brahmaputra and River Barak. […]

In News: Recently, Australia’s Seven West Media has become the first major media group in the country to sign a licensing deal with Google. About the Deal In July 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had proposed that media companies could bargain terms of payment for their articles featured in the news feed […]

In News: Recently, RBI came out with the draft guidelines for allowing derivatives trading in the Credit Default Swaps (CDS) in over-the-counter (OTC) markets and on recognised stock exchanges in the country. Guidelines Eligible Debt Instruments Debt instruments which will be eligible to be a reference / deliverable obligation in a CDS contract include Commercial […]

In News: Department of Science and Technology has issued new guidelines to provide free access to geospatial data and liberalised the usage policy. Geospatial Data Geospatial data is data having location tags about objects, events or phenomenon. The location may be static (eg Earthquake Locations) or dynamic (eg. Movement Tracker in GPS) aps Food delivery […]

In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India has launched five projects in Kochi, Kerala. About the Projects Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project It is being commissioned at an investment of around Rs. 6,000 crore and is part of the expansion of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (BPCL) refinery. The capacity of the refinery has been […]

In News: Recently, Ladakh’s administration, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for establishing India’s first-ever geothermal field development project. About the Project ONGC Energy Centre is the implementing agency for this pilot project, which aims to generate a new green energy […]