In News The Nag River revitalization project has been approved by the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC). About Nag River Revitalization Project Conceptualized by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and is an ambitious project for the region of Nagpur. Nag river flows through Nagpur city, hence giving it the name. It is now […]
In News The Government of India has applied for loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to procure as many as 667 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Background The vaccines will be purchased by the Government of India through a competitive process and the ADB will be administering […]
In News India has successfully test-fired its longest-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Agni-V. Agni V Missile It is the most advanced surface-to-surface indigenously built fire and forgets ballistic missile. which once fired cannot be stopped, except by an interceptor missile. It was successfully launched from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha The three-stage solid-fuelled engine missile is […]
In News Recently, the Centre has proposed amendments to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act (RBD), 1969. Presently, the registration of births and deaths is done by the local registrar appointed by States. Need For Amendment A few state governments have reported issuance of fake birth and death certificates including misuse of user and […]
In Context The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) is scheduled to introduce the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Khasi Inheritance of Property Bill, 2021. Khasi community and their inheritance of property They are people of the Kh?si and Jaintia hills of the state of Megh?laya in India. They speak the Mon-Khmer language of the Austroasiatic […]
In News Recently, the Indian Prime Minister spoke about Global Value Chains, during ASEAN – East Asia Summit virtual summit on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit with the leaders. 16th East Asia Summit Hosted by: Brunei as EAS and ASEAN Chair. Overall Focus: Importance of a resilient global value chain was highlighted. Discussed about […]
In News The Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified a traffic management policy framework for drones. It envisages private, third-party service providers for ensuring safe operations. The framework has been issued under the Drone Rules 2021. About the Framework Established Unmanned Traffic Management Service Providers(UTMSP): It will extend automated, algorithm-driven software services instead of voice […]
In Context India is committed to respecting the rights of all nations as laid down in the UNCLOS. About United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) It is an international treaty that was adopted and signed in 1982. It replaced the four Geneva Conventions of April 1958, which respectively concerned the territorial […]
In News The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $4.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan. About The PRF supports the development of long-term solutions to improve urban mobility in Aizawl by identifying high-priority urban transport investments for the ensuing project and enhancing its readiness by supporting due diligence and other […]
In News The latest form of the National Population Register (NPR) appears to have retained contentious questions such as “mother tongue, place of birth of father and mother and last place of residence” according to a document compiled by a committee under the Registrar General of India. About The new questions were part of a […]
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