In News Recently, International Labour Organisation (ILO) released World Social Protection Report 2020-22. Major Findings of the report Coverage: Currently, only 47 per cent of the global population are effectively covered by at least one social protection benefit, while 4.1 billion people (53 per cent) obtain no income security at all from their national social […]
In Context In a bid to regulate foreign ships, China notified new maritime rules warranting vessels to report their information while passing through what China sees as its “territorial waters”. Major Points of the new law China’s new maritime rules designed to control the entry of foreign vessels in “Chinese territorial waters”. Foreign vessels, both […]
In News Nine new Supreme Court judges were administered their oaths of office by Chief Justice NV Ramana. About It is for the first time in the history of the Supreme Court that nine judges took the oath of office at one go. With the swearing-in of the nine new judges, the strength of the […]
In News The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has started pre-bid meetings with various stakeholders to implement the public-private partnership model (PPP) for the BharatNet project. States which took lead on the PPP model under BharatNet Phase 2 are being consulted for potential hindrances and way outs. BharatNet Project About: It is the central government’s flagship […]
In News Recently, the UN Security Council, under India’s presidency, adopted a resolution demanding that the territory of Afghanistan should not be used to threaten any country or shelter terrorists. About US Troops Departure: The adoption of Resolution 2593 coincided with the departure of the last US troops from Afghanistan on 30 August, fulfilling Washington’s […]
In News Recently, China opened the first roadrail transport link to the Indian Ocean. About The first shipments on a newly-launched railway line from the Myanmar border to the key commercial hub of Chengdu in western China were delivered. It provides China a new road-rail transportation channel to the Indian Ocean. It connects the logistics […]
In Context The updation process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is caught in a logjam two years after the publication of the supplementary list on August 31, 2019. Major Points The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had collected the biometric details of 27.43 lakh people who had been delisted from […]
In Context India and Russia are looking at expanding cooperation in Central Asia and the possibility of supplementing bilateral exercises with trilateral and multilateral ones. Major Points India and Russia are expecting to conclude the bilateral logistics agreement, Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement (RELOS), and a Navy to Navy cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) when […]
In News Recently, Hurricane Ida struck the Louisiana coast in the USA. It is regarded as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm. What are Hurricanes? They are enormous storms that come with a rotating wind speed of 74 miles per hour. The rotating wind swirls across the warm water of the tropics and comes with […]
In News Recently, the Union WCD Minister of India addressed the first ever G20 Ministerial Conference on Women’s Empowerment. About G20 Ministerial Conference On Women’s Empowerment Emphasis: It acknowledged the common objectives and shared responsibilities to advance the goals of equality and development of women and girls in all spheres. Held At: Santa Margherita Ligure, […]
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