In Context 2023 is the 30th anniversary of the passing of the 73rd and 74th Amendments. About 73rd and 74th Amendments The Amendments: 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments were passed by Parliament in December 1992. The Acts came into force as the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 on April 24, 1993 and the Constitution (74th […]
In News The PM felicitated awardees of the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar during the 3rd Session of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR). Awardees for the Year 2023 Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) Lunglei Fire Station, Mizoram About the Award It is an award to recognize the excellent work done […]
In News Recently, India and the U.S. agreed to form a semiconductor sub-committee during the relaunched India-U.S. Commercial Dialogue. About The Semiconductor Sub-Committee is part of India-US efforts to increase private-sector cooperation in the area of semiconductors with a view to reducing their dependence on China and Taiwan. It is led by the Department of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
In News Recently, Truth Hounds, which documents war crimes in the Ukraine conflict was awarded Norway’s Sakharov Freedom Award. About Sakharov Freedom Award is named after Soviet scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov. It was established in 1980 by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee with the support and consent of Andrei Sakharov to help people who, because […]
In News Recently, British architect and urban planner Sir David Chipperfield has won the 2023 Pritzker Architecture Prize. About The Pritzker Architecture Prize is the highest international honour for architects. The prize was designed to honour architects for their complete body of built work. The Prize was founded in 1979 by Jay A. Pritzker and […]
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