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Toycathon 2021

In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India interacted with the participants of Toycathon-2021 via video conferencing.  A total of five teams presented their unique toy and gaming ideas during the live video conference.   Objectives and Significance India, despite being a home of many globally popular games like Chess, Ludo, Snakes and Ladders, is […]

Recusals By Judges

In News Recently, Two Supreme Court judges have recused themselves from hearing cases relating to West Bengal. On June 21, Delhi High Court judge Anup Bhambhani recused himself from hearing a plea by digital media houses challenging the validity of the IT rules regulating intermediaries.   About Judge Recusal When there is a conflict of […]

Pandemic and Malnutrition

In News The Parliamentary panel asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) to conduct a survey on the impact of the pandemic on anganwadi services and malnutrition levels among children.   About The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports fixating on the need for data to understand “how anganwadi […]

Pygmy Hogs Conservation

In News Recently, 8 of 12 captive-bred pygmy hogs have been released in the Manas National Park of western Assam. This is the second batch to have been reintroduced into the wild under the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP) in 2021.   Pygmy Hogs Scientific Name: Porcula salvania Features These are the world’s rarest and […]

Draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021

In News Recently, the government released the draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021 to the general public for comments until July 2.  The new draft proposes to amend the Cinematograph Act of 1952 with provisions that will give the Centre “revisionary powers” and enable it to “re-examine” films already cleared by the Central Board of Film […]

Delimitation In Jammu and Kashmir

In News Recently, the Delimitation Commission for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has started the exercise by writing to all 20 District Commissioners (DC). On Independence Day 2020, the Prime Minister of India had said that elections would be held in J&K after the delimitation process in the Union Territory was over.    […]

World Investment Report 2021

In News Recently, the World Investment Report 2021 has been released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). About the Report It focuses on trends in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and country levels and emerging measures to improve its contribution to development. It also provides analysis on global […]

National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)

In News Recently, National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) celebrated its 18th Foundation Day.    About  NIXI hosted a webinar on “Digital Economy – expanding footprints” on the occasion of completing 18 years. Through this webinar that NIXI will provide a personalized email with 10GB space to every .IN user.    About NIXI NIXI is […]

International Day of Yoga

In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India, while addressing a programme to mark the 7th International Day of Yoga (IDY), has termed yoga a “ray of hope” and a source of strength amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.   About International Day of Yoga Background The idea for an UN-mandated IDY was first proposed by […]

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