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Model Code of Conduct

In News The TMC has written to the EC alleging that the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Bangladesh violated the model code of conduct in place for the West Bengal Assembly polls. About The Prime Minister has visited Bangladesh to participate in the 50th anniversary of the Independence of Bangladesh and the birth centenary of […]

Heart of Asia Conference: Afghanistan Crisis

In News Recently, External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar attended the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process on Afghanistan in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Heart of Asia: Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) Initiative It is an initiative of Afghanistan and Turkey, which was officially launched at a conference hosted by Turkey in Istanbul in 2011. […]

New Development Bank (NDB)

In News The Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister urged the New Development Bank (NDB) to consider working closely with India’s new development financing institution for funding infrastructure. About The NDB has so far approved 18 projects in India, including emergency loans of $2 billion to support health spending and economic recovery in the aftermath of […]

Facts in News

                               Facts in News National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) It was established under Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013 and was constituted on 1st June 2016. It hears appeals against the orders of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). NCLT(s) […]

Meeting of Permanent Indus Commission

In News Recently, the annual meeting (116th) of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) comprising Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan has been held in New Delhi. Under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) 1960, the two Commissioners are required to meet at least once every year, alternately in India and Pakistan. Highlights of […]

Unique Land Parcel Identification Number Scheme

In News Recently, the Department of Land Resources (Ministry of Rural Development) has provided information to the Standing Committee on Rural Development on the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) scheme. About the Scheme It has been launched in ten States in 2021 and will be rolled out across the country by March 2022. It […]

Uniform Civil Code

In News The Chief Justice of India (CJI) S A Bobde has lauded Goa’s Uniform Civil Code, and encouraged “intellectuals” indulging in “academic talk” to visit the state to learn more about it. Background Earlier in September 2019, the Supreme Court had described Goa as a “shining example” with a Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Goa […]

Facts in News

                                Facts in News Indian Beamline Project It is a facility for materials research set up under the India-Japan Scientific and Technological Cooperation Project. The project was initiated between the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the High Energy […]

Delay in Judicial Appointments: SC to Centre

In News The Supreme Court asked the government to clarify the status of 55 recommendations made by the Collegium for judicial appointments to various High Courts six months to nearly a year-and-a-half ago. About Collegium made 44 recommendations out of 55 to fill vacancies in the Calcutta, Madhya Pradesh, Gauhati, Rajasthan and Punjab High Courts. […]

Status of RTI

In News The Centre has only rejected 4.3% of all Right to Information (RTI) requests in 2019-20 according to the Central Information Commission’s annual report. The CIC’s annual report covers more than 2,000 public authorities across the Central government as well as the union territories. Key Findings of the report Almost 40% of rejections did […]

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