In News The Centre will allow residents to fill columns in the National Population Register (NPR) forms on their own through online mode. Key Points The demographic and other particulars of each family and individual are to be collected/ updated during the updation exercise of NPR. No documents or biometrics would be collected during the […]
In News The Central government’s Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and its Adjoining Areas has been shut down within five months of its constitution. About Background The Centre dissolved it after five months as the ordinance lapsed after failing to become an act. The erstwhile Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) […]
Facts in News Vaccine Efficacy/Effectiveness (VE) Measurement VE measures the proportionate reduction in cases among vaccinated persons. Vaccine efficacy is used when a study is carried out under ideal conditions, for example, during a clinical trial. Vaccine effectiveness […]
In News: The first Quad summit level talk was recently organised. Key Highlights Participants were the Nation Heads (Prime Minister or Presidents) of all the 4 nations; Mr. Modi, PM of India President Joe Biden of the United States Japanese Premier Yoshihide Suga Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Need of cooperation among the member countries […]
Facts In News Report by VDem (Varieties of Democracy) Institute VDem, a Sweden Based firm has released a report grading the quality of liberal Democracies across the world. According to this data, India is an Elected Autocracy. The […]
In New In a recent reply in Lok Sabha, it has been highlighted that the four Indian astronaut candidates, under flight training in Russia for the Gaganyaan Mission, are nearing completion. About the Training The astronaut-elects began their course in Moscow in February 2020 and are scheduled to return at the end of March 2021. […]
In News Indian and Japanese space agencies reviewed cooperation in earth observation, lunar cooperation and satellite navigation. Key Points They also agreed to explore opportunities for cooperation in “space situational awareness and professional exchange programme”. Both agencies signed an Implementing Arrangement for collaborative activities on rice crop area and air quality monitoring using satellite data. […]
In News Recently, the Parliament has given its nod to the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Lok Sabha already passed the bill in February 2021. Rationale behind the Step India wants to be an excellent hub for arbitration and this can make India a big hub for domestic and international arbitration. Freedom must […]
In News: Gujarat High Court recently proposed guidelines that the state should follow to end menstruation taboo and discrimination related to it. Even Vishakha Guidelines were an outcome of judicial proceedings. Menstruation: Menstruation, also known as period, is normal vaginal bleeding that occurs as part of a woman’s monthly cycle. Every month, the womb prepares […]
In News Recently, various private companies have directed themselves towards setting up New Umbrella Entities (NUEs) for payment systems. Background The idea of NUEs was floated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to create an alternate mechanism to the existing National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed […]
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