In News Recently, Rajya Sabha has passed The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021. About The Bill, intended to amend the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. The 1972 Act was enacted to nationalise all private companies undertaking general insurance business in India. The 1972 Act set up the General Insurance Corporation of India […]
In News Recently, the Lok Sabha was adjourned two days ahead of schedule and the session saw only 21 hours of functioning and 22% productivity. About The Monsoon Session started on July 19, was adjourned two days ahead of its scheduled date of August 13, as the Opposition protested over the Pegasus snooping controversy, farm […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 LS clears Bill restoring States’ rights to specify OBC groups YSRCP, BJD join the demand for scrutiny of insurance Bill (Polity and Governance) Key Provisions of Constitution 127th Amendment Bill, 2021, its objectives and need, about […]
In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) raised concerns as the criminalisation in politics is growing day by day. Supreme Court’s Statement The SC found nine political parties guilty of contempt for not following in letter and spirit its February 13, 2020 direction to publish details of criminal cases against candidates fielded in Lok Sabha […]
In News Recently, the National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) conducted a nationwide assessment of minority schools. The report titled “Impact of Exemption under Article 15 (5) with regards to Article 21A of the Constitution of India on Education of Minority Communities’’. Aims and Objectives It was aimed at finding ways to ensure […]
In News Recently, the Lok Sabha passed the Constitution 127th Amendment Bill, 2021 restoring States’ rights to specify OBC groups. About According to the Constitution of India, Articles 15(4), 15(5) and 16(4) confer power on a state to identify and declare the list of socially and educationally backward classes. As a matter of practice, separate […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 1 &6 IPCC report forecasts a future of severe weather Code red (Environment ) Know about current global warming trends and key findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report in this context GS 2 1 […]
In News The Prime Minister released the 9th instalment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN). About The government has so far transferred nine installments amounting around ?1.57 lakh crore to farmer families under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. Also, in a bid to reduce the country’s dependency on […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Covishield-Covaxin mix gives better protection, says ICMR (Health ) Need to know about Covishield and Covaxin vaccines, recent findings of ICMR in this context GS 2 1 Taliban seize three more Afghan cities (IR) Taliban, its genesis, […]
In News Recently, the Deputy National Security Advisor (Deputy-NSA) level talk also known as ‘Colombo Security Conclave’ was concluded between India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The meeting was hosted by Sri Lanka. About Colombo Security Conclave Aim: To “further promote” maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region. Initiated by: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2011. […]
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