NATIONAL Amit Shah inaugurates CREDAI Garden-People’s Park in Ahmedabad On the auspicious occasion of the Jagannath Rath Yatra, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, inaugurated various development works and performed Bhoomipujan in Ahmedabad. Among the inaugurated projects was the CREDAI Read More
Context: GEMCOVACOM, India’s first indigenous mRNA vaccine for the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, was approved under emergency use guidelines by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). This comes a year after Pune based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. got approval for GEMCOVAC19 against Read More
Context The government’s 2022 Semiconductor Mission is laudable. But there is still uncertainty about whether India will have a fabrication plant. In this context, it is important to understand why earlier attempts failed and examine alternate approaches. Earlier attempts Special Incentive Package- The Read More
Context The Supreme Court recently ruled that Coal India Ltd (CIL), a public sector undertaking, cannot be exempted from the Competition Act as it found no valid reasons for s uch exclusion. The court was addressing CIL’s appeal against the Competition Appellate Tribunal’s order, which accused the company of Read More
Context The United Nations adopted a pact commonly known as the High Seas Treaty, which establishes the first-ever framework for governing practices (fishing, mining and oil extraction) in international waters, an issue that has threatened oceanic ecosystems across the globe with little oversight. Background The High Seas Read More
Context: Union Health Minister chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness of public health services for heatwaves across the country. Many people are suffering from the scorching heat across the country. Image Source: IMD About Heat Waves: Heat waves are defined as prolonged Read More
Context: Recently, the world’s first international treaty to protect the high seas was adopted at the United Nations. The treaty, officially known as the treaty on “Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction” or BBNJ. Probable Question: Q. “What are the key provisions and implications of the Read More
Context: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued recommendations on rules for undersea cables connecting Indian telecom networks to the global Internet. Key Suggestions: Ownership Proof: Indian telecom companies operating undersea cables should prove ownership of the cables in Indian waters. Cable Read More
Context: The NaBFID aims to disburse about ₹60,000 crore by the end of this fiscal, having lent ₹8,000 crore already in the first quarter. About NaBFID: It is set up as the principal Development Financial Institution (DFIs) for infrastructure financing. It is a corporate Read More
Context: The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry has decided to do away with the concept of NGOs running Childline (a counselling and distress relief helpline for children) which has been attending to children under emergency since 1995. More on News: In the first Read More