Context: The recent judgment in D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society Vs. Director of Public Instructions and how an analogy can be drawn in favor of declaring political parties as ‘public authority’ under the RTI Act. More in news: Recently, the Supreme Court in D.A.V. College Trust and Management Society Vs. Director of Public Instructions held that… Continue reading 7 PM | Making political parties accountable | 5th October, 2019
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Youth Climate Conclave
News:The Delegation of European Union (EU) to India has launched the Youth Climate Conclave. Facts: About the Youth Climate Conclave: The Youth Climate Conclave will be held as part of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), 2020. The project is organised by the EU together with German development agency(GIZ), Energy and Resources Institute(TERI) and Council… Continue reading Youth Climate Conclave
Youth Co:Lab
News:Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India has launched an initiative called Youth Co:Lab. Facts: About Youth Co:Lab- Youth Co:Lab was co-created in 2017 by UNDP and the Citi Foundation. It is operational in 25 countries across the Asia Pacific region. The initiative aims to create an enabling ecosystem… Continue reading Youth Co:Lab
Charging infra guidelines for electric vehicles get nod
News:The Power ministry has revised guidelines for setting up charging infrastructure for Electric Vehicles(EVs). Facts: What is the need of charging infrastructure: The lack of charging infrastructure is one of the main reasons behind poor adoption of electric mobility in India. The State Transport Units(STUs) who have also started operating electric busses on different routes… Continue reading Charging infra guidelines for electric vehicles get nod
Fourth Bi-monthly monetary policy review
News:The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has cut the key policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.15 %. Facts: Highlights of the Monetary policy: The Reserve Bank of India’s(RBI) Monetary Policy Committee(MPC) has decided to reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility(LAF) by 25 basis points to… Continue reading Fourth Bi-monthly monetary policy review
Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)
News:Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions has launched the Centralized Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) reforms in the Department of Posts. Facts: About CPGRAMS: Centralized Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) is a web based application that facilitates ministries or departments to receive, forward and monitor grievances. The system… Continue reading Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)
Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus
News:Since August,2019 a rare disease has killed five elephants in Odisha. The disease is caused by a virus called Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV). Facts: About EEHV: Elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses (EEHV) is also known as Elephantid betaherpesvirus 1(ElHV-1). EEHVs is a type of herpesvirus that can cause a highly fatal haemorrhagic disease in young Asian elephants… Continue reading Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus
Explained: How Singapore law proposes to crack down on ‘false’ online posts
News:Singapore has passed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act,2019. Facts: Features of the Act: The act aims to control the spread of falsehood which the government deems to be a threat to national security, public tranquillity and Singapore’s friendly relations with other countries. The act enables the government to order social media websites… Continue reading Explained: How Singapore law proposes to crack down on ‘false’ online posts
Government constitutes working group to prepare contours of new industrial policy
News:Government has constituted a working group to prepare the contours of a new industrial policy to make India a manufacturing hub. Facts: This will be the third industrial policy after the first in 1956 and the second in 1991. The new industrial policy will replace the industrial policy of 1991 which was prepared in the… Continue reading Government constitutes working group to prepare contours of new industrial policy
Cabinet approves new strategic disinvestment process
News:Union Cabinet has approved a new process of strategic disinvestment with a view to expediting privatization of select PSUs. Facts: What are the new changes? Under the new policy, the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) under the Ministry of Finance has been made the nodal department for the strategic disinvestment sale. Currently,… Continue reading Cabinet approves new strategic disinvestment process
