News:Defence minister has approved enhancement of monetary assistance to Next of Kin(NoK) of all categories of Battle Casualty(BC) from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 8 lakh.The amount will be granted under ABCWF. Facts: About ABCWF: The Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (ABCWF) has been set up under Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare(ESW),Ministry of Defence The ABCWF… Continue reading Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (ABCWF)
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Nitaqat law
News:Indian employees in Saudi Arabia have been living in labour camps after Saudi government has listed several companies in the ‘Red’ category after they failed to implement the Nitaqat law. Facts: About Nitaqat law: The Nitaqat is a policy enacted in 2011 by the Saudi government in order to reduce the unemployment rate among Saudi… Continue reading Nitaqat law
Bandipur Tiger Reserve
News:Karnataka Chief Minister has said that the ban on vehicular movement through Bandipur forest during night will continue. Facts: Wayanad district in Kerala has witnessed protests against a ban on vehicular movement on the forest stretch of NH 766 that passes through the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. The reason for the protests was a… Continue reading Bandipur Tiger Reserve
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #4 October 5, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – October 5th, 2019
Him Vijay Exercise News: China has raised strong objection to the ongoing Him Vijay military exercise. Facts: Exercise Him Vijay is taking place in October, 2019 in Arunachal Pradesh. The exercise is to test mobility, communication and coordination of such huge body of fast-moving troops in difficult terrain. It is first time the integrated battle groups… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – October 5th, 2019
7 PM | Making political parties accountable | 5th October, 2019
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
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
