National Action Plan for Toys (NAPT) 2020 was introduced to promote the Indian toy industry including traditional handicrafts and handmade toys with the objective of establishing India as a global Toy hub. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) along with 14 ministries of Central Government is currently …

Government to de-notify 207 hectares of land in the National Wildlife Sanctuary of Chambal – Shri Tomar Due to the sanctuary area being revenue land, sand availability will be at the local level, employment will increase Farmers will get high yield seeds from the seed farm and the socio-economic level …

A large quantity of foodgrains have been received as Hora Kanike from devotees as part of centenary year Dasara celebrations at Sri Venkataramana Temple on Car street in Mangaluru. Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, known for their Shakti Sthalas, are geared up to celebrate Navaratri/Dasara festivities starting Monday and lasting …

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who concluded a week-long visit to the United Nations, said it would be premature to comment on the positions countries, including India, are taking on the issue of whether any permanent membership for India to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) came with veto power. …

Recently, an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been declared in Uganda following the affirmation of a relatively uncommon Sudan pressure case. EVD, previously acknowledged as Ebola haemorrhagic fever is an endemic with occasional outbreaks that arise totally on the African continent. Ebola virus was first located in 1976 close to the Ebola River in what’s now the Democratic Republic of Congo. It maximum commonly impacts humans and nonhuman primates (along with monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees). It is because of an contamination with a set of viruses within the genus …

Each year the International Day of Peace is discovered around the arena on 21st September. Theme for 2022 is End racism. Build peace. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has declared this as an afternoon dedicated to strengthening the beliefs of peace, via observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. The International Day of Peace become mounted in 1981 via way of means of the United Nations General Assembly. In 2001, the …

Recently, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eliminated the Central Bank of India (CBI) from its Prompt Corrective Action Framework (PCAF) after CBI showed development in diverse economic ratios, inclusive of minimal regulatory capital and Net Non-Performing Assets (NNPAs). The RBI had imposed the PCA norms on CBI in June 2017 because of its excessive internet NPA and Negative Return of Assets (RoA). PCAF PCA is a framework beneathneath which banks with weak economic metrics are positioned beneathneath watch with …

Recently, The Union Cabinet has cleared Production Linked incentive (PLI) of Rs 19,500 crore to incentivise production of home sun mobileular modules. This is a follow-as much as the RS ,500-crore tranche that become cleared in November 2020, aiming at decreasing the industry’s reliance on China-made panels. With the second one tranche of the PLI scheme the authorities is hoping that approximately 65GW in step with annum production capability of fully and partly integrated, sun PV modules could be hooked …

Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) decided to stay movement its court cases in critical Constitution Bench cases with a view to be heard from 27th September, 2022. Positive systemic corrections have been made possible because of the printed of courtroom docket court cases. The Supreme Court in Swapnil Tripathi vs Supreme Court of India (2018) had dominated in favour of establishing up the apex courtroom docket thru stay-streaming. It held that the stay streaming court cases are a part of the proper to get entry …

Recently, the Attorney-General of India articulated that the 10% quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of society does now no longer erode the rights of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes or the Other Backward Classes.Doesn’t Harm Quota of Other Classes: The EWS quota changed into given independently of the already present 50% reservation granted for the backward lessons, that is, the scheduled groups and …

Apple Inc., an American multinational generation enterprise, has arise with out a bodily SIM slot or an eSIM in order to get right of entry to cellular networks. eSIMs have been first installed in 2012. It is an embedded SIM, that is completely embedded withinside the identical hardware of a normal sim card chip. Just like a conventional SIM card, an eSIM additionally includes a few components, which might be a part of a telecellsmartphone’s inner organs. They additionally characteristic the identical manner, appearing as a completely unique identifier for telecom operators and different clients to attain your precise phone once they make a name or ship a text. However, being connected …

India’s Presidency of the prestigious Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) has been prolonged for one extra yr. This changed into unanimously determined through the AIBD member international locations on the two-day General Conference of the Institute held in New Delhi. The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) changed into installed in 1977 beneathneath the aegis of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It is a completely unique regional integovernmental company servicing international locations of the United Nations Economic and …

Recently, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) amended its policies to enhance the fee of careworn companies.The amendments in IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 were finished to maximise fee in decision. It will permit the sale of 1 or extra belongings of an entity present process insolvency decision process except different changes. Amended Regulations The Committee of Creditors (CoC) can now look at whether or not a compromise or an association may be explored for a Corporate Debtor (CD) in the course of the liquidation period.As …

India has defended its selection to prohibit export of wheat and rice at a WTO assembly while a few member international locations have flagged worries over the u.s’s stand, an authentic said. At a assembly final week in Geneva, Senegal, americaA and the European Union raised questions over this selection, mentioning it may have negative implications on worldwide markets India has defended its selection to prohibit export of wheat and rice at a WTO assembly while a few member international locations have flagged worries over the us stand, an authentic said. …

Recently, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)and the Government of India signed a USD 96.3-million loan agreement to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The project is aligned with the objectives of the Government of India’s Jal Jeevan Mission which aims to provide piped water …

The Market-Based Economic Dispatch (MBED) mechanism envisages centralised scheduling for dispatching the entire annual electricity consumption of around 1,400 billion units. MBED mechanism proposes a centralised scheduling of power dispatches, both inter-state and intra-state. It will mark a clear shift from a decentralised model which is backed by Electricity Act, 2003. MBED is a way forward to deepen power …

The Government of India has been undertaking various initiatives to attract more E&P (Exploration & Production) investment to increase self-reliance in the energy sector. India’s Energy sector is one of the most diversified in the world. Sources of power generation range from conventional sources such as coal, lignite, natural gas, oil, hydro and nuclear power, …

Recently, the Government has launched a National Logistics Policy (NLP) 2022, aiming to achieve ‘quick last-mile delivery’, end transport-related challenges. What is Logistics? Logistics encompasses planning, coordinating, storing, and moving resources —people, raw materials, inventory, equipment, etc., from one location to another, from the production points to consumption, distribution, or other production points. The term “logistics” describes …

FSSAI registered over 30K cases against food adulterers violating the standards laid down under the FSS Act, 2006 and Regulations in 2021-22  last year. Spices, oil and other food items–Artificial colours in red chilli powder, blackberries in black pepper, cheap oil mixed with coconut oil, lead chromate adulteration in turmeric …

Recently, the 9th National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC) for the INSPIRE Awards – MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge), has commenced. It is aligned with the ‘Start-up India’ initiative and is being executed by DST(Department of Science and Technology) with National Innovation Foundation– India (NIF), an autonomous body of DST. Under this, the students are …