Daily Archives: December 12, 2022

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY CELEBRATION

The President of India, SmtDroupadiMurmu graced and addressed the Human Rights Day celebration, organised by the National Human Rights Commission, in New Delhi today (December 10, 2022). Speaking on the occasion, the President said that it is an important occasion for the whole of humankind, as it was on this day in …

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39TH EDITION OF INDIA-INDONESIA COORDINATED PATROL

The 39th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted from 08 – 19 December 2022. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk, an indigenously built Missile Corvette participated in the pre-deployment briefing at Belawan, Indonesia. The CORPAT will be executed along the …

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GREENFIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN MOPA, GOA

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mopa International Airport, Goa. The foundation stone of the airport was laid by the Prime Minister in November 2016. Developed at a cost of around Rs 2,870 crores, the airport has been built on the theme of sustainable infrastructure and comprises a …

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CLEAN GANGA’ CHANGES COURSE TO CONSERVATION, TOURISM, LIVELIHOOD

Myriad objectives: Since 2014, when the cleaning of the Ganga was launched as a marquee government programme, close to ₹30,000 crore had been sanctioned for various projects.PTI Tourism Ministry to prepare comprehensive plan for developing tourism circuits along the Ganga in line with Arth Ganga, organic farming and cultural activities; exhibitions and fairs …

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EXISTING LAWS ON RELIGIOUS CONVERSIONS

In post-independent India, Odisha became the first State to enact a law restricting religious conversions, which later became a model framework for other States. Odisha’s 1967 Act provides that no person shall directly or indirectly convert any person from one religious faith to another by force, inducement or any fraudulent …

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COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES AMENDMENT ACT

The Bill to amend the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 7. Opposition parliamentarians alleged that the Bill’s provisions encroached upon the rights of State governments, demanding that it be referred to a Standing Committee. What are multi-State cooperatives? According to the …

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17TH ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING

In his concluding remarks at the 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Singapre on Friday, ILO Director-General and former Prime Minister of Togo, Gilbert F. Houngbo, said he looked forward to continuing the consultations towards the development of the Global Coalition for …

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ACTION AGAINST PRO-KHALISTAN FORCES

A coordinated crackdown on pro-Khalistan elements within and outside the country has started yielding results for the law enforcement organisations, with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) succeeding in making two key arrests this month. About two dozen accused and suspects currently operating from overseas are under the scanner. The latest …

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CRYPTO REGULATION IN G-20 MEETING

A coordinated approach to regulating crypto assets, managing debt vulnerabilities and reorienting global financial institutions have been identified as critical focus areas of the Finance Track agenda for India’s G-20 Presidency, which will kick off with the first meeting of G-20 finance and central bank deputies in Bengaluru on Tuesday. …

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INDIA’S ROAD MAP FOR OLYMPICS 2030

Decades ago, when P.T. Usha travelled by the Madras-Mangalore Mail, her employers, the Railways, permitted an unscheduled stop at her hometown Payyoli in North Kerala. Such was the respect she garnered for her medal-winning exploits at the Asian level while the collective heart-break she bequeathed in narrowly missing a bronze …

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