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NEW POLICY TO SCRAP OLD VEHICLES

Old vehicles of the Union and state governments would be scrapped under the vehicle scrapping policy. He also said the government has made a provision of ₹3,000 crore in the 2023-24 budget to encourage vehicle scrapping. Vehicle scrapping policy is an important part of the green growth strategy.  ‘Green growth …

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INDIA, JAPAN ARMY EXERCISES

⦁ India and Japan on Friday will kick off an exercise between their armies to hone their warfare skills and boost interoperability, which comes soon after the two countries conducted their first-ever joint air combat drills last month with an eye firmly on China. ⦁ The exercise ‘Dharma Guardian’ at …

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FREEDOM IN AUTHORITY- MISUSE OF FREE SPEECH

In a recent verdict, the Supreme Court has shown sound restraint while examining the issue of misuse of free speech, especially by political functionaries holding public office. It is to the credit of the Constitution Bench that it did not make any adventurous attempt to expand the scope of the …

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SRI LANKAN ISSUES

Colombo’s seafront is lit up. Fairy lights, reindeer, and Christmas trees dot the stretch that leads to the Presidential Secretariat, the colonial-era building that served as the Parliament until the early 1980s. On the steps before its 14 giant pillars, a choir sings popular carols — an initiative of the …

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COMBATING CYBER-FRAUD

Bank and cyber frauds in India are on the rise. According to data by the Reserve Bank of India, frauds have cost the country an estimated ₹100 crore a day over the last seven years. The frauds reported in 2021-22 were 23.69% higher than in the previous year (9,103 cases …

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INDIA -MALDIVES RELATIONS

The conviction of former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen by a criminal court in the Maldives just a year ahead of general elections could affect his plans to lead the PPM-PNC opposition alliance. He faces 11 years in prison and a $5 million fine after being found guilty of corruption and …

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SARS-COV-2 CHANGES

The spurt in coronavirus cases reported out of China has triggered global alarm. India’s Health Ministry has issued a directive to States to send positive samples to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) to check for new, concerning strains. The Health Minister, too, has called for a review meeting of …

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PANDALUR MAKHNA-2 (PM2)

Almost two weeks since its capture and relocation to the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR), the elephant Pandalur Makhna-2 (PM2) is acclimatising to the new habitat, officials said. Since its release into the Congress Mattam in the MTR, PM2 has spent the last 12 days exploring the place. The elephant was …

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BF.7 VARIANT OF CORONAVIRUS

The BF.7 variant of coronavirus, belived to be linked to the surge in COVID-19 cases in China, was identified in India as far back as July. Four instances of the Omicron subvariant was genome-sequenced in Gujarat and Odisha in the subsequent months, but it was not linked to increased severity …

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UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON TERRORISM

The era of classifying terrorists as “bad” or “good” on the basis of “political convenience” must end immediately, a concept note circulated by India in the UN Security Council here has said, underlining that categorising terror acts by intent as religious or ideologically motivated will dilute the shared global commitment …

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