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Recently, the Centre has said that the Paika rebellion cannot be called the first War of Independence. It has also been suggested that it would be included as a case study in the Class 8 National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) history textbook. For the first time in …

World AIDS Day is observed on 1st December every year all over the world to spread awareness about the disease and remember all those who lost their lives to it. Important points: It was founded in 1988 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and was the first ever global health …

The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana saw a spurt in new distribution just before the 2019 general election as per RTI (Right To Information) plea. The target under the scheme was to release 8 crore LPG connections to the deprived household by 2020. This was achieved in August 2019, seven months …

Recently, NITI Aayog has conducted a national workshop on Natural Farming. There are many working models of natural farming all over the world, the Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is the most popular model in India. This comprehensive, natural, and spiritual farming system was developed by Padma Shri Subhash Palekar. …

Recently, India joined the G20 ‘Troika’ and with this India has started the procedure for taking over the G20 presidency next year. Important points: It refers to the top grouping within the G20 that consists of the current, previous and the incoming presidencies — Indonesia, Italy and India. As a …

Recently, the Lok Sabha has passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021. The bill has excluded live-in couples, single men and the LGBTQ community. Important points: The Government had been working on the bill to regulate the ART industry since 2008 when it was first drafted by the Indian …

Recently, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the first edition of the India Young Water Professional Programme. Its launch marks a significant milestone in Australia-India Water relationship. This Programme looks to prepare future water leaders. Important points: This program has been taken up under the National Hydrology Project. It …

According to the recent data, as many as 23,948 Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) had registered with intent to adopt the principle of the Zero Defect Zero Effect Scheme (ZED). Important points: Launched in 2016 by the Ministry of MSME, the scheme is an integrated and comprehensive certification system. …

Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed amendments to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, which would enable it to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), thus enhancing the scope of the definition of ‘bank note’ to include currency in digital form. The move has come …

Recently, an analysis of water level data done by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) indicates that about 33% of the wells monitored have registered decline in ground water levels in the range of 0 – 2 metres. Moreover, a decline of more than 4.0 m has also been observed …