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1) Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS): Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has replaced the Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES) with SCoS. SCoS will have a broader mandate to review the framework and results of all surveys conducted under the National Statistical Office. It has 10 official members and four non-official members whoRead more

  1) Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB): Meeting of the Executive Board of A-WEB held. A-WEB, established in 2013, is the world’s largest international organization in the field of election management. It currently comprises 119 Election Management Bodies (EMBs) from 110 countries. Election Commission of India was A-WEB Chair for the 2019-22 term andRead more

1) Right to Silence: Supreme Court said that all accused have a right to silence and investigators cannot force them to speak up or admit guilt. Right to silence emanates from Article 20(3), which states that no one can be compelled to be a witness against himself. Protection limited only to criminal proceedings. Right isRead more

1) Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to clarify its stand on the act by October 2023. The Act prohibited the conversion of any place of worship and provided for the maintenance of its religious character of any place of worship as existed on the 15th ofRead more

  1) European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI): Austria and Switzerland joined ESSI. ESSI aims to create a European air and missile defence system through common acquisition of air defence equipment and missiles by European nations to strengthen NATOs Integrated Air and Missile Defence. Initiative was last year spearheaded by Germany after Russia invaded Ukraine NumberRead more

1) Internationalisation of the Indian Rupee: A Reserve Bank of India-appointed working group recommended the inclusion of the rupee in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket and recalibration of the foreign portfolio investor (FPI) regime to accelerate the pace of internationalisation of the rupee internationalisationtion of rupees is a process that involves increasing the use ofRead more

1) Taiwan Expands Presence in India with TECC in Mumbai: Recently, Taiwan has announced plans to open its third representative Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC), in India, specifically in Mumbai. India-Taiwan Relations: India and Taiwan do not have formal diplomatic relations but since 1995, both sides have maintained representative offices in each other’s capitals that functionRead more

  1) Infrastructure Developments Around Pangong Tso: Three years after the violent clash between Indian and Chinese forces in Galwan, there is significant infrastructure development taking place in the India-China border region. China’s Infrastructure Efforts: Construction of a bridge across the Pangong Tso, connecting the north and south banks, is in progress. India’s Infrastructure Projects:Read more

  1) Rehabilitation Scheme for Victims of Trafficking: The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, has approved a scheme that aims to provide financial assistance to states and Union Territories to establish protection and rehabilitation homes for victims of trafficking, particularly in states with international borders. Human trafficking is a global issueRead more

  1) SCO Summit 2023: Recently, India has chaired the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) virtual Summit, leaders called for the formation of a “more representative” and multipolar world order in the global interest Key Highlights: The New Delhi Declarationwas signed by the member nations, which states that the international community must come together to “counter the activitiesRead more