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
Farmers Distress Index: The Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), an institution under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) started working on a kind of early warning system called ‘farmers distress index. The main aim behind creating such an index is to minimise agrarian distress in the form of crop loss/failure and incomeRead more
Performance Grading Index: The Union Ministry of Education released a report on Performance Grading Index 2.0 for States/UTs for the year 2021-22. It was first released for the year 2017-18 and so far it has been released up to the year 2020-21. It assesses the performance of the school education system at the State/UT levelRead more
GST Council: Article 279A of the Indian Constitution gives power to the President of India to constitute a joint forum of the Centre and States called the GST Council, consisting of the – Union Finance Minister(Chairperson), The Union Minister of State in charge of Revenue of finance, The Minister-in-charge of finance or taxation or anyRead more
Gramodyog Vikas Yojana: It is one of the two components of Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana which aims to promote and develop the village industries through common facilities, technological modernization, training etc. It includes the activities carried out under different village industries. Components: Research & Development and Product Innovation, Capacity Building, Marketing & Publicity. KVIC: ItRead more
SWAMIH Fund: The Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) Investment Fund I is a social impact fund specifically formed for completing stressed and stalled residential projects. The Fund is sponsored by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It is managed by SBICAP Ventures Ltd., a State Bank Group company. It has oneRead more
Swami Vivekananda: Swami Vivekananda (1863 – 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was a Hindu monk and one of the most celebrated spiritual leaders of India. He was the foremost disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and a world spokesperson for Vedanta. He was hailed as a Dhyana Siddha, a meditation expert, by his guru Ramakrishna Paramhansa. HeRead more
INS Shivaji: It is an Indian Naval station placed in Lonavala, Maharashtra. It homes to the Naval College of Engineering which trains officers of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard. Indian Navy already operates a primary damage manipulation simulator Akshat at INS Shivaji to train its officers and sailors on damage management onRead more
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