Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the recommendations of the committee chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind on implementing simultaneous national, state and local polls across India. Bills to this effect are likely to be introduced in Parliament during …
What is the FATF? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental organization that designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime. The FATF sets standards or recommendations for countries to achieve in order to plug the …
What’s in the news? The Government of India has launched NPS Vatsalya, a contributory pension scheme that allows parents or guardians to invest on behalf of their minor children. About NPS Vatsalya NPS Vatsalya is an extension of the existing …
About Sri Lanka is a Democratic Republic and a Unitary State which is governed by a semi-presidential system, with a mixture of a presidential system and a parliamentary system. The President is the head of state and the head of …