About Last year, the Parliament passed the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023 which replaces the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the principal law on criminal offences in the country. The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita (BNS2) largely retains the provisions of …
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 …
About the Scheme Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) is a government-backed small savings scheme that helps parents secure the future of their girl child. It was launched in 2015 as a part of the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) campaign. BBBP …
About SAARC is a regional intergovernmental organization established in 1985 with 7 founding members. SAARC now comprises eight Member States: Afghanistan (joined in 2007), Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The main objective of the Association include …
About WMA The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gives temporary loans to the centre and state governments as a banker to the government. This facility is called Ways and Means Advances (WMA). This facility was introduced in 1997. Thus, WMA …
News: The Government of India has inaugurated the Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. The programme will be launched at 21 major airports. The programme will run on e-gates or …
Context The Union Council of Ministers (COM) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi sworn in recently. Who constitutes the Council of Ministers? India is a parliamentary democracy with the President as its nominal head. Article 74 of the Constitution provides …
About The distinction between conventional combatants and mercenaries is a fundamental cornerstone of international humanitarian law (IHL). IHL is a set of rules that seek to limit the effects of armed conflict. It lays out the responsibilities of states and …
About IEA The International Energy Agency is an autonomous intergovernmental organization established by the member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1974. OECD is a group of 38 member countries that discuss and develop economic …
About G7 The Group of Seven (G7) is an informal group of seven of the world’s most industrialized and developed economies. Their political leaders come together annually to discuss important global economic, political, social and security issues. The G7 draws …