What’s in the news? The ninth edition of India-Sri Lanka Naval Exercise, SLINEX, has commenced at Visakhapatnam. The previous edition of SLINEX was conducted off Trincomalee in October 2020. SLINEX aims at enhancing inter-operability, improving mutual understanding and exchanging best …
About the Scheme The Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme was launched in 1972 during the silver jubilee year of independence. It grants pension to freedom fighters and their eligible dependents if the freedom fighter had already expired. The monthly pension …
About the scheme The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) aims to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units. Apart from inviting foreign companies to set shop in India, the scheme also aims to encourage local companies …
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) recently issued a policy proposal named “Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy, 2022.” This draft’s policy aims are mostly commercial in nature. It aspires to drastically improve India’s capacity to leverage …
What’s in the news? India’s first indigenous Flying Trainer HANSA-NG designed and developed by CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore under the aegis of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, has successfully completed the sea level trials at Puducherry. The objectives of …
About NHRC The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a statutory organisation established in 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993. The Act also created Human Rights Commissions at the levels of the various States. NHRC was …
About Financial Action Task Force (FATF) It is an intergovernmental organization that designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime. Recommendations of the FATF target Money laundering Terrorist financing Other threats to the global financial system The FATF …
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just issued the second instalment of its sixth assessment report. The second section of the paper discusses the effects of climate change, risks and vulnerabilities, and adaptation strategies. In 2021, the first half …
The prelude Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his decision to recognise the two breakaway republics of Ukraine — Donetsk and Luhansk — as independent states, which turned out to be a prelude for Russia’s eventual military operation in the region. …