• he accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) in accordance with the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL) has been restored by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which had been suspended since August 2019. Anti-Doping testing and activities at…
• The Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry is set to launch a scheme for rehabilitation of persons engaged in begging and for providing support to transgender persons. Key highlights: • The Ministry said it had formulated an umbrella scheme,…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 Mains level: Government Policy Context: • On Monday, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the Missionaries of Charity’s application for renewal of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010…
Mains Paper 3: Defence and Security Prelims level: AFSPA Mains level: Government Policies and Interventions Context: • Nagaland’s AFSPA has been extended for the 6 more months. • The Center is considering the partial abolition of the Special Authority Act…
• 315 water supply schemes of Rs. 9,544 Crore has been approved under Jal Jeevan Mission for Jharkhand. These schemes will provide tap water supply to about 8 lakh rural households in 4,424 villages of the State. About Jal Jeevan…
• A new vulnerability named Log4Shell is being touted as one of the worst cybersecurity flaws to have been discovered. The vulnerability is based on an open-source logging library used in most applications by enterprises and even government agencies. •…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules 2021 Mains level: Indian Economy issues Context: • The Government on December 28 notified the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021, that prohibits all direct selling entities such as…
• Inmarsat-6 F1, a communication satellite, has been launched from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center. It was launched by a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA204 rocket into geostationary orbit, about 22,240 miles (35,790 kilometers) above the earth. • People for the…
• India has welcomed Egypt as the fourth new member of BRICS New Development Bank that was established by the BRICS countries six years ago. About: • Bangladesh, UAE, and Uruguay joined in September 2021. Membership expansion enables New Development…
• Seven Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, are among the top 10 central institutions in promotion and support of innovation and entrepreneurship development, according to Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) announced.…
• The Maharashtra Assembly passed the Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) Act unanimously. With the passage of the Bill, it became the second state in India after Andhra Pradesh to approve death penalty for heinous offences of rape and gangrape.…
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, died on December 27, 2021, at the age of 90. Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in South Africa to end racial discrimination. He was diagnosed…
