• Ministry of AYUSH signed MoU with the Ministry of Women and Child Development in New Delhi. The MoU is aimed to control Malnutrition as a part of POSHAN Abhiyaan. The MoU aims time-tested and scientifically proven Ayush-based solutions being…
• Lok Sabha passed The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill whereby fresh insolvency proceedings will not be initiated at least for six months starting from March 25 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier the bill was passed in Rajya…
• International Financial Services Authority committee interim report suggested measures on how to develop international retail business in International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) along with potential strategies for making IFSC attractive for international financial services. About: • IFSC caters to…
• Russia sees minimal chances of extending the New START treaty with the United States – their last major nuclear arms pact – as it does not accept conditions set out by Washington. • New START, came into force in…
• Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) is largest association of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) worldwide. At present A-WEB has 115 EMBs as Members and 16 Regional Associations/Organisations as Associate Members. Last year India had taken over as Chair of…
• Lok Sabha passed the Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020, which allows for enforcement of netting for qualified financial contracts. About: • Bill seeks to provide a legal framework for bilateral netting of qualified financial contracts (QFC).…
• The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) was constituted with effect from June 1, 2016, for hearing appeals against the orders of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which, in turn, simultaneously replaced the erstwhile Company Law Board. About:…
• Eight Rajya Sabha MPs were suspended for unruly behaviour in the House. The suspension of the eight members comes a day after the Upper House witnessed massive unruly scenes by protesting Opposition members during the passage of two farm…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Direct tax code Mains level: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources Context: • India’s direct tax collections fell for the first time in two decades which has led to the…
• US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to set up a “national commission to promote patriotic education” in the US. The 1776 Commission is an education commission proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to support “patriotic education”. The…
• The government pushed through two crucial agriculture Bills in Rajya Sabha, rejecting Opposition demands that they be referred to a Select Committee of Rajya Sabha. About: • Parliament scrutinises legislative proposals (Bills) in two ways. The first is by…
• Lok Sabha passed a bill to further amend the Companies Act 2013. • The bill seeks to amend Companies Act, 2013 aiming to improve ease of doing business and will also reduce litigation burden on small businesses. • Companies…
