• The President of India appointed Sushil Chandra the senior-most Election Commissioner, as the Chief Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India. About: • Sushil Chandra will assume the charge of office of the Chief Election Commissioner with effect…
• The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and four States to file their response within three weeks on a plea seeking a direction to repeal the provisions criminalising begging. About: • The plea has referred to the August 2018…
• Central government data showed that, as on February 28, dues of Rs. 22,900 crore were pending for the cane procured in the current season, which began in October 2020. About: • Mill owners want the Centre to hike the…
• Finance Minister has said that interest rates on small savings schemes will continue to be at the levels as in March 2021. • Ministry of Finance decides the small savings interest rates on a quarterly basis and the schemes…
• The Centre has decided to retain the inflation target of 4%, with a tolerance band of +/- 2 percentage points for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). • RBI in its report had stressed that the current numerical framework for…
• Supreme Court (SC) asked Centre to clarify on status of 55 recommendations made by Collegium for judicial appointments to various High Courts (HCs). • Total sanctioned judicial strength in HCs is 1,080. However, present working strength is 661 with…
• The popular genome-editing technology – CRISPR Cas9 – has been used to change the colour of tomato to yellow and improve its traits by a Kochi based firm. • This demonstrates that genome editing can be used in agricultural…
• Panel in its report on Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 (part of Consumer Protection Act, 2019) by Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCA) made following recommendations for regulating e-commerce entities. About: • Define what constitutes unfair…
• The private medical colleges in Rajasthan have been brought within the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, following an order of the State Information Commission, which has imposed a fine of Rs. 25,000 on the principal…
• World Happiness Report 2021 focuses on the effects of COVID-19 on happiness and how countries have differed in their success in reducing the deaths and maintaining connected and healthy societies. • Finland has been ranked as the happiest country…
• More than 150 sq. km. of land is being made available for Phase I of a NITI Aayog-piloted ‘holistic’ and ‘sustainable’ vision for Great Nicobar Island, the southernmost in the Andaman and Nicobar group. About: • This amounts to…
• The committee in its report also noted that farmers have been unable to get better prices despite country becoming surplus producers of may agricultural product. Key highlights: • This is because of lack of investment in cold storage, warehouses,…
