In News The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister, has approved the implementation of PMKSY for 2021-26. About PMKSY It was launched in 2015 and is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, providing central grants to the State Governments for specific activities (90:10 for NE states & 75:25 for rest). The major objective […]
In News Recently, the government has said in the Parliament that Rs 2,476 crore has been collected as tax and penalty under the one-time three months compliance window during 2015. Black Money Definition: Black money includes all funds earned through illegal activity and otherwise legal income that is not recorded for tax purposes. Black money […]
In News The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister of India approved the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between India and Poland. About Treaty Aim: To enhance the capability and effectiveness of both countries in the investigation and prosecution of crimes, including crimes related to terrorism through mutual legal assistance through […]
In News Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed that all orders emanating from the Application Programming Interface (API) of stockbrokers should be treated as Algorithmic Trading or Algo. What is Algo Trading? It refers to orders generated at superfast speed by the use of advanced mathematical models that involve the automated […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Cabinet clears push to raise marriage age of women from 18 to 21 (Governance) Why did the Union Cabinet pass a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years — the same […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 1 Cabinet approves ?76,000 crore push for semiconductor maker (Economy) Objectives behind the Union Cabinet’s approval of a ?76,000 crore scheme to boost semiconductor and display manufacturing in the country, the present status of semiconductor and display ecosystem in […]
In News Verkhoyansk, a town in Siberia, recorded a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius recently. It was then pushed as the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic region. About The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has now confirmed that the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic region. Arctic region: All landmasses and seas north […]
In News Recently, NTPC awarded a project of “Standalone Fuel-Cell based Micro-grid with hydrogen production using electrolyser in NTPC Guest House at Simhadri (near Visakhapatnam)”. About Project It is India’s first Green Hydrogen based Energy Storage Project. It would be a precursor to large scale hydrogen energy storage projects and in various off-grid and strategic […]
In News The Prime Minister of India led the nation in paying tribute to the martyrs of the 1971 war on the 50th Vijay Diwas. About Vijay Diwas Vijay Diwas is observed to commemorate India’s victory in the 1971 war and the Liberation of Bangladesh. The year 2021 is being observed as Swarnim Vijay Varsh […]
In News India’s indigenous Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE)Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) development programme (Rustom-II ) achieved an important milestone by reaching an altitude of 25,000 feet and an endurance of 10 hours. With some delays in development, the Rustom-2 last year successfully flew for eight hours at an altitude of 16,000 feet. Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance […]