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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

In News Every year, July 27 is commemorated as Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)  foundation day as India’s largest central armed police force came into existence on this day in 1939. About Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Colonial Era:  These forces were there since the imperial rule of the Britishers and were known as Crown […]

Malnutrition in India

In News Recently, the Union Minister for Women and Child Development informed the Rajya Sabha that the Union government aims to reduce stunting and under-nutrition (underweight prevalence) among children under 6 years by 2% per annum. About According to findings of the 2019-21 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), nutrition indicators for children under 5 have […]

Cryptojacking

In Context  Cryptojacking’ attacks on computer systems have gone up by 30% to 66.7 million in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of last year. What is Cryptojacking ? It is a cyber attack wherein a computing device is hijacked and controlled by the attacker, and its resources are used to […]

Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA

In Context Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the core amendments made to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). More about the news About: Over 240 petitions were filed against the amendments in which the challengers claimed to violate personal liberty, procedures of law and the constitutional mandate. The verdict came on an extensive challenge […]

Proposal to Amend Warehousing Act

In News  The Union Food and Public Distribution Ministry has suggested major amendments to the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act of 2007.  About the Amendment   The amendment was to make registration of godowns compulsory and to raise the penalty for various offences and to do away with the jail term as a punishment for the […]

UN Peacekeeping

In News Recently, two BSF personnel who were part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were among five people killed during a protest in an eastern town near the border with Uganda. About the recent killing and MONUSCO  MONUSCO: This protest in Butembo was part of a week-long […]

State of India’s Fiscal Federalism

In Context  The concerns of the founding fathers for addressing socio-economic inequities are being forgotten in today’s fiscal policy. Fiscal Federalism:  It deals with the division of financial powers as well as the functions between multiple levels of the federal government.  It has within its ambit the imposition of taxes as well as the division […]

Google’s ‘Street View’ Feature

In News  Recently, Google announced the launch of its popular ‘Street View’ feature in India – after failing to bring the experience to India at least twice in the past decade following security concerns raised by government agencies over collection of data. Street View Feature About: It allows users to view panoramic and street-level 360 […]

Draft Policy Document on Blue Economy

In Context The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is finalising a National Policy on the blue economy for the country. More about the news About: A draft policy framework on India’s Blue Economy had been prepared.  The policy envisages the optimal utilisation of all sectors of the maritime domain, from living and non-living resources […]

MIST Transit Cable

In News Recently, the union environment ministry’s expert appraisal committee (EAC) on Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) matters has given its go-ahead for the construction of an 8,100km-long undersea, transnational fibre optic cable system connecting Mumbai to Singapore, via Chennai. About MIST Transit Cable Project: The MIST is an international submarine cable communication network that will […]