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RBI Gold Bonds

In News The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2022-23 – Series III. What are Gold Bonds? Gold bonds are government securities denominated in grams of gold.  They are substitutes for holding physical gold. Investors have to pay the issue price in cash and the bonds will be redeemed […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 Haryana notifies rules to implement anti-conversion law (Polity and Governance)   Know about features of Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Rules, 2022, objectives, other Legislation against Forced Conversions in India, criticism and way ahead  GS 3 8   Collective […]

Panda Task Force

In News The Parliament has discussed the inclusion of various communities in the Scheduled Tribes lists but recently opposition MPs have questioned the government about the list of communities that were already recommended for inclusion on a priority basis over eight years ago by a government task force (Panda Task Force).  About Panda Task Force […]

Global Minimum Tax

In News Recently, the Members of the European Union agreed in principle to implement a minimum tax of 15% on big businesses. The global corporate minimum tax was approved at the G20 Leaders Summit in Rome in 2021. Background 136 countries had agreed on a plan to redistribute tax rights across jurisdictions and enforce a […]

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

In News Recently, India pushed for a new fund to reverse biodiversity loss at the U.N. biodiversity conference (COP-15) in Canada’s Montreal. Key Points of CBD CoP 15 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF):  The draft GBF, set to replace the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, comprises 22 targets and four goals proposed for 2030—a stepping stone to the […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 Citizenship path to be eased for 6 minority groups from 3 nations (Polity and Governance) Know about Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 and recent step of the government to ease the citizenship process for minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. […]

Good Governance for the convenience of people

In News Second “Sushasan Saptah”(Good Governance Week) being observed from December 19-25, 2022. Over 3,100 new government services will be added for online delivery during the five-day good governance week  About Good governance Governance in simple terms means the process of decision-making and its implementation in collective problem situations. The term ‘governance’ had become popular, […]

Decriminalisation of offences under GST

In News Recently, the 48th GST Council meeting was held which recommended decriminalising certain offences under Section 132 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017. ? There were also some other recommendations which included for the facilitation of trade, include an increased threshold of the amount of tax for prosecution, reducing the […]

25th Eastern Zonal Council

In News Recently, the 25th Eastern Zonal Council meeting was held in Kolkata which was presided over by the Home Minister. About Eastern Zonal Council It comprises the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal. What are Zonal Councils? The idea of creation of Zonal Councils was mooted by the first Prime Minister […]

North East Integration

In News Recently, in  the North East Council (NEC) meeting, the PM of India has said that red cards have been shown to challenges in the Northeast region, including corruption, political nepotism and unrest. Centre’s Stand and Efforts The government is working towards bringing peace in the region and in solving the conflicts. E.g., ongoing […]