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National Family Planning Summit 2022

In Context Recently, the India Family Planning 2030 Vision document was unveiled at National Family Planning Summit 2022. Summit highlights During the event following things were initiated/introduced by the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare:  The India Family Planning 2030 vision document and  Launching of the Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) Wheel Application,  E-Module […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 5 Supreme Court upholds PMLA, says presuming innocence can be reversed by law (Internal Security )   Know about Supreme Court’s recent observations on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)What is Money Laundering?. GS 2 5   There are forces in […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 SC upholds powers of arrest, raid under PMLA (Internal Security) What is Money Laundering? And Know about The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). GS 3  1 The street, in 360-degree panoramic view (Science and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]