In News The Prime Minister recently addressed the ‘No Money for Terror’ (NMFT) Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing. India’s stand at the Conference Standing against Nations using terrorism as a tool of foreign policy: Prime Minister strongly asked to avoid any ambiguity in dealing with terrorism and also warned against nations that use terrorism as […]
In Context Recently, the Kerala High Court set aside the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS). More about the News The court as listed two specific violations for not accepting the appointment: The search committee recommended a single name and not a panel of three names; and […]
In News America plans to pursue a ‘friendshoring’ approach to diversify away from countries that present geopolitical and security risks to the supply chain and deepen economic integration with trusted trading partners like India, About ‘Friendshoring’ The term, a cousin of “reshoring” and “onshoring” and a sibling to “nearshoring,” is shorthand for the practice of […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 1 In last 5 years, Rs 10 lakh crore in write-offs help banks halve NPAs (Economy) What are Non-Performing Assets (NPAs)?Trend AnalysisCauses for NPAs,Issues /Concerns ,Measures taken and Suggestions GS 3 1 Landmark deal at climate talks on funds for damage (Environment) […]
In News Recently, the latest draft of the data protection law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (DPDP Bill, 2022), has been made open for public comments. Key Points Background: The data protection Bill has been in the works since 2018 when a panel led by Justice B N Srikrishna had prepared a draft […]
In News, The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women will mark the launch of the UNiTE campaign (Nov 25- Dec 10). The UNiTE campaign utilizes the color orange to represent a brighter future, free from violence against women and girls, as a unifying theme running through all of its global activities About […]
In News Recently, according to data furnished by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the mega write-off exercise has enabled banks to reduce their non-performing assets (NPAs) or defaulted loans by Rs 10,09,510 crore ($123.86 billion) in the last five years. But, banks have been able to recover only 13 percent of it so far. […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 1 Amit Shah calls for economic crackdown in terror havens: Rise above geo-political interests (Internal Security) Know about the No Money For Terror (NMFT) conference. What are the similarities/dissimilarities between NMFT and Financial Action Task Force (FATF)? GS 2 1 Exemptions […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 1 Srinagar set for a ?980-crore makeover (Infrastructure) What is the Smart City Project? Its Objective & Significance. Also know about the key challenges as well. GS 1 1 If we ignore Tamil, it will be a great disservice to […]
In News India and Russia recently agreed to “deepen cooperation” on counter-terrorism issues and enhance bilateral coordination at the United Nations. More about the UN consultation between India and Russia About: It is the third such UN consultation between India and Russia in the past year. Background: Recently India abstained from yet another vote at […]
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