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In News  Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India to develop the West Seti and Seti River (SR6) projects — a total of 1,200 MW. Background  In an MoU in 2012, China was assigned to develop the project, but it withdrew in 2018, citing issues of resettlement and rehabilitation. Subsequently, Nepal tried to […]

In News  Recently ,The National Conference of State Tourism Ministers ended with the adoption of the “Dharamshala Declaration” which affirms commitment toward developing “sustainable and responsible tourism” and positions India as a “global leader in the tourism sector by 2047”. Potential of Tourism Sector In India Tourism and Hospitality sector is one of the largest […]

In News  September 22 is marked as Police Reforms Day in the country.  On that day in 2006 the Supreme Court gave a landmark judgement on police reforms. Overview of Policing in india  “Police” being a State subject in the seventh schedule to the Constitution of India,it is primarily the State Governments who have to […]

In News  Recently ,it has been highlighted that the success of the PM SHRI schools scheme will depend on the quality of educators. About PM SHRI schools scheme The Union Cabinet approved the ‘PM Schools for Rising India’ (PM SHRI) scheme to turn existing government schools into model schools . It  will showcase all components […]

In News  The recent investigative series in The Indian Express indicates a continuing bias in the functioning of the  Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI)and the Enforcement Directorate(ED) Despite several observations made by the Supreme Court of India (SC) against the inefficient functioning of the CBI nothing has happened to improve the situation.  About CBI It is […]

In News The Government will release a new foreign trade policy in the coming week that could include measures to help push up goods and services exports as well as rein in the runaway import bill.  About Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) has been revisited and notified every five years since the […]

In News  The Supreme Court referred to a larger Bench issue relating to procedural norms for imposing the death sentence.  Key Points  The Supreme Court in its reference stressed that a trial court must take into account “the social milieu, the age, educational levels, whether the convict had faced trauma earlier in life, family circumstances, […]

In News  Russia’s traditional sphere of influence in Eurasia is now under growing contestation due to Ukraine invasion About Eurasia Asia is the largest continent. It covers about one third of the total land area of the earth. The continent lies in the Eastern Hemisphere. The Tropic of Cancer passes through this continent. Asia is […]

In News  Recently,Samarkand hosted the 22nd Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation for its member states and Council of Heads  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the SCO Summit was cancelled in the last two years. Samarkand  It is located in the Zarefshan River valley in the Southeastern region of Uzbekistan. The name Samarkand is derived […]

In News  It has been observed that Average global fertility has been consistently declining over the past 70 years.  Total fertility rate  The total fertility rate in a specific year is defined as the total number of children that would be born to each woman if she were to live to the end of her […]