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 Context Recently, the OECD released a draft of the proposed revisions to their 2011 High-level Principles on Financial Consumer Protection (FCP). More about the news OECD’s principles: The OECD is working on how to enhance financial consumer protection, which includes determining what is required to help consumers gain the confidence, knowledge, information, security and […]
In News Recently, five Indian students have been selected for the Rhodes Scholars-Elect for India 2023. Rhodes Scholarship About: It is the world’s oldest graduate fellowship (first awarded in 1902). Based at: the University of Oxford It is a fully funded, full time, postgraduate award. Students from anywhere in the world can apply for a […]
In Context India celebrates 16th November as National Press Day every year. More about the Day About: National Press Day is observed in honor of the Press Council of India. The day is meant to mark the presence of the free and responsible press in India. Evolution of authority of maintaining the ethics of journalism: […]
In News Recently, some of the political parties are promising to switch to the Old Pension Scheme. Comparison between the Old and New system Old System Pension to government employees at the Centre as well as states was fixed at 50 per cent of the last drawn basic pay. New System New pension system came […]
In News The government is close to finalising the revamped Bill and will come out with a final draft version soon. 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 version of the Bill. It is India’s first attempt […]
In News Recently, Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Minister stated that PESA Act will help curb conversions and marriages for tribal land. More about the news Issue: Many times by deception, trickery, marriages done by means of allurement to our tribal sisters’ daughters, land is given in their name and called tribal lands. Sometimes even the means […]
In Context Various parliament committees in India have held meetings to discuss the issue of online safety of women over the years. More about the news One of the reasons behind notifying the new IT rules had been rooted in the growing concern regarding the safety and security of users, particularly women and children. With […]
In News Recently, the Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy launched the Green Energy Open Access Portal. About Aim: To ensure affordable, reliable, sustainable, and green energy for all and in continuation of several initiatives to promote clean and green energy by the Government of India Features: Any consumer with a connected […]
In News Experts have recently flagged issues regarding General Network Access (GNA) regulations. The new connectivity regulation is slated to be opened from December 1, 2022. Background The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) issued the CERC (Connectivity and General Network Access to the Inter State Transmission System) Regulations, 2022 (GNA Regulations) in June 2022. The […]
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