In News Eight recognised national parties have declared a total income of Rs 3289.34 crore collected from all over India in the financial year 2021-22, with the BJP accounting for more than half of it, according to Association for Democratic Reforms( a prominent NGO working for electoral reforms). Scenario Politics has become money-minded, and service […]
In News Ministry of Home Affairs has suspended the FCRA registration of Think tank CPR About The Centre for Policy Research (CPR), a public policy think tank, is facing a tax inquiry from the Indian Income Tax Department. As per notice, its registration under the FCRA had been “suspended for a period of 180 days”. […]
In News Under the Centre’s ‘adopt a heritage’ scheme, Dalmia Bharat Group has developed the Red Fort and set up a museum as well as a sound and light show inside the 17th-century monument to narrate its history to visitors. Adopt a Heritage Scheme The ‘Adopt a Heritage: ApniDharohar, ApniPehchaan’ scheme is an initiative of […]
In Context Recently, Digital rights advocacy group Access Now has released a report on global incidences of internet shutdowns in the year 2022. As per the record, nearly 187 internet shutdowns occurred in 2022 of which nearly half of those blackouts happened in India. The government of a country regularly imposes communications restrictions on security […]
In News Recently, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came to India on a bilateral visit. About The German chancellor’s visit assumes significance as it coincides with the completion of one year of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and comes after the recent Chinese spy balloon episode that has created ripples in world geopolitics. During the visit both countries […]
In News The Supreme Court has directed to provide the Z+ security cover to Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani and his family members throughout India and abroad. There are mainly six categories of security cover provided by Government SPG (Special Protection Group) is meant only for the Prime Minister and his immediate family. Other protection […]
In News The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launched the Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) portal under the IT Rules, 2021. About the portal It will be a virtual digital platform that will operate online – wherein the entire appeal process, from the filing of an appeal to the decision thereof, shall be conducted digitally. […]
In News Recently, the UK government reached a landmark deal with the European Union (EU) on post-Brexit trade rules that will govern Northern Ireland. About ‘Windsor Framework’ The ‘Windsor Framework’ will replace the Northern Ireland Protocol, which had proved to be among the thorniest of Brexit fall-outs, creating problems both economic and political. Crucial aspects […]
In Context The challenges that civil society organisations (CSO) in India face are new and enduring. About the Civil Society Organizations in India About: India has a long history of civil society based on the concepts of daana (giving) and seva (service). Civil society organization (CSO) or non-governmental organization (NGO) are the organizations that are […]
In News The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) under the Ministry of Electronics & IT has successfully rolled out a new security mechanism for Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication, and faster detection of spoofing attempts. About This security feature is an amalgamation of both Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies. It has been designed […]