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Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD)

Context India’s Presidency of the prestigious Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) has been extended for one more year. More about the News The 47th AIBD Annual Gathering / 20th AIBD General Conference and Associated Meetings held in New Delhi recently. All the participating countries and member broadcasters pledged to work together for a sustainable […]

Draft Indian Nutrition Rating (INR)

In News Recently, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the country’s apex food regulator, has released a draft notification for front-of-pack labelling. Key Points Front-of-pack Labelling:  This draft notification caters to front-of-pack labelling to discourage consumers from buying packaged food high in sugar, salt, and fat. Indian Nutrition Rating (INR):  The regulation […]

WHO Global Evidence Review on Health and Migration

In News The fourth report of the WHO Global Evidence Review on Health and Migration was recently released. Report Highlights Antimicrobial resistance in Refugees and migrant population: Refugees and migrant populations are particularly vulnerable to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) due to poor access to healthcare in the backdrop of an increased probability of infections, according to […]

Dharamshala Declaration 2022

In News Recently, the ‘Dharamshala Declaration 2022’ was released at a three-day national conference on tourism. More about the news The Centre unveiled an ambitious plan for the tourism sector in the National Conference. Recovery of tourism to the pre-pandemic level by 2024,  $250 billion contribution to the GDP by 2030, and  India will be […]

India and Eurasian vacuum

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 […]

Colour Revolutions

In Context China has recently appealed to Russia, India, and other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members to cooperate in preventing foreign powers from destabilising their countries by inciting “Colour revolutions”. Colour Revolutions Colour revolutions refer to a series of uprisings that first began in former communist nations in Eastern Europe in the early 2000s, but […]

Ambedkar Circuit

In News A special tourist train, to cover Ambedkar Circuit, was announced About The Ambedkar Circuit was proposed in 2016 and it  covers Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow, Ambedkar’s birthplace; Nagpur, where he converted to Buddhism; the residence in Delhi where he lived during his last years; and Dadar in Maharashtra, where his body was cremated. Like […]

Death Penalty

In News The Supreme Court referred to a Constitution Bench on the question of how to provide accused in death penalty cases a “meaningful, real and effective” hearing of their mitigating circumstances before a trial judge. About Considered Mitigation Investigator: Earlier this year, the court, while reducing the death sentence awarded to a Madhya Pradesh […]

CBI Functioning and CVC

In News The Supreme court has been criticising the CBI for its “actions and inactions” on several occasions and flagged fundamental problems with the functioning of the agency. Efforts to restructure law-enforcement agencies The struggle to free elite law-enforcement agencies such as the CBI and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) from the stranglehold of governments and […]

22nd Summit of the SCO

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 […]