Recently the Criminal Procedure (Identity) Act, 2022 has come into force after it was passed in Parliament in April 2022. It replaces a colonial-era law, the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, and authorizes police officers to identify people convicted, arrested or facing trial in...
The Government of India has formulated a comprehensive scheme named "Smile - Support for marginalized persons for livelihood and enterprise" to overcome the problem of desperation and begging. Under the Smile-75 initiative, 75 municipal corporations have been identified to implement holistic rehabilitation of people...
Recently India has hosted the Pre-Summit of Tiger Range Countries (TRCs). The Tiger Range Countries Summit is scheduled to be held on September 5, 2022 in Vladivostok, Russia. The 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation was held in January 2022. The National Tiger...
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the first flight of its new satellite launcher 'Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSV)' from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, carrying two satellites - Prithvi. The observation satellite went into space carrying EOS-02 and...
Various electoral parties in Gujarat are trying to woo the tribals by promising strict implementation of the Panchayat Upabandhan (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), 1996. State PESA rules were notified in Gujarat in January 2017 and they were implemented in 4,503 gram sabhas...
On August 8, 2022, India completed 80 years of Quit India Movement, also known as August Kranti. Introduction: On August 8, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi called for the end of British rule and started the Quit India Movement at the All India Congress Committee session in...
The Government of India has set a target to expand India's renewable energy installed capacity to 500 GW by 2030. India has set a target of reducing the country's total estimated carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes by 2030, reducing the carbon intensity of...
Israel and Palestine recently ended a ceasefire after three days of violence that killed dozens of people in both countries. Earlier this year, tensions escalated between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. These recurring conflicts are part of the ongoing...
Two new Bills- the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the New Delhi International Arbitration Center (Amendment) Bill, were introduced in the Lok Sabha. Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: It seeks to change the composition of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). It provides for allowing CCI...
Government of India has offered to sell 18 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) "Tejas" to Malaysia. Argentina, Australia, Egypt, the US, Indonesia and the Philippines are the six countries that have shown interest in buying the single-engine Tejas fighter jet. The Government of India had...
