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National Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 ⇒ The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, which prohibits identified single use plastic items which have low utility and high littering potential by 2022. The manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of following […]

National Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 ⇒ The Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur and Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports (MoS) Shri NisithPramanik on August 13th, 2021 launched the nationwide programme of Fit India Freedom Run 2.0. It was launched as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

National India’s Achievements in Renewable Energy Capacity: ⇒ Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy Shri R.K. Singh tweeted about the India’s achievements in renewable energy capacity on 12 August 2021. The total installed renewable energy capacity in India, excluding large hydro, has crossed the mile-stone of 100 GW. India stands at 4th

National National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Bill, 2021 ⇒ Rajya sabha passed the National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Bill, 2021, on 11 August 2021. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 10 August 2021. As per the provisions of the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021: The National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Bill,

National Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad ⇒ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in ‘Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad’ and interact with women Self Help Group (SHG) members/community resource persons promoted under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) on 12th August 2021. Handbook: During the event, a compendium of success stories of women SHG members

National Constitution (127th Amendment) Bill, 2021 ⇒ Recently, Parliament has unanimously passed the Constitution (127th Amendment) Bill, 2021 to restore states’ rights on OBC list. The Bill seeks to restores the states’ powers to make their own OBC lists by identifying and notifying socially and economically backward classes (SEBCs) for the grant of quota in

National IIGF- 2021 ⇒ Recently, Shri Anil Kumar Jain, the CEO, National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and the Chairman of Coordination Committee, India Internet Governance Forum 2021 announced the launch of India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) 2021. Schedule: The three days, IIGF-2021 will be organised at Electronics Niketan,

National Book ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’ ⇒ The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, launched the book ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’ at the Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas on 09 August 2021. Editor: The book has been edited by Shri K J Alphons, IAS (Rtd), Member of Rajya Sabha. The book has

National 75th Independence Day Theme ⇒ August 15 marks India’s independence from the British Raj. On 15 August 1947, the first Prime Minister of independent India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the national flag at the Lahori Gate of Red Fort in New Delhi. This year India celebrated its 75th Independence Day. Theme: The theme of

National Maa Vindhyavasini Corridor Project ⇒ Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the Maa Vindhyavasini Corridor project at Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh on 01 August 2021. The Union Home Minister said that with the laying of the foundation stone of the Maa Vindhyavasini corridor and the dedication of the ropeway,