Current Affairs

National Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Vigraha’ ⇒ Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Vigraha’, the seventh in the series of offshore patrol vessels, was commissioned by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh on 28 August 2021 at Chennai. The ship will be based in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and operate on the eastern seaboard under the Operational and Administrative […]

National Book Titled ‘Reflecting, Recollecting, Reconnecting’ ⇒ The Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Thakur presented the first copy of the book titled ‘Reflecting, Recollecting, Reconnecting’ to the Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu. The book, brought out by the Publications Division of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, chronicles

National MANTHAN-2021 ⇒ Recently, Shri Neeraj Sinha, Additional Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and Prof Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) jointly launched MANTHAN-2021. Organized by: Manthan- 2021 is being organized by Bureau of Police Research and Development in coordination with the Innovation Cell of the

National 37th edition of PRAGATI ⇒ The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the meeting of the 37th edition of PRAGATI, the ICT based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, involving Centre and State governments, on 25 August 2021. In the meeting, nine agenda items were taken for review including eight projects and

National The Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021 ⇒ Recently, Parliament passed the Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to replace the ordinance promulgated in June 2021. It allows the Central government to prohibit strikes, lock-outs, and lay-offs in units engaged in essential defence services. The new Bill also amends the Industrial Disputes Act,

National Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021 ⇒ Recently, Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The bill seeks to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The Bill is set to replace the IBC Amendment Ordinance 2021 promulgated in April. It introduced an insolvency resolution mechanism for micro, small and

National The Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021 ⇒ Recently, Parliament passed the Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to amend a Section of the Coconut Development Board Act, 1979. About Bill: The bill seeks to create the post of ”non-executive chairman” for the board. The bill provides for the appointment of

National Marine Aids to Navigation Bill 2021 ⇒ Recently, Parliament passed the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill 2021. The bill seeks to replace over 90-year-old Lighthouse Act 1927, to incorporate the global best practices, technological developments and India’s International obligations in the field of Marine Aids to Navigation. The bill provides: For the development, maintenance

National The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021 ⇒ Recently, parliament passed The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021. The General Insurance bill seeks to amend the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972. The bill seeks to remove the requirement that the Centre should hold not less than 51 per cent of the

National Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 ⇒ Recently, Parliament passed the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, to bring changes in the legislation aimed at helping the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector in the availability of working capital. The bill seeks to amend the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011 to widen the scope of entities