Union Minister for Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia has recently launched Digi Yatra from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi for three airports in the country, namely New Delhi, Varanasi and Bengaluru.   About ‘DigiYatra’ – Digi Yatra is conceived to achieve contactless, seamless processing of passengers at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology… Continue reading DigiYatra

PT Usha is set to become the first woman President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). She will also become the first Olympian and first international medallist to head the IOA in its 95-year-old history.   About the ‘Indian Olympic Association’ – The Indian Olympic Association is the governing body for the Olympic Movement and… Continue reading Indian Olympic Association

From December 1, all complaints related to GST profiteering will be dealt with by India’s antitrust watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI), in place of National Anti-Profiteering Authority.   Details – Currently, all consumer complaints of companies not passing on GST rate cut benefits are investigated by the Directorate General of Anti-profiteering (DGAP), which then… Continue reading National Anti-Profiteering Authority

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India recently announced the National Adventure Awards called “Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award” (TNNAA) for the year 2021.   Details – Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards are given every year. It aims to recognise the achievements of persons in the fields of adventure, to encourage young… Continue reading Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2021

National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) recently celebrated the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of its establishment.   Details – It was established by the erstwhile Ministry of Human Resource Development (now Ministry of Education), Government of India. It is a premier organisation dealing with capacity building and research in planning and management of education… Continue reading National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has recently issued a working paper that says that the decline in India’s rankings on a number of global opinion-based indices are due to the “serious problems” with the methodology used in these perception-based indices.   Details – The Paper has analysed three perception-based indices —… Continue reading Economic Advisory Council to the PM

The Central government recently unveiled the new standard – Indian Standard (IS) 19000:2022 on “Online Consumer Reviews” and ratings, which has been prepared by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).   Why? To combat the threat of fraudulent and deceptive product and service reviews, all e-commerce players, travel and ticketing portals and online food delivery… Continue reading Fake reviews on e-Commerce sites

The government has finalised — “Incredible India! Visit India Year 2023” — as its campaign tagline to revive international tourism post-COVID. Due to G20 Presidency and other events, India is likely to see as many international arrivals in 2023 as it had in pre-COVID 2019 at 1.7 crore.   What is the ‘Incredible India’ campaign?… Continue reading Incredible India Campaign

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) recently released the revamped draft data protection Bill.   Details – The first draft of the Bill was presented by an expert panel headed by Justice B.N. Srikrishna in July 2018.   Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 – The new Bill now being called the Digital Personal… Continue reading Draft Digital Protection Bill

A Delhi Court recently ordered a narco test for Aftab Amin Poonawala in the Shradha Walkar killing case.   What are polygraph and narcoanalysis tests? A polygraph test is based on the assumption that physiological responses that are triggered when a person is lying are different from what they would be otherwise. Instruments like cardio-cuffs… Continue reading Narcoanalysis Test