The Finance Ministry has said that India’s net direct tax collections have crossed ₹7 lakh crore so far this year, 23.33% more than the corresponding period last year, signalling a post-pandemic rebound in the economy   Details – Net direct tax collections as on 17th September stood at ₹7,00,669 crore, compared with ₹5,68,147 crore as… Continue reading Direct Tax Collections

The harvest of kinnows, the citrus fruit, a hybrid between king (Citrus nobilis) and willowleaf (Citrus deliciosa) mandarins, is likely to witness a drop of about 50% due to many issues, including the early summer that hit Punjab in March.   Details – Fazilka in Punjab is known for the best-quality kinnow. The fruit is… Continue reading Kinnows

District Disability Rehabilitation centres (DDRCs) were recently inaugurated by the Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment.   Details – District Disability Rehabilitation centres (DDRC) spread across the country are providing effective rehabilitation services to the persons with disabilities for last two decades. These centres are run jointly by District Management Team headed by DM/Collector… Continue reading District Disability Rehabilitation Centre

India has emerged as the largest bilateral lender for Sri Lanka, overtaking China. India has provided a total of 968 million US dollars in loans to the island nation in four months of 2022.   Background – In the past five years from 2017-2021, China has been the largest bilateral lender to Sri Lanka. Asian… Continue reading India : the largest lender to Sri Lanka

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the National Logistics Policy. While announcing the new policy, he said that this is an important step towards the making of a developed India, and added that the policy has come with a new energy for every sector.   Details – Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the National… Continue reading National Logistics Policy

Following the enactment of Juvenile Justice Amendment Act, 2021, the Government of India recently notified the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection Amendment) Model Amendment Rules 2022. The recently amended rules for implementing the Juvenile Justice Act, prohibit anyone associated with an organisation receiving foreign funds from serving on Child Welfare Committees.   Details – The… Continue reading Child Welfare Panel

The Supreme Court, in August 2022, had notified that 25 constitution bench matters will be listed before the relevant benches from August 29. August 29 was the first working day of newly Chief Justice of India (CJI) U.U. Lalit.   Details – CJI UU Lalit’s move to list 25, five-judge bench matters for hearing has… Continue reading Constitution Benches

For the third time in three months, China blocked a joint India-U.S. attempt to put a Pakistan-based terrorist on the UN Security Council’s 1267 list. It placed a hold on the proposal to add Lashkar-e-Taiba ‘commander’ Sajid Mir, who is wanted for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.   Details – In August 2022, China had… Continue reading China blocks terrorist listing at UNSC

Recently, PM Modi visited Samarkand, Uzbekistan to attend the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).   Details – PM Modi participated in the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO. Samarkand Declaration of the Council of Heads of State of SCO… Continue reading Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Samarkand hosted the 22nd Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization for its member states and Council of Heads.   About ‘Samarkand’ – Samarkand is located in the Zarefshan River valley in the Southeastern region of Uzbekistan. Samarkand is the country’s cultural capital and has always been an intrinsic part of the world culture for more… Continue reading Samarkand