The Ministry of External Affairs approved an agreement with Tata Consultancy Services Limited for the second phase of the Passport Seva Programme (PSP), one of the several Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) of the Government of India. The latest agreement will promote the next phase of the PSP termed PSP-V2.0. The $1 billion agreement will focus […]
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What is status of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), UPSC ias trending dose
The five nuclear-weapon maintaining countries within the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) published a combined statement on preventing nuclear war and avoiding arms races. Five global nuclear powers, China, Russia, U.S., U.K., and France, promised to prevent atomic weapons from circulating and avoid nuclear disputes. What is Non-Proliferation Treaty The NPT is a worldwide agreement whose […]
China is building a bridge across the Pangong, UPSC IAS trending dose
China is building a bridge in eastern Ladakh connecting the north and south banks of Pangong Tso (lake). Which will considerably reduce the time from 12 hours to 3-4 hours for shifting armies and equipment between the two sides. So below the article, we are going to discuss all important points related to your UPSC […]
What is China’s border law, UPSC ias trending dose
China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs had issued names for 15 places in the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh. The names are to be used in all official Chinese documents and maps, which show Arunachal as “south Tibet”. India reacted to the action saying that “assigning formulated names” will not modify the truths on the ground […]
FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010), Why in news, UPSC ias trending dose
The Union Home Ministry has denied renewing the FCRA enrollment of Missionaries of Charity (MoC), a Catholic religious congregation set up by Nobel laureate Mother Teresa, as “some adverse inputs were noticed”. Registration of 5,933 NGOs under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) lapsed on December 31, 2021, either for failure to apply for renewal […]
Why tokenization of debit and credit cards UPSC IAS trending dose
Why tokenization of debit and credit cards UPSC IAS trending dose. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended the deadline given to online merchants and financial payments companies for the tokenization of card data used for online transactions. Online merchants and financial payments companies demanding RBI to extend the deadline saying that they lack the […]
What is Karnataka’s anti-conversion Bill UPSC ias trending dose
What does Karnataka’s contentious anti-conversion Bill, UPSC trending dose here we know about all important points related to your exam? The Karnataka Legislative Assembly has passed The Karnataka Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021, commonly referred to as the anti-conversion Bill. what is written in this bill? The Bill states, “No person shall convert […]
What is Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 Upsc ias trending dose
Both Houses of Parliament have passed a Bill that seeks to amend the law relating to elections. It amends both The Representation of the People Acts of 1950 and 1951. A key amendment relates to the introduction of a provision to link the electoral rolls with the Aadhaar ecosystem. This has attracted significant objection from […]
Plan to raise the age of marriage for women to 21 IAS trending dose
The Government has listed its proposal to raise the age of marriage for women to 21. The move comes within days of the Union Cabinet approving the proposal which is based on the recommendations of a task force constituted last year. Committee for this law In the 2020 Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Government […]
Why India opposes UNSC draft on climate UPSC IAS trending dose
UNSC to discuss climate change-related issues was opposed after veto-wielding Russia and India voted against it. The draft resolution, piloted by Ireland and Niger, had been in the making for several months and wanted to create a formal space in the Security Council for discussions on climate change and its importance on international security. The plan was […]