What is Special Marriage Act, 1954? The Special Marriage Act, 1954 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to provide a special form of marriage for the people of India and all Indian nationals in foreign countries, irrespective of the religion or faith followed by either party. People from different castes or religions … Read more
Indra Navy – 20 The 11th edition of exercise INDRA NAVY, a biennial bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy is scheduled in the Bay of Bengal from 04 to 05 September 2020. Initiated in 2003, Ex INDRA NAVY epitomises the long-term strategic relationship between the two Navies. Whilst the exercise is being … Read more
Highlight key features of Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project DRIP is a state sector scheme with central component to improve safety and operational performance of selected dams. The project was launched in 2012 by Central Water Commission (CWC) under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation with assistance from World Bank. The project … Read more
Indian troops take vantage positions along LAC in Ladakh With trust levels at an all-time low, India is not taking any chances along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, with troops moving to vantage positions all along the border to detect and deter ingress moves by China. Talks at the brigade commander-level … Read more
Who releases ease of doing business report? Ease of doing business report is released by World Bank Group. The Doing Business Report (DB) is an annually published report aimed to measure the costs to firms of business regulations in 190 countries. The report measures the performance of countries across 10 different parameters namely- Starting a … Read more
Rajnath Singh Reaches Moscow for SCO Meet Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reached Moscow on a three day visit to Russia. He was received by Major General Bukhteev Yury Nikolaevich at the Airport. During this visit, he shall be attending the combined meeting of Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Collective Security Treaty Organisation … Read more
What are Open Market Operations? Open market operations is the sale and purchase of government securities and treasury bills by RBI or the central bank of the country. The objective of OMO is to regulate the money supply in the economy. RBI carries out the OMO through commercial banks It does not directly deal with … Read more
VCOAS visits Jat Regimental Centre Lieutenant General S K Saini, VCOAS, Colonel of the Jat Regiment, visited JAT Regimental Centre and an Infantry Battalion of The JAT Regiment to review the training and administrative aspects. He complimented all ranks for high standards of training and devotion to duty. US-India Bilateral Mil-Med Exchange In a Virtual … Read more
What is National Register of citizen? The NRC is the list of Indian citizens and was prepared in 1951, following the census of 1951. NRC is a register containing the names of all genuine Indian citizens. NRC is prepared in respect of each village, showing the houses or holdings in a serial order and indicating … Read more
What is PM KUSUM? ‘Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM). Launched by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Aim: To promote use of solar energy among the farmers. The Scheme is for farmers for installation of solar pumps and grid connected solar and other renewable power plants in the country. Target: To set … Read more
