India-Nepal Relations: A Look At The Past And Present Recently, Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” was sworn in as Nepal’s New Prime Minister after switching sides and joining hands with former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is viewed as pro-China by India. Areas of Cooperation between India and Nepal Challenges in India-Nepal Relations Significance of […]
AVGC Task Force Report calls for National AVGC-XR Mission The Aviation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic (AVGC) Task Force has recently submitted its report to Ministry of information and Broadcasting. The Task Force was constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Apurva Chandra, Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The recommendation of the task […]
DPIIT seeks feedback on Draft National Retail Trade Policy Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under Ministry of Commerce and Industry has invited views on Draft National Retail Trade Policy from 16 departments ans ministries. The policy aims to create a competitive and sustainable environment for the growth of retail trade sector […]
Dark pattern on the internet : How companies are manipulating their users The term “Dark patter” was first coined by Harry Brignull on 28th July, 2010 when he launched darkpatterns.org, a repository of documents that exposes deceptive user interface. What is Dark pattern ? Dark pattern is an interface that has been specifically designed to […]
Ministry of Consumer Affairs launches Right to Repair portal On National Consumer Day (24th December), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution unveiled a new portal called “Right to Repair” portal. This portal will allow product manufacturer to share product manual with the consumers. This will enable consumers to repair their own products or […]
iNCOVACC : World’s First Intranasal Covid-19 Booster Vaccine Approved Government of India has recently approved the World’s first intranasal Covid-19 vaccine to be used as a booster dose in the wake of surge of covid cases in China and other countries. This nasal vaccine will now be included as a second heterologous booster, following the […]
Japan’s New Nuclear Energy Policy : What to know In response to concerns about stable power supply due to Russia invasion of Ukraine, global fuel shortage and to reduce carbon emission, Japan has adopted a New Nuclear Energy Policy to promote increased used of nuclear energy. What is Japan’s New Policy on Nuclear Energy ? […]
GM Mustard DMH11 approved to ensure self reliance in edible oils Government of India has approved environmental release of GM Mustard DMH11 to pave the way for its commercial cultivation. Till now, India has only approved one other GM crop for commercial cultivation prior to this : BT Cotton in 2002. GM Mustard DH11 was […]
Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2022 introduced in Parliament Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022 in Lok Sabha to amend certain provisions for rationalising and decriminalising minor offences to enhance trust-based governance for ease of living and doing business. We want that […]
81 crore people to receive free food grains under NFSA for one year The Government of India has decided to give free food grains to beneficiaries under National Food Security Act, 2013 for a year commencing in January 2023. But at the same time, Government has decided to discontinue Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Kalyan Anna […]