Rajya Sabha passes women’s reservation Bill — Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam
The old Parliament building will now be known as Samvidhan Sadan
ICMR to procure 20 more doses of monoclonal antibody from Australia to tackle Nipah
PM Modi makes the announcement in the inaugural session of the G20 Summit in New Delhi
It is the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun
Pragyan rover rolls onto the lunar surface after Lander Module soft-lands on South Pole
Supreme Court releases a handbook that contains a glossary of gender unjust terms
The main purpose of the proposed Bills will not be to punish, but provide justice
Aditya-L1 mission will be launched by ISRO PSLV rocket
Centre tables new Bill on selection of election commissioners
UN report shows that 25 countries successfully halved their global MPI
Also suggests increase in the minimum jail term from the present three years to seven years
RBI withdraws Rs 2,000 notes from circulation
Supreme Court dedicates special web page containing details of the landmark judgment
ISRO to focus on R&D, transition out from manufacturing operational space systems
AAP gets ‘national party’ status, Trinamool, NCP & CPI lose the tag
Tiger numbers go up substantially in Shivalik Hills-Gangetic Plains, dip in Western Ghats
FTP 2023 seeks to push rupee trade, boost exports to $2 trillion by 2030
PM Modi unveils Bharat 6G Vision Document
A person weak-kneed before the powerful cannot be appointed as election commissioner, says SC
DPI is fundamental to well-functioning economies and citizens’ well-being
India has around 1.2 crore SHGs, 88% being all-women SHGs
It enables a layer of trust and eliminates the need for a third party to validate transactions
ADP aims to expeditiously improve the socio-economic status of 117 districts
Sitharaman presented her fifth full Budget in the Parliament
6.48 crore households were offered employment and 5.7 crore of them availed it in this fiscal
The country has integrated development goals with ambitious climate action goals
Leading oncologist Dr.Jame Abraham says it is due to globalisation, growing economy, ageing population and changing lifestyle
The Supreme Court upholds legality of 2016 note ban decision
A score of 29.1 puts the country in the “serious” category
RBI to soon start pilot launch of digital rupee (e₹)
Many countries have already embraced the concept of live-streaming courtroom proceedings
Hate speech poisons nation’s fabric, observes Supreme Court
Cheetah, the world’s fastest land animal, was officially declared extinct in India in 1952
It is the country’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
India has increasingly struggled to create jobs for a large part of its labour force
Incoherent judgments have a serious impact upon the dignity of our institutions, it notes
Dhankhar bagged 528 votes against his rival candidate Margaret Alva’s 182
In its maiden launch on August 7, the SSLV will place Earth Observation-2 satellite and AzaadiSat in orbit
Govt launches 11th Agricultural Census, data to be collected digitally for the first time
India has begun to carve a path towards an enabling environment by establishing an ecosystem that fosters innovation
How the savings from ballooning pension bill would be channelised into modernisation of the force remains to be seen
Hydrogen demand in India could grow more than four-fold by 2050, representing almost 10% of global hydrogen demand
In 2020-21, about 7.7 million workers were engaged in the gig economy and they constituted 1.5% of the total workforce in India
The Supreme Court has ruled that police should treat sex workers with dignity and not abuse them
The US-led initiative aims to strengthen economic partnership in the region
What led to this decision and how will it impact the global market?
Article 142 is about the enforcement of decrees and orders of the Supreme Court
He will oversee elections of President, Vice President and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
The offence of sedition is provided under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
SC directs states, UTs to implement SOP for care and protection of Children in Street Situations
The govt constituted NITI Aayog in 2015 to replace the Planning Commission
Under an FTA, two trading partners reduce or eliminate customs duties on the maximum number of goods traded between them
RBI governor emphasises importance of self-sufficiency in banknote manufacturing
India’s engagement with the Arctic began in February 1920, when it signed the Svalbard Treaty in Paris
NLMC will undertake monetisation of surplus land and building assets of CPSEs and other govt agencies
It aspires to achieve 5% of global AM market share and add nearly $1 billion to the GDP by 2025
PM Modi flags off 100 ‘Kisan Drones’ for spraying pesticides and other farm materials
The pact is expected to increase bilateral trade from the current $60 billion to $100 billion in the next five years
The govt decides to replace ‘adult education’ with ‘education for all’ to align with the new National Education Policy
Crypto-technology is underpinned by a philosophy to evade govt controls and they have been developed to bypass regulated financial system
FM Sitharaman proposes to issue sovereign green bonds in Union Budget
Cryptocurrencies have a strong vein of libertarian thought which seeks to bypass all forms of govt control