South China Sea Context: U.S. warship’s South China Sea passage sparks row, PLA says forces deployed to drive it away What happened? A U.S. warship sailed through the South China Sea on Thursday, sparking a warning from China’s military as tensions between the superpowers remain […]
Water Disputes Context: Time has come to revisit Inter-state River Water Disputes Act: Karnataka CM The Chief Minister spoke virtually at the inaugural of the ‘PM Gati Shakti’ southern zone conference chaired by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. “There are some […]
EU Sanctions On Russia Context: The EU agreed on Wednesday to add 160 Russian business people and lawmakers to its sanctions blacklist, target crypto-assets and hit the maritime sector over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, officials said. About: The 27-nation bloc also […]
National Digital Tourism Mission Context: Ministry of Tourism had constituted an inter-ministerial task force for National Digital Tourism Mission on 23rd July, 2021 to undertake consultations with the tourism industry and domain experts, define the context, mission, vision, objectives, and overall scope of the National […]
WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine Context: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (WHO GCTM) in Jamnagar, Gujarat by signing a Host Country agreement between the Government of […]
GST compensation cess Context: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday stated that the GST Council had already extended the “compensation cess” till March 2026 for helping States repay loans borrowed to make up for shortfall in GST compensation for 2020 and 2021. She made […]
National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) Context: • The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of a new government-owned firm for pooling and monetizing sovereign and public sector land assets. The National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) is being formed with an initial authorized share capital […]