CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 13, Oct 2021

It was signed in 2002.It provides for specific measures to ensure security standards for safeguarding critical information shared by the US with India.Logistics Exchange Memorandum of AgreementThe two countries inked LEMOA in 2016.It allows their militaries to use each other

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 13, Oct 2021

What is BECA?The Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement largely pertains to geospatial intelligence, and sharing information on maps and satellite images for defence.BECA will provide Indian military systems with a high-quality GPS to navigate and missiles with real-

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 13, Oct 2021

About ItThe Standing Committee on Labour has invited suggestions from the public on the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2019.The OSH Code was introduced in the Lok Sabha in July, 2019.It aims to regulate the employment of workers, inclu

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 13, Oct 2021

About ICIJThe International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), legally International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Inc., is an independent global network of 280 investigative journalists and over 100 media organizations span

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Oct 2021

Kenya has said it rejected the jurisdiction of the United Nations International Court of Justice(ICJ) ahead of a ruling next week on its long-running maritime border dispute with Somalia.It said, as a sovereign nation, Kenya shall no longer be subjected to an intern

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Oct 2021

The Union Government is considering increasing the unit cost of deep-sea fishing vessels under the Palk Bay scheme to make it more attractive to fisherfolk.About the Palk Bay scheme:Launched in July 2017 under the Blue Revolution programme.Th

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Oct 2021

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is halting its bond buying under the G-Sec Acquisition Programme(GSAP) for now.It said that the measure had succeeded in ensuring adequate liquidity and stabilising financial markets.Impacts and outcomes:Coupled with other liquidity

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Oct 2021

The two-pillar solution under the above mentioned framework will be delivered to the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Washington DC on 13 October, then to the G20 Leaders Summit in Rome at the end of the month.Countries are aiming to sign a multilateral convention d

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Oct 2021

Bangladesh is planning to send more than 80,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island-Bhasan Char- in the Bay of Bengal after sealing an agreement for the United Nations to provide help.Some 19,000 of the Muslim refugees from Myanmar have already relocated from crowded camps o

• IAS NEXT, Lucknow
• 12, Oct 2021

The Supreme Court has flagged the consequences of growing digital divide.It observed, the digital divide caused by online classes will defeat the fundamental right of every child to education.How have online classes impacted children?Little children whose parents