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NotesCheetah reintroduction projectReference News:-The Government is preparing to translocate the first batch of eight from South Africa and Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh soon after the situation linked to the current third wave of Covid-19 becomes normal, and total 50 in various parks ove
Publish Date 10, Jan 2022
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Election Expenditure LimitReference News:-The Election Commission of India has raised the expenditure limit for candidates contesting elections.The following changes have been made:The expenditure limit for candidates for Lok Sabha constituencies was increased from Rs 54 lakh-Rs 70 lakh (depending on s
Publish Date 10, Jan 2022
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Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)Reference News:-According to the SBI Research report on ECLGS:The scheme has saved 13.5 lakh firms from going bankrupt and consequently 1.5 crore jobs.In absolute terms, MSME loan accounts worth Rs 1.8 lakh crore were saved.Almost 93.7 per cent of such accounts are i
Publish Date 10, Jan 2022
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What is Special Protection Group (SPG) Act?Reference News:-The Centre is considering action under the Special Protection Group (SPG) Act against Punjab Police officers following the alleged breach in security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Punjab recently.What next?The Centre is p
Publish Date 08, Jan 2022
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Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs)Reference News:-Reserve Bank of India has released its list of Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) in 2021.It has identified the state-owned lender State Bank Of India and the private lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank as systemically important banks, which
Publish Date 08, Jan 2022
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Collective Security Treaty OrganisationReference News:-The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) has dispatched troops to help quell mounting unrest in Kazakhstan as the police said dozens were killed trying to storm government buildings.What’s happening in Kazakhstan?Long seen as one the most sta
Publish Date 08, Jan 2022
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Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 Registration for NGOsReference News:-Among the 6,000 NGOs that did not have their FCRA registration renewed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently are also included the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the Ramakrishna Mission, and Shirdi’s Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (S
Publish Date 08, Jan 2022
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Consumer Protection Rules, 2021Reference News:-In exercise of its powers under provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the Central Government has notified the Consumer Protection (Jurisdiction of the District Commission, the State Commission and the National Commission) Rules, 2021.The new ru
Publish Date 07, Jan 2022
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Mullaperiyar dam issueReference News:-An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking appropriate direction to Government of Tamil Nadu to construct a new dam as also augment the storage capacity of the Vaigai dam downstream or to take such steps to strengthen the Mullaperiyar dam ti
Publish Date 07, Jan 2022
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Constitutional Validity of Dam Safety Act challengedReference News:-A DMK MO from Lok Sabha has moved the Madras High Court challenging the constitutional validity of Dam Safety Act, 2021 on the grounds that it goes against federalism and is beyond the legislative competence of the Centre.The Dam Safety Bill was pass
Publish Date 07, Jan 2022
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