Why in News ? The bill amends the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010, which regulates the use and acceptance of foreign contribution by individuals and organizations. The Parliament passed the…

Why in News ? A majority of MSMEs and start-ups are not comfortable with the draft non-personal data policy in the current form, as per a survey by Local Circles.…

Why in News ? India was ‘poorly prepared’ to deal with climate reality due to which it was more vulnerable to extreme natural disasters, according to the World Risk Index…

Why in News ? Department of Science and Technology (DST) released the latest Science & Technology Indicators Report (STI) for 2019-20 at the end of August. About the Science &…

Why in News ? G4 for UN Security Council. Foreign Ministers from the Group of 4, India, Brazil, Japan and Germany that is seeking permanent membership of the UN Security…

Why in News ? Lok Sabha passed the Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020, which allows for enforcement of netting for qualified financial contracts. Aim of the Bill…

Why in News ? Lok Sabha adjourned sine die and one of the shortest sessions in India’s parliamentary history It was packed with 25 Bills The extraordinary situation of Lok…

Why in News ? The government has empowered the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Thus NIA For Narcotics Law…

Why in News ? The Parliament passed a Bill to declare five newly established Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) as institutions of national importance. IIIT Laws Amendment Bill 2020…

Why in News ? The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority wrote to the chief secretaries of Punjab and Haryana stating that early crop stubble burning was taking…