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Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS)
The Indian government has recently launched the new BIS-Care app, which allows people to check the ISI and trademarks of any product.BIS is India’s National Standard Body for the total development of standardisation, certification, and quality assurance of goods. BIS-Care...
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Hardeep Puri distances himself from U.S. sanctioning Indian company for Iran oil transactions
Hardeep Singh Puri on a visit to Washington DC and Houston characterised it as a private sector transaction caught up in sanctions.Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri distanced himself from the issue of US sanctions, announced by...
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Centre approves the creation of a weapon system branch for IAF officers
This is the first time since Independence that a new operational branch is being created,” the Air Chief Marshal said. The central government has approved the creation of a weapon system branch for the officers of the Indian Air Force,...
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Special Economic Zone (SEZ) 2022
Special economic zones (SEZ) are delineated explicitly as duty-free enclaves. They are deemed to be foreign territory for the purpose of trade operations and duties and tariffs.The government has recently released a draft Development Enterprise and Service Hub (DESH)...
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G4 countries ‘urgent need for reform’ in U.N. Security Council 2022
Context Recently, the G4 countries have collaborated to reiterate support for each other’s bids to become permanent members of the UNSC, and for representation of African countries in the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly. About The Common Consensus The group is...
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EWS Reservation Quota 2022
Recent news Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) questioned the government's methodology for establishing an Rs. 8 lakh annual income ceiling for identifying the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) for the purpose of allocating a 10% quota in public services and educational...
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Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 2022
Significance of SCO Highlighting the significance of SCO, the PM of India said that “SCO has an important role in developing reliable, resilient and diversified supply chains.”The PM also pointed out that SCO member countries account for about 30% of...
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Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum 2022 held in Vladivostok. The primary objective of the EEF is to increase Foreign Direct Investments in the RFE. The four-day forum is a platform for entrepreneurs to expand their...
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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border conflict
Subject: Bilateral Relations (UPSC Mains) Topic related to Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border conflict Kyrgyzstan reported “intense battles” with Central Asian neighbour Tajikistan and said 24 people had been killed in the latest outbreak of violence to hit the former Soviet Union. Both the...
