Author: Satyam Jadav

The Biden Administration, in its recent move, authorized the US Government, United Nations and other humanitarian organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people. Accordingly, The United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released three licenses to allow Government officials, international organizations, Non-governmental organizations to engage with Terrorist organizations blacklisted by US Government, i.e. Taliban and Haqqani Network, to provide aid to Afghans. US Government’s move comes after various reports, including that of the World Food Programme, highlighted the deploring conditions in Afghanistan, which left nearly two crore Afghans in acute food insecurity. Cold winters, unfavourable climatic…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the recent initiative of Olympic Wrestler Bajrang Punia, under which Punia will visit Aarohi Model School located in Panipat, Haryana on the 23rd of December under Meet the Champion Program and will keep discussions on various topics from sports, physiques and balanced diet. PM Modi, in his tweet, said, “This move will be interesting for children, and it will motivate them to pursue a career in the field of sports”. Bajrang Punia later tweeted in Hindi, “I’m delighted that I will be visiting Aarohi Model School in Panipat on the 23rd of December where I…

While the Union Government aims to increase the minimum age of marriage for women, opposition SP MP condemned the Government’s move in contentious ways. Samajwadi Party’s Member of Parliament (SP MP), ST Hasan, said: “Girls should be married once they attain fertility”. He further added that if the girls’ legal age of marriage increases, they will engage themselves in watching sensual videos. Congress leader Sanjay Singh Verma said, “Girls are fit to deliver a child after they attain the age of 15”. Union Government in this winter session is about to introduce a bill to increase the minimum age limit…

Amitabh Kant, the Chief Executive Officer of The National Institute of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, while addressing a session called Internationalization of Indian Higher Education System at the India pavilion in Dubai Expo 2020, said, “In the current era, there’s a necessity to Internationalize Indian education system using multi-faceted approach” All higher educational institutes must formulate an ‘Institute Development Plan’ with the vision to be best in their respective fields, Universities can use findings of the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) to inspect areas where they’re lacking, said Amitabh Kant while explaining the multi-pronged approach. He further stressed that the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in India for India Russia Summit, 2021. Both sides are expected to discuss various political, economic, strategic and geopolitical issues. Overview On the 6th of December 2021, Putin met Prime Minister Modi for the India Russia Summit 2021, to discuss opportunities for cooperation across multiple fields. President Putin expressed deep concerns over power dynamics in Afghanistan where recently the civilian government was overthrown by the Taliban, A terrorist organization. He stressed the need for India Russian cooperation to combat terrorism and drug trafficking. During the bilateral meet with PM Modi at New Delhi, Putin Said,…

In the Budget Session, this Year, Nirmala Sitaraman Declared the Intention of the Union Government to Privatize PSB’s Union Government is set to introduce “The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the ongoing Winter session of the Parliament to facilitate disinvestment/privatization of Public Sector Banks (PSB’s). As of now, the Government intends to bring down ownership in at least two PSB’s. National Institute of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog had recommended lowering the Government shareholding in two PSB’s to achieve disinvestment targets and other associated benefits of privatization. Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitaraman also announced intent to privatize two PSB’s in the budget session (2021-22). The proposed…

Fourth General Assembly of International Solar Alliance Concluded Promise to Achieve $ 1 Trillion Global Investment in Solar Energy by 2030. Fourth Virtual General assembly presided by R.K Singh, Union Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy (Government of India), of International Solar Assembly (ISA) set an objective to invest 1 Trillion dollars in solar energy by 2030. This move will help to combat climate change and other associated issues. ISA announced a partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to mobilize $ 1 Trillion in ISA member countries. 108 ISA member countries attended the assembly. The United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John…

Center While Responding to the Questions Raised by Trinamool MP Explained the Objective Behind Increasing the Authority of BSF in Border Areas. Union Government on Tuesday, while responding to the question raised by Sajda Ahmed (Trinamool Congress’s Member of Parliament), said, “A decision to extend the Border Security Force’s (BSF’s) jurisdiction concerning search, seizure and arrest in some bordering states will help combat trans-border crime, illegal infiltration and adverse demographic change”.   In October, the Center amended BSF Act, 1968 to authorize the BSF (at par with local police) to undertake searches, seizures, and arrests within 50 km (from earlier 15…

Among Suspended, Six Belongs to Congress, 2 Each from Shiv Sena and TMC, and 1 Each from CPI, CPIM The first day of the Winter session started with disruption as both houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) saw disruptions after Lok Sabha (LS) passed the Bill to repeal three controversial farm laws. After which, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (Government of India), Pralhad Joshi, piloted motion regarding the suspension of members under Rule No. 256. With the passage of motion, 12 Rajya Sabha (RS) Members of Parliament (MP) were suspended for “Violation of Code of Conduct of the Upper House during the Last (Monsoon) Session of the Parliament”. This year in the Monsoon Session opposition parties demanded a discussion on Pegasus Hacking and Farm Laws Issue. When Ashwani Vaishnav (Minister of Electronics & Information Technology) replied to the Pegasus issue, Shantanu Sen, TMC MP, snatched papers from him, creating the ruckus in houses. Motion moved by Joshi in this regard said “This House takes cognizance and strongly condemns the utter disregard to the…

Discussion paper by NITI Aayog provides roadmap for these Digital Banks along with norms for licensing and regulatory mechanism. NITI Aayog on Wednesday released a discussion paper titled ‘Digital Banks’ to recommend establishing a new financial entity named ‘Digital Bank’. A Digital bank will provide a fast, reliable, and friendly source of finance to MSMEs in India who are deprived of the formal source of finances. The discussion paper also provides a framework for regulatory regimes and licensing. The paper says Infrastructural enablers for Digital banks like National ID, Data protection architecture, and Account aggregators, a Unified payment interface is…