Debate on Hindi as ‘national language’ Context: • An exchange on Twitter between Bollywood actor-director Ajay Devgn and Kannada actor Sudeep over the status of Hindi as “rashtriya bhasha” has provoked a big debate on social media. Background: • No language is designated as a […]
A Pragmatic Approach in resolving Palk Bay Issue Context: • After a gap of 15 months, the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group (JWG) on fisheries held its much-awaited deliberations (in virtual format). Background: • Though this is a good initiative, there are some unfortunate incidents […]
National Judicial Infrastructure Context: · As per the information made available by the High Courts, as on 28.02.2022 there are 20,814 Court Halls and 18,319 Residential Units available for Judicial Officers/Judges in the country against the working strength of 19,350 Judges/Judicial Officers of District and […]
National Financial Reporting Authority Context: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of former finance secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey as the chairperson of the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA). NFRA National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) is a statutory […]
National Ayush Mission Context: Cost effective Ayush services under the National Ayush Mission (NAM) have gotten major boost in the Union Budget 2022 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman today. The total allocation of budget to Ayush Ministry in last 7 years has increased […]