Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs)
A special legal entity created by an organization for a specific objective.
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
In many countries, this ‘Domestic Violence’ term is in use to refer to intimate partner violence, and it also encloses child or elder abuse, or abuse by any member of a family. It is an act of the Parliament of India sanctioned for the protection of women from domestic violence. Since 26 October 2006, the
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
ELECTION COMMISSION The Election Commission is an independent and permanent body established by the constitution (article 324). TEXT OF THE ARTICLE- 324. (1) The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to Parliament and to the Legislature of every State and of
OPERATION TWIST
OPERATION TWIST: The Simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities under OMOs What actually operation twist is? Operation Twist – Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy initiative utilized in the past to lower long-term interest rates to further stimulate the U.S. economy when traditional monetary tools were lacking via the timed purchase and sale folks treasuries
ASEAN
ASEAN- Association of South East Asian Nations Anthem– The ASEAN way Motto– One vision, one identity, one community Symbol– 10 stalks of Rice bonded together Secretariat– Jakarta, Indonesia Preceded by– ASA (Association of Southeast Asia) 31st July 1961 Founded by– Bangkok declaration on 8th August 1967 Founding members– Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand First
Major Mountain Passes of India
Navigable route through a mountain or a ridge : Jammu and Kashmir Burzil Pass: Oldest known route connecting Gilgit and Srinagar Now a conflict territory and partitioned Pir Panjal Pass: Traditional pass from Jammu to Srinagar Closed after partition It provided shortest route from Kashmir valley to Jammu Banihal Pass: Across Pir panjal
Defence Acquisition Council
Defence Acquisition Council Introduction:- Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is the highest decision making body in terms of defence by the Defence Ministry for:- Deciding upon new policies Capital (acquisition) for 3 Services (Army, Navy, Air Force) and Indian Coast Guard. Chairman of Defence Acquisition Council: – Defence Minister Till now DAC has approved procurement of
Chipko Movement : An unfinished movement….
” Ecology is the permanent economy “ Chipko is a Hindi word, which means “to hug” or “to stick”. Chipko Movement is one of the strongest movements which began in 1973 at the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand (then a part of Uttar Pradesh for the conservation of forest. Background: Inspired by Jayaprakash Narayan
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISION
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISION NHRC in India is a statutory body (body which is not built constitutionally but brought by passing a resolution and made as Act, such bodies are known as Statutory Body). NHRC was constituted on Oct12th 1993.which was established under Protection of Huma Rights, Act 1993 and was amended through Protection of
GLUE GRANT SCHEME : A NEW WAY FORWARD
Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Budget 2021-22 in Parliament on 1 February 2021,projected to set up a Higher Education Commission of India as an umbrella body including 4 separate vehicles for standard-setting, accreditation, regulation, and funding. Finance minister announced, “Many of our cities have various research institutions, universities, and colleges sustained by the