India-Bangladesh Relation India shares the longest international border with Bangladesh. The length of the India-Bangladesh Border is 4,096.7 Kms. There also exists a maritime boundary between the two nations. Bangladesh also became a gateway into India’s North-Eastern states. Two Major…
Justice Verma Committee (JVC) recommendation: Punishment for Rape: The panel has not recommended the death penalty for rapists. It suggests that the punishment for rape should be rigorous imprisonment or RI for seven years to life. It recommends that punishment for…
People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration is a political alliance between the multiple mainstream regional political parties of Jammu and Kashmir aimed at safeguarding and restoring special status along with Article 35A of the erstwhile state…
SARTHAQ Why in News? The implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 and released an implementation plan for school education called ‘Students’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement through Quality Education (SARTHAQ)’. About The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, has developed…
The National Pension System – NPS The National Pension System (NPS) will no longer compel investors to convert 40% of their accumulated retirement corpus into an annuity, as poor yields and high inflation are translating into negative returns, the Pension…
Umngot River Why in news: A 210 MW hydroelectric project has been proposed on Umngot, considered India’s clearest river. The dam is proposed on the upstream of the river Umngot in the West Jaintia Hills district . The Meghalaya State Pollution…
Teesta River The Teesta river originates in Sikkim and flows through West Bengal as well as Bangladesh. India claims a share of 55 percent of the river’s water. Bangladesh wants a higher share than it gets now. Currently, its share is…
Galathea Bay The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) denotified the entire Galathea Bay Wildlife Sanctuary to allow for the port there. The NBWL committee seemed unaware that India’s National Marine Turtle Action Plan that was under…
National Population Register (NPR) The National Population Register (NPR) is a Register of usual residents of the country. It is being prepared at the local (Village/sub-Town), sub-District, District, State and National level under provisions of the Citizenship Act 1955 and the…