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07 Feb, 2021
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President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated General Thimayya Museum at Madikeri. He regarded him as one of India's greatest soldiers.
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) settled a $400 million currency swap facility from the Reserve Bank (RBI) of India.
What is a Currency Swap Facility?
Benefits of Currency Swap facility:
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures to ease norms on setting up one-person companies (OPCs).
What is a one-person company?
How are they different from other companies?
The concept was introduced in the Companies Act of 2013 based on the suggestions of the J.J. Irani Committee Report.
What has been proposed in the budget for OPCs?
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Tackling harmful content such as hate speech, rumours, inflammatory and provocative messages and child pornography needs cooperation between technology services companies and law enforcement agencies.
Information Technology Act, 2000, as amended from time to time, governs all activities related to the use of computer resources.
Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000
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Finance Minister in her Budget speech revived the idea of a ‘bad bank’ by stating that the Centre proposes to set up an asset reconstruction company to acquire bad loans from banks.
What is a ‘bad bank’?
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The RBI's proposal to provide direct access to retail investors to its government securities investment platform opens the door to this risk-free investment for retailers.
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Serological survey of ICMR Context The results of the ICMR’s third serological survey to ascertain the spread of COVID-19 show that nearly one in five Indians — about 270 million — may have been infected. Serological Survey
Colombo’s East Container Terminal Context The Sri Lankan government’s decision to overturn the tripartite agreement to develop Colombo’s East Container Terminal is a setback to India and Japan. East Container Terminal project The project, worth an estimated $5
Jamtara district, Jharkhand- the Phishing Capital of India The Jamtara district holds the distinction of being the “phishing capital of India”. Many drop-outs of the 15-35 age group have been turning to cybercrime to earn a few quick bucks. The place has historical roots a
Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 The Government has issued notice to Twitter after it reinstated several handles that mentioned a controversial hashtag on its platform. The Government issued these orders under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. This is d
Myanmar- Important Points for PT Biggest Ethnic Population- Bamar people Has been ravaged by Extremely Severe Cyclone Nargis in the past Kyaukphyu port in Myanmar is being developed by China as part of the Belt & Road Initiative India & Myanmar are doing a multimodal Kaladan proj
The way forward in Myanmar By, The author was a member of the UN Secretary-General’s Good offices on Myanmar Introduction Surprisingly, the government announced a pre-scheduled referendum on the military-scripted constitution around the same time. Amid limited communication chann
Government’s notice to Twitter Context The Government’s notice to Twitter after it reinstated 257 handles that mentioned a controversial hashtag “#farmergenocide”, which the government wanted blocked, marks a critical point in an already uneasy relationship between
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