Renaming of Allahabad The Uttar Pradesh cabinet recently approved a proposal to rename Allahabad as ‘Prayagraj’. What is the procedure? • The task of renaming a city is given to the State Legislators. • The procedure differs from state to …
Rohingyas Issue Introduction: Rohingyas: They are an Ethnic group, mostly Muslims. They were not granted full citizenship by Myanmar. They were classified as “resident foreigners or associate citizens”. They speak a dialect of Bengali and not Burmese. Ethnically they are …
The Road Accidents in India – Report Ministry of Road Transport and Highways recently released “The Road Accidents in India report”for 2017. What does the report say? A total of 4.64 lakh road accidents took place in 2017, of which …
Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2018 The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2018 was recently introduced in the Lok Sabha. What are the key features? The Bill amends the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. The Act provides …
JIMEX 2018 The 3rd edition of Japan-India Maritime Exercise (JIMEX) commenced at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. JIMEX-18 is aimed to enhance interoperability, improve understanding and imbibe best practices between navies of two countries. JIMEX 18 will be spread over eight days …