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Information Technology Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules
The Ministry of Information Technology said the new Information Technology Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules would be notified by January 15, 2020. What is the Ministry of Information Technology said? The Internet has emerged as a potent tool that can cause unimaginable disruption to the democratic polity. The Ministry said in an affidavit ... .Read more
Updated on 22 October, 2019 GS2 Polity Governance
India And Maldives To Take Defence Ties Forward
With the recent improvement in relations, India and the Maldives will take forward several pending measures to promote defence cooperation in the next few months. Recent Developments in India-Maldives Relation: In light of improving defence cooperation, lease of a Dornier aircraft is underway. Broad-Based humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (... .Read more
Updated on 21 October, 2019 GS2 International Relations
Issue Of Torture By Police In India
A survey on the status of Police in India is said to have affirmed that the black sheep in the police force find nothing wrong with beating up criminals to extract a confession. UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: This Torture Convention was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 D... .Read more
Updated on 21 October, 2019 GS2 Polity Governance International Relations
Rohingya Refugees Agree To Move To Island
Thousands of Rohingya living in Bangladesh refugee camps have agreed to move to an island in the Bay of Bengal, officials said on Sunday, despite fears the site is prone to flooding. Background : Bangladesh has been planning since last year to relocate Rohingya to the desolate flood-prone site, which is an hour by boat from the mainland. Rights group... .Read more
Updated on 21 October, 2019 GS2 Governance Social issues & Justice
NTCA red flags M.P. government move
In News: NTCA red flags M.P. government move The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has red-flagged the Madhya Pradesh government’s move to increase tourism activities inside the State’s tiger reserves in violation of the existing guidelines and asked it to take corrective steps. What is the Issue? Red-flag by NTCA follows a co... .Read more
Updated on 21 October, 2019 GS2 Polity Governance
Anthrax Scare At Assam Pobitora Sanctuary After Death Of Buffaloes
Anthrax has been confirmed as the cause of the death of buffaloes in central Assam’s Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, which has the highest concentration of one-horned rhinos in the world. Anthrax Disease Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis. Although it is rare, people can get... .Read more
Updated on 21 October, 2019 GS2 Current Affairs
