Daily Current Affairs  – 2 March 2023

In Context Recently, as part of the Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP), a comprehensive Integrated Landscape Management Plan (ILMP) has been prepared for the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity in the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) & surrounding areas. About  The plan will help to holistically consolidate the landscape for biodiversity conservation and human well-being, especially in […]

In News Government e-Marketplace (GeM) commemorates the success of “SWAYATT”. About SWAYATT Initiative It is an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions on Government eMarketplace (GeM). It aimed to promote the inclusion of various categories of sellers and service providers on the portal by taking proactive steps to facilitate their training […]

In News As voting for the Gujarat elections ends today, exit polls will be out by the evening. About An exit poll asks voters which political party they are supporting after they have cast their votes in an election.  In this, it differs from an opinion poll, which is held before the elections. The Indian […]

In News Recently, the National Stock Exchange of India received final approval from the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to set up a Social Stock Exchange (SSE).  Background   Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget back in 2019, had proposed to initiate steps for creating a stock exchange under the […]

In News Recently, Two Australian public universities have come forward to set up campuses in GIFT City, Gujarat. About The government had in 1995 drafted the Foreign Education Bill which had to be shelved. An attempt was made in 2006, but the draft law could not cross the Cabinet approval stage. In 2010, the UPA-2 […]

In News The Supreme Court recently observed that the Members of a House are bound by the ‘whip’, and if any section of MLAs within a political party that is part of a ruling coalition says it does not want to go with the alliance, the MLAs will attract disqualification. What is Whip? In parliamentary […]

In News Eight recognised national parties have declared a total income of Rs 3289.34 crore collected from all over India in the financial year 2021-22, with the BJP accounting for more than half of it, according to Association for Democratic Reforms( a prominent NGO working for electoral reforms). Scenario  Politics has become money-minded, and service […]

Context India has called upon G20 countries to adopt multilateral action for faster extradition of fugitive economic offenders and recovery of assets. More about the news Anti-corruption working group meeting:  First anti-corruption working group meeting of G20 Nations was held in Gurugram, Delhi. Wherein India has called upon G20 countries to adopt multilateral action for […]

In News Ministry of Home Affairs has suspended the FCRA registration of Think tank CPR About The Centre for Policy Research (CPR), a public policy think tank, is facing a tax inquiry from the Indian Income Tax Department. As per notice, its registration under the FCRA had been “suspended for a period of 180 days”. […]