Month: November 2021

25 Nov

UNIFICATION OF GERMANY

Unification of Germany Bismarck Unites Germany: Like Italy, Germany also achieved national unity in the mid-1800s. Beginning in 1815, 39 German states formed a loose grouping called the German Confederation....

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20 Nov

Gulf Cooperation Council and India

Gulf Cooperation Council and India Recently, India had a virtual meeting with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a leading regional organisation comprising almost all Arab countries. Key Points Indian...

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20 Nov

India Becomes the Highest Recipient of Remittances

India Becomes the Highest Recipient of Remittances According to the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief, India has become the world’s largest recipient of Remittances, receiving USD 87 billion (a gain of 4.6...

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20 Nov

Continuation of PMGSY I and II and RCPLWEA

Continuation of PMGSY I and II and RCPLWEA The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its approval for continuation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-I and II (PMGSY-I and II) upto September, 2022...

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20 Nov

Proposed Norms for Digital Lending: RBI

Proposed Norms for Digital Lending: RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Working Group (WG) Committee has made recommendations pertaining to Digital Lending, including a separate legislation to prevent illegal digital lending...

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20 Nov

RERA is Retroactive: SC

RERA is Retroactive: SC The Supreme Court (SC) interpreted that the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) is retroactive. The SC’s ruling is aimed at protecting homebuyers, the ruling brings a major relief...

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20 Nov

National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) Scheme

National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) Scheme The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has announced a new National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) to use technology for better learning outcomes...

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20 Nov

Massive Open Online Courses

Massive Open Online Courses Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) is a free Web-based distance learning program that is designed for the participation of large numbers of geographically dispersed students. They...

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20 Nov

Initiatives of AICTE

Initiatives of AICTE The Union Human Resource Development Minister has launched several initiatives of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in order to improve the technical education...

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20 Nov

SWAYAM and SWAYAM Prabha

SWAYAM and SWAYAM Prabha Recently, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development held a detailed review of the National online education platform SWAYAM and the 32 Direct-to-Home (DTH) Television Education Channels SWAYAM Prabha. Key...

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