Current Affairs - July, 2022
Twitter Transparency Report on India
According to microblogging platform Twitter, India accounts for highest number of legal demands worldwide, to remove content posted by journalists and news outlets on the platform, in July-December 2021. It made 114 such requests. This data was presented in Twitter Transparency Report. Important findings of the report include; India is only behind United States in ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: content-blocking orders to twitter • Twitter • Twitter India • Twitter Transparency Report
Kerala tops in Assembly sittings in 2021
Kerala has been ranked at top slot, in terms of holding State Assembly Session in 2021. In 2020, amid the first wave of covid-19 pandemic, state had slipped to 8th position. There were House sitting for 61 days in Kerala in 2021. The rankings were provided by PRS Legislative Research, in its study on function ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Assembly Sittings • Assembly Sittings in Kerala • function of State Assembly for 2021 • PRS Legislative Research
Google Maps Street View in India
Google Maps recently launched its “street view service” in 10 cities in India in association with two local companies Genesys International and Tech Mahindra. Earlier, government had not allowed to show the panoramic images of roads and other sited, highlighting the security reasons. Highlights of the Google Maps Street View: The Street View Services will ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Air Quality in India • Google Maps • Google Maps Street View • Google-CPCB collaboration • Street View Services
RBI: Relaxations in Card Storage Norms
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently revised its guidelines on payment aggregators as well as reopened the window to grant licences until September 30, 2022. Before the new guidelines, online non-bank payment aggregators (PAs) were needed to apply to RBI by September 30, 2021 to get authorisation under Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. Highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Card Storage Norms by RBI • Card Tokenization • Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007 • Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Gujarat Semiconductor Policy 2022-27
Gujarat Government recently unveiled a dedicated ‘Gujarat Semiconductor Policy 2022-27’. The policy aims created at least 2,00,000 new employment opportunities over the five years. Gujarat is the first state in India to release a dedicated semiconductor policy. Government has also proposed to develop a special ‘Semicon City’ as a part of Dholera Special Investment region. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • States Current Affairs
Topics: Design-linked Incentive scheme • Gujarat Semiconductor Policy 2022-27 • India Semiconductor Mission • Semicon City
India House at Paris Olympics 2024
Reliance Industries (RIL) has partnered with Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to set up first-ever India House at Paris Olympics 2024. RIL-IOA partnership is directed towards elevation of performances of Indian athletes. They will also extend support to national sports federations. Highlights of the Partnership; RIL-IOA partnership will build credentials of India as a global sporting ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: 2024 Paris Olympics • India House at Paris Olympics • Indian Olympic Association • Reliance Industries (RIL) • RIL-IOA partnership