Indira Gandhi Current Affairs, GK & News
One Rank One Pension Scheme completes five years
On November 7, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the one rank one pension scheme of armed forces has completed 5 years of successful journey. The Government of India has disbursed Rs 42,700 crores to more than 20.6 lakh ex-servicemen in the last five years. Current system of pension Currently uniform pension is given ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Indian Army • Indira Gandhi • Koshiyari committee • One Pension • One Rank • PM Modi
Indira Gandhi peace prize awarded to Sir David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough, who is a naturalist and broadcaster, will be awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2019. An international jury chaired by former President Pranab Mukherjee selected him for the 2019 prize. He was selected for the prize because he spent a lifetime of doing research to ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: David Attenborough • Indira Gandhi • Indira Peace Prize • Manmohan Singh
Individuals associated with Khalistan Movement declared as Terrorist under UAPA act
On July 1, 2020, the Union Home Ministry declared 9 individuals associated with Khalistan Movement as Terrorists. They were declared terrorists under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Highlights The Government of India had amended the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 in August, 2019. According to the amendment, individuals shall be designated as terrorists. Prior to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Assassination of Indira Gandhi • Indira Gandhi • Khalistan • Khalistan movement • National Investigation Agency • UAPA act • Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
May 21: National Anti-Terrorism Day
Every year on May 21, India observes National Anti-Terrorism Day. The day is observed to mark the death anniversary of the former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Highlights Rajiv Gandhi was the sixth prime minister of India. He served as the prime minister of the country between 1984 and 1989. He was assassinated in Sriperumbudur, Tamil ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: India-Sri Lanka • Indian Peace Keeping Force • Indira Gandhi • Lok Sabha • LTTE • National Anti-Terrorism Day • Rajiv Gandhi • Supreme court
Resolution to be moved in Rajya Sabha to remove the word “Socialism” in the Constitution
The ruling party (BJP) member of Rajya Sabha Shri Rakesh Sinha has issued a notice to the Chairman to permit to move a resolution. The resolution aims to drop the word “Socialist” in the Constitution. Highlights The resolution claims that the world socialism is redundant in the current scenario. It has to be dropped to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: BJP • CLAT • Constitutional amendment • Democracy • Emergency • Indira Gandhi • preamble • Secular • Socialist • Supreme court