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MHA Guidelines on Zoom Videoconferencing
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued a statement declaring the video meeting service, Zoom, as unsafe and also guidelines for videoconferencing. Issues in Zoom Security and privacy concerns have plagued the popular videoconferencing service since its launch in 2011 by Eric Yuan. While it has become a popular medium for conducting online lectures for ..
Topics: Ministry of Home Affairs • Video Conferencing • Zoom
Supreme Court directions on welfare of Migrant workers
The Ministry of Home Affairs has directed the states and union territories to take welfare measures for migrants in the country based on directions of Supreme court. Highlights The central government recently extended the lock down by demarcating the country into red, orange and green zones based on the intensity of the disease in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Drinking water • Migrant workers • Migrants • Ministry of Home Affairs • sanitation • Supreme court
Census 2021 and NPR updation postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
The GoI had planned to conduct Census 2021 in two phases. The first phase was scheduled between April-September 2020 and the second phase was scheduled in February 2021. Also, the updation of NPR has also been postponed due to the spread of Corona Virus. National Population Register The NPR updation was scheduled to be conducted ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Aadhaar • Biometric Data • Census 2021 • Corona virus • Ministry of Home Affairs • NPR • NRC • NRC Assam • Registrar General of India
Budget Allocation to fight Corona: Odisha, Tamil Nadu allocated funds
The US Government recently allocated 100 billion USD to fight Corona Virus. Following the US, UK had announced 400 billion USD to be allocated for Corona Virus. Ranked the fifth largest economy in the world with a GDP of 2.94 trillion USD, overtaking UK, India is yet to allocate funds for Corona Virus. However, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Corona virus • COVID-19 • Disaster Management Act 2005 • fiscal deficit • Ministry of Home Affairs • National Disaster Response Fund • notified disaster • Odisha • State Disaster Response Fund • Tamil Nadu • Union Budget
GoI: Left Wing Extremism has declined by 38% in last five years
On March 18, 2020, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs replied in Rajya Sabha about the decline in Left Wing Extremism in the last five years. This has been possible mainly due to the implementation of “National Policy and Action Plan-2015”. Highlights In 2019, number of Left Wing Extremism has reduced by 38% ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: anti maoism • Constitution • Left Wing Extremism • Maoism • Ministry of Home Affairs • Naxalism • Odisha • Poverty • Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 1967