Parsis Current Affairs, GK & News
Parsis Celebrate Navroz
Navroz is the Iranian New Year celebrated by several ethnolinguistic communities around the world irrespective of their religious background. In India Parsis who follow Zoroastrianism celebrate Navroz. Navroz was celebrated on March 21st. Genesis of Navroz The Navroz celebrations can be traced back to 6th Century BC, back when the Iranian community was homogeneously Zoroastrians. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Iran • Iranian New Year • King Jamshid • Navroz • Parsis • Persia • Spring Equinox • Zoroastrianism
Steps to Strengthen the functioning of the NMDFC
The following steps have been taken to assist the National Minority Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC) for effective implementation of its schemes: The Ministry of Minority Affairs is providing grant-in-aid assistance for strengthening the infrastructure & operational capability of State Channelising Agencies (SCAs), for effective implementation of NMDFC schemes. A new Annual Family Income eligibility criterion ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Topics: Buddhists • Christians • Jain • Muslims • National Minority Development Finance Corporation • NMDFC • Parsis • Sikhs • Union Ministry of Minority Affairs
Manipur filmmaker to return Padma Shri in protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill
Renowned Filmmaker from Manipur Aribam Syam Sharma has decided to return his 2006 Padma Shri award in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. Why the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 has become controversial? The citizenship amendment bill 2016 aims to amend the Citizenship Act of 1955. The controversial features of the bill are The bill ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Topics: Aribam Syam Sharma • Assam Accord • Buddhists • Christians • Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 • Communalism • Hindus • Jains • Manipur • National Registry of citizens • North East • Padma Shri award • Parsis • secularism • Sikhs
Citizenship Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in Lok Sabha. The protests have erupted in Assam against the passage of the bill. The people of Assam fear that the amendment bill undermines the Assam Accord of 1985. Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to amend the citizenship Act, 1955. The features of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Afghanistan • Assam Accord • Bangladesh • Buddhists • Christians • Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 • Citizenship Act 1955 • CLAT • Hindus • Jains • Pakistan • Parsis • persecuted religious minorities • Sikhs
2nd edition of Iranshah Udvada Utsav (IUU-2017) started in Gujrat
The 2nd edition of the Iranshah Udvada Utsav, a cultural festival of Parsi community, has started in Gujarat on December 23, 2017. The festival is organized by Foundation for Development of Udvada along with Gujarat Tourism and the Udvada Samast Anjuman. The highlights of the festival include a screening of the new ‘Jiyo Parsi’ film, ..
Topics: Ethnic groups in India • Fire temples • Gujarat • India • Irani • Iranshah • Mistry • Narendra Modi ministry • Parsis • Shapoorji Mistry • Udvada • Zoroastrianism
The Union government launches “Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2” scheme in Maharastra
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Minority Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs, has launched “Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2” in Mumbai, Maharashtra under the Jiyo Parsi scheme. The main purpose of the “Jiyo Parsi” scheme (or Central Sector Scheme) is to reverse the declining trend of Parsi population by adopting a scientific ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: India • Indian society • Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi • Mumbai • Naqvi • Parsis • Religious identity • States and union territories of India • Zoroastrians