The defense ministers of Australia, Japan, and the US have agreed to advance military cooperation in the face of China’s growing ambitions.
Key-points discussed during the Meet
Concerns:
Significance of Military Ties:
According to the Centre’s high-powered panel, the National Education Policy will provide freedom to choose the language of instruction in a democratic and decentralized manner.
What is National Education Policy 2020?
India’s national education policies
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Details of the salient features of NEP 2020 are as follows-
Points highlighted by the Committee
According to the NEP, 2020- wherever possible, the medium of instruction until at least Grade 5, but preferably till Grade 8 and beyond, will be the home language/mother tongue/local language/regional language" for both public and private schools.
Resistance from certain non-Hindi States:
Promoting the Hindi and Sanskrit languages:
Telangana won the first prize under the Large States category under Swachh Survekshan Gramin (SSG) 2022.
Highlights of the awards:
Indore bagged the title of India’s cleanest city for the sixth time in a row as the results of the Central government’s annual cleanliness survey ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’ were announced on Saturday. Madhya Pradesh secured the first position in the category of best performing states, followed by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. |
Swachh Survekshan Gramin-2022 award:
What is Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G)?
Swachh Bharat Mission (G) Phase-I:
SBM(G) Phase-II:
What is Open Defecation Free Status?
The recent report by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties says that the ‘suo moto power’ by the Centre to transfer investigation from the State police is a ‘serious threat to federalism’.
Highlights of the report:
Issue of bail and conviction rates:
NIA cases:
NIA’s “suo motu power” to transfer investigation from the State police:
Suggestions in the report:
UAPA Law
Issues Surrounding UAPA
The Union Science Minister has reiterated the projection of the Geospatial "Artha" Report 2021. It projects India’s geospatial technology industry to cross Rs 63,100 crores by 2025 at a growth rate of 12.8%.
What is Geospatial technology?
India’s Geospatial Sector:
Liberalization of the Geospatial Sector:
Progress so far:
Significance of Geospatial Technology
Context:
The Reserve Bank of India’s rate decision to raise interest rates by 50 basis points, as a bout of extreme volatility in international financial markets combines with persistently high domestic retail inflation to threaten macroeconomic stability, globally and in India.
Reason behind the move
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