Category: 05 May 2022

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International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure:

GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Disaster Management.   Context: The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has commenced the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2022. Heads of states from CDRI member countries including India attended the conference.   About CDRI: CDRI is a …

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Press Freedom Index:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.   Context: The 2022 World Press Freedom Index (20th edition) was recently published by Reporters Without Borders. It was released on the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) (3rd May). The report points …

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Lokpal to get permanent office at World Trade Centre in Delhi:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important Statutory Bodies.   Context: The Lokpal has now got its own office at World Trade Centre in south Delhi.   Background: Five years after the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act was passed in 2013, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh (retd) was appointed as India’s first Lokpal along with eight other members …

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