What is VoWi-Fi? Uses and Advantages : Diligent IAS

VoLTE vs. VoWi-Fi Airtel and Reliance Jio users can now make VoWi-Fi calls. Previously, calls used to be conducted over the 2G network but after the concept of VoLTE came through, telecom service providers started providing 4G enabled voice calls – also called VoLTE calls. VoWi-Fi will be able to make network-enabled voice calls over a Wi-Fi network as long as your phone supports it and your mobile service provider allows it. Key…

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Electronic Evidences accepted: Supreme court said

Supreme Court Judgement on Electronic Evidences For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About the recent judgement Section 65 of the Indian Evidence Act News Flash In a recent Supreme court verdict, the content of memory card, pen-drive is documentary evidence and same shall be furnished to an accused under the mandate of Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). This judgment is given by a bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh…

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Researchers from IIT-Khatagpur to create ‘Gandhipedia’

Gandhipedia IIT, Kharagpur researchers to create ‘Gandhipedia’ The Indian Institutes of Technology in Kharagpur and Gandhinagar have collaborated with the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) to develop ‘Gandhipedia’. ‘Gandhipedia’ will be a one-stop portal about Gandhian literature, life-events and his social network and the entire project will be done with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI). “Gandhi’s ‘My Experiments with Truth’ will be the first book to be digitised. In the first phase,…

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The draft Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019 – Diligent IAS

The draft Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019 For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About the draft bill News Flash The draft Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019, put out by the ministry of information and broadcasting. The draft seeks to replace the Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act, 1867, that governs the print and publishing industry in the country. Key Highlights The publishers of news on digital media shall register…

Global Migration Report 2020 by International Organization for Migration

Global Migration Report 2020 released For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Major findings of the report About the International Organization for Migration (IOM) News Flash The Global Migration Report 2020, newly released by the UN-affiliated International Organization for Migration (IOM). The report reiterates the key trend of the International Migrant Stock 2019 dataset released by the UN Population Division in September — of the 272 international migrants worldwide (3.5% of the global population),…

Joint military exercise SURYA KIRAN XIV b/w India and Nepal

Exercise SURYA KIRAN – XIV Joint military exercise ‘SURYA KIRAN – XIV’ between India and Nepal will be conducted at Salijhandi, Rupendehi district of Nepal from 03 to 16 December 2019. The exercise will comprise of 300 soldiers from both the Indian and Nepal Army. Exercise SURYA KIRAN – XIV is an annual event that is conducted alternatively in Nepal and India. The joint military exercise will enhance the level of defence cooperation which…

Cabinet approved the Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019

The Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019 For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: The Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019 News Flash The Union Cabinet approved The Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019, which proposes to amalgamate The Trade Unions Act, 1926, The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, and The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Aim The Bill aims to consolidate and amend the laws relating to trade unions, conditions of employment in industrial establishment…

RBI revises framework on Currency Swap Agreements for SAARC

Currency Swap Agreements For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About Currency Swap Agreements News Flash To further financial stability and economic cooperation within the SAARC region, the Reserve Bank of India with the union government has decided to put in place a revised Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for SAARC countries 2019-2022. The framework is valid from November 14, 2019 to November 13, 2022. Currency swap A currency swap between countries is…

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Union Cabinet extended the tenure of 15th Finance Commission

15th Finance Commission For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About 15th Finance Commission News Flash The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of the term of the 15th Finance Commission, which is to decide on the division of tax and other resources between the centre and the states, by one-year to October 30, 2020. The term of the commission was originally set to end in October 2019. The cabinet “approved the 15th…

129th Death Anniversary of Mahatma Jyotiba Govindrao Phule

Mahatma Jyotiba Govindrao Phule 129th Death Anniversary of Mahatma Jyotiba Govindrao Phule is celebrated on the 28th of November. Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule (11 April 1827 – 28 November 1890), also known as Jotiba Phule was an Indian social activist, thinker, anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. His work extended to many fields including eradication of untouchability and the caste system, and women’s emancipation. He and his wife, Savitribai Phule, were…

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