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Why in News?A tax treaty is a bilateral two-party agreement made by two countries to resolve issues involving double taxation of passive and active income.Tax treaties generally determine the amount of tax that a country can apply to a taxpayer’s income,

Why in News?The 16th Committee of UNESCO for safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in its meeting held in Paris has inscribed DURGA PUJA in KOLKATA on the representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.This is the 1st festival in Asia to ac

Why in news?NTPC Limited announced that India’s first Green Hydrogen Microgrid Projects will be set up at Simhadri near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.The projects will be a precursor to large-scale hydrogen energy storage projects and would be useful for studyi

Why in News?The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has announced a hike in prices of around 800 essential drugs from 1 April. These drugs are included in the National Essential List of Medicine (NELM).The rise in drug prices works out at around

Why in News?The envoys to India of nine Eastern European countries called Bucharest Nine jointly wrote to acquaint the Indian public with the basic facts on the ground” about the “premeditated, unprovoked and unjustified Russian aggression in Ukraine”.

Why in News?Recently, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Artemis I rolled out from Kennedy Space Centre.Artemis MissionAim:To land humans on the moon by 2024, and it also plans to land the first woman and first person of colour on the moon.

Why in News?Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are heading for a political confrontation over the Mekedatu drinking water project across river Cauvery.Mekedatu ProjectOriginally mooted in 1948: Mekedatu is a drinking water cum power generation project across river Cauvery.

Why in News?Recently, Tribals protested against the Centre’s Tapi-Par-Narmada link Project.Tapi-Par-Narmada Link ProjectIt was envisioned under the 1980 National Perspective Plan under the former Union Ministry of Irrigation and the Central Wat

Why in News?Recently, Rajya Sabha Chairman granted a three-month extension to the Standing Committee examining the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment), Bill, 2021.About:Intent: The Bill aims to raise the legal age of marriage of women in the country

Why in News?An International Criminal Court prosecutor has launched an investigation on the “situation in Ukraine” following Russia’s invasion.There is a reasonable basis to believe that both alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity ha