# RTI activists

• Bihar has proved to be hostile terrain for right to information (RTI) activists.

• As many as 20 RTI activists have been killed since 2010.

• The RTI act came into force in June 2005.

# Deshbhakti curriculum

• Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched the Aam aadmi party government’s Ambitious Deshbhakti curriculum to mark Shaheed-e-azam Bhagat singh’s birth anniversary.

• The curriculum launched at the Chhatrasal stadium, intended to bring the spirit of patriotism in each citizen.

• The curriculum will be rolled out from nursery to Class XII.

# Green energy

• The lockdowns slowed renewable energy installations in the country and the pace of such installation is lagging India’s 2022 target.

• This has been published in a report by the Institute for energy Economics and financial analysis (IEEFA), a research think tank.

• India has set a target to install 175 gigawatts of green energy by 2022 and 450 GW by 2030.

# Ordinance factory board

• The defence ministry has issued an order for the dissolution of the Ordnance factory board (OFB) with effect from October 1.

• Its assets, employees and management would be transferred to seven newly constituted defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs).

• This would mean the end of the OFB, the establishment of which was accepted by the British in 1775.

# Gold exchanges

• The securities and exchange board of India (SEBI), on Tuesday approved the framework for a gold exchange as well as for vault managers, facilitating trading in securities tied to the yellow metal.

• The markets regulator’s approval for the proposals made in the union budget paves the way for gold exchanges to be set up for trading in ” electronic gold receipts” (EGR) like in the case of other securities.