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Inheritance of Property Bill, 2021

In Context  The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) is scheduled to introduce the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Khasi Inheritance of Property Bill, 2021. Khasi community and their  inheritance of property They are  people of the Kh?si and Jaintia hills of the state of Megh?laya in India.  They speak the Mon-Khmer language of the Austroasiatic […]

Climate Vulnerability Index: CEEW

In News Recently, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has carried out a first-of-its-kind district-level climate vulnerability assessment, or Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI). About CEEW is an environmental think tank. The index is published in a report titled “Mapping India’s Climate Vulnerability – A District-level Assessment”. In this index, CEEW has analysed 640 districts […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 90% with Covid antibodies in Delhi’s latest sero survey (Health) What are antibodies? What is sero survey? What does the current trend signify? GS 2 1 China’s unilateral decision to bring new land border law is of concern to us: India […]

16th East Asia Summit

In News Recently, the Indian Prime Minister spoke about Global Value Chains, during ASEAN – East Asia Summit virtual summit on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit with the leaders. 16th East Asia Summit Hosted by: Brunei as EAS and ASEAN Chair. Overall Focus:  Importance of a resilient global value chain was highlighted.  Discussed about […]

Drone Traffic Management Policy Framework

In News The Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified a traffic management policy framework for drones. It envisages private, third-party service providers for ensuring safe operations. The framework has been issued under the Drone Rules 2021. About the Framework Established Unmanned Traffic Management Service Providers(UTMSP): It will extend automated, algorithm-driven software services instead of voice […]

Nag River Revitalization Project

In News The Nag River revitalization project has been approved by the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC). About Nag River Revitalization Project Conceptualized by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and is an ambitious project for the region of Nagpur. Nag river flows through Nagpur city, hence giving it the name. It is now […]

United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

In Context India is committed to respecting the rights of all nations as laid down in the UNCLOS. About United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) It is an international treaty that was adopted and signed in 1982.  It replaced the four Geneva Conventions of April 1958, which respectively concerned the territorial […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1&9   SC sets up committee to examine Pegasus allegations   Pegasus before the security cart (Cyber Security) Why was the Supreme Court appointed an independent expert technical committee overseen by a former apex court judge? recent updates in this context, […]

Open Network for Digital Commerce

In News  Recently the Minister of Commerce has reviewed the Open Network for Digital Commerce. This initiative is seen as a step towards ending the dominance of platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart.  These platforms have been accused by the minister of wielding monopoly power and breaking the law. Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) […]

‘Podu’ Land Issue

In News  Recently, the Telangana government has decided to move landless, non-tribal farmers engaged in shifting cultivation (‘Podu’ ) inside forests to peripheral areas as it looks to combat deforestation.  About the ‘Podu’ Land Issue Podu lands are the lands tilled by tribal people in forests. Telangana government has red-flagged encroachment of forests by non-tribals, […]