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Places of Worship Act

In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) frowned upon more and more petitions being filed, challenging the Places of Worship Act. Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 It underlines the need to protect the liberty of faith and worship. Objective: To provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship. […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 Core sector output expands by 12.7% (Indian Economy)  Know what are the Eight core sectors, their weightage, Index of Eight Core Industries & Index of Industrial Production (IIP). GS 2 1 New warning on all tobacco products soon (Governance) What are […]

11th Agriculture Census

In Context Recently, the Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) was launched. About A census of agriculture is a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, covering the whole or a significant part of the country. Agriculture Census is conducted every 5 years, which is being undertaken now after delay due […]

Trend on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India

In News India is rapidly emerging as a preferred country for foreign investments in the manufacturing sector. Recent Trend Total FDI Inflows: India received the highest annual FDI inflows of USD 84.835 billion in FY 21-22 overtaking last year’s FDI by USD 2.87 billion.  Top 5 sourcing nations for FDI equity flows into India in […]

India’s First Bullion Exchange

In Context The Prime Minister recently launched India’s first international bullion exchange – India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX)– in Gujarat. About The bullion exchange was launched at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in Gandhinagar. Bullion refers to physical gold and silver of high purity often kept in […]

Right to Information & Protection for Whistleblowers

In Context Recently, it was noted that since the implementation of the Right to Information Act (RTI), some 100 RTI activists across the country have been killed and several are harassed on a daily basis. Issue Bihar is turning out to be one of the most dangerous States for RTI activists despite being one of […]

Coffee (Promotion and Development Bill), 2022

In News Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is planning to replace the 80-year-old Coffee Act with the new Coffee (Promotion and Development Bill), 2022. About Shifting of Coffee Board: The government would not close the Coffee Board, but would rather shift it from the Ministry of Commerce to the Ministry of Agriculture, to […]

India’s Core Sectors

In Context The growth of eight core infrastructure sectors rose by 12.7% in June against 9.4% in the year-ago period. What are the Core Sector Industries? These core industries are considered as main or key industries of the economy and serve as the backbone of all other industries The eight-core sector industries include coal, crude […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3     1 Delhi High Court: Protect satire, right to comment on TV content part of free speech  (Governance)  Know about Delhi HC’s directions on encouraging and protecting “creative genre” of satire. Constitutional provisions surrounding the issue. Challenges and way ahead. GS […]

SCO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

In News Recently the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)’s Foreign Ministers’ meeting was concluded at Tashkent in Uzbekistan. Highlights of the event Expansion of SCO:  India welcomed the expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to include Iran. 2021 SCO summit in Dushanbe agreed for Iran to join.  Energy and food crisis: India also raised the […]