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Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022

In News  The Lok Sabha passed the Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022. About the Bill The Bill amends the Family Courts Act, 1984.   The Act allows state governments to establish Family Courts  by States to deal with disputes related to family and marriage The central government is empowered to notify dates for the Act to […]

Modhera Sun Temple

In Context The Ahmedabad Railway Station at Kalupur in Ahmedabad City will be developed on the theme of Modhera Sun Temple in the next five years. Modhera Sun Temple Modhera Sun Temple is located in Mehsana, neighbouring Ahmedabad district. Built in the 11th century during the Chalukya dynasty in honour of the Sun God, it […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Can promises of ‘irrational’ poll freebies be curbed, SC asks govt. (Polity and Governance)   What are freebies ? the Arguments in Favour of Freebies,Problems with Freebies and suggest  ways to address them . GS 3  4 Karnataka HC notice to […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Ask finance panel if possible to check freebies: SC to government   Battle lines harden as 19 Opposition MPs suspended from Rajya Sabha for a week   (Polity and Governance)   What are freebies ? the Arguments in Favour of Freebies,Problems […]

Lignin-Based CdS Dots

In News Recently, a research team from the DBT-CIAB (Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing), Mohali, has developed an antimicrobial coating from agricultural waste called L@CdS QDs (quantum dots).  About L@CdS QDs Lignin is is a complex, woody biopolymer that gives mechanical support to plants and helps transport water and nutrients. Post-harvest, lignin is left […]

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

In News Recently, Scientists from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released the first pieces of the multispectral maps made by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM).  About NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Launch: It was launched in 2005 and reached Mars in 2006. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been mapping minerals […]

Insider Trading

In News  Several Indian-origin persons have been charged in the US with insider trading in two separate alleged schemes in which they made more than five million dollars in illegal profits. About Insider trading It basically refers to the buying, selling or trading of shares or other securities (such as bonds or stock options) of […]

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

In Context Recently, India slammed the move by Pakistan and China to involve third countries in CPEC projects. More about the news About: China and Pakistan extended a welcome to any country joining the multi-billion dollar economic corridor for “mutual beneficial cooperation”. This proposal was made at a meeting of the CPEC Joint Working Group […]

Lumpy Skin Disease

In News  More than 1,500 animals, mainly cows and buffaloes, have died in Gujarat due to the infectious lumpy skin disease, which has spread in 14 districts of the State. About Lumpy Skin Disease It is caused by infection of cattle or  buffalo with the poxvirus Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). The virus is one […]

Flag Code of India

In News  The Flag Code of India is a set of laws and conventions concerning the use, display, and hoisting of the Indian national flag in the country. Before the 2002 code was introduced, the display of the national flag was governed by provisions of The Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, […]