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Crisis in India’s criminal justice system

In News  Recently ,a division bench of the Supreme Court of India in Satender Kumar Antil vs CBI laid down fresh guidelines on arrests in order to have strict compliance with the provisions of Section 41 and 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.  These guidelines are in addition to the earlier ones which […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 President  Droupadi Murmu (Polity and Governance)   Know about the President of India and Powers and responsibilities of the President.   GS 3 1   Govt data: FEMA, PMLA cases triple in first 3 yrs of NDA-II versus NDA-I (Economy) Know […]

Private Sector Investment in Space Industry

In Context Recently, the government is seen making efforts to increase private sector participation in the space industry. More about the news The Indian government would soon come up with a new space policy that could initiate the rise of India’s own “SpaceX-like ventures”. SpaceX is Elon Musk’s private space transportation company. Significance of the […]

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, […]

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 […]

Bank Nationalisation

In News Recently, it was the 53rd anniversary of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi nationalising 14 banks. Background on nationalisation of Banks History: The Congress government had nationalised 14 banks in 1969 and then followed it up with nationalising another 6 in 1980. Nationalisation essentially meant that the government took over the ownership of certain private […]

Monkeypox

In News Recently, the World Health Organisation has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a ‘public health emergency of international concern‘ (PHEIC). About Declaring a global emergency means the monkeypox outbreak is an “extraordinary event” that could spill over into more countries and requires a coordinated global response. The WHO had previously declared emergencies for public […]

Role of media & Kangaroo Courts

In Context Recently, Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said that the media is running “kangaroo courts” in India. More about the news Kangaroo Courts and justice delivery: The Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana said that the kangaroo courts being run by the media are detrimental to the health of the country’s democracy. […]

5G & Fiberization in India

In News Recently, India is preparing to auction off about 72 GHz of airwaves to roll out 5G services in the country. Fiberisation The process of connecting radio towers with each other via optical fibre cables is called fiberisation. A fiber optic cable is a network cable that contains strands of glass fibers inside an […]