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Death Penalty

In News The Supreme Court referred to a Constitution Bench on the question of how to provide accused in death penalty cases a “meaningful, real and effective” hearing of their mitigating circumstances before a trial judge. About Considered Mitigation Investigator: Earlier this year, the court, while reducing the death sentence awarded to a Madhya Pradesh […]

CBI Functioning and CVC

In News The Supreme court has been criticising the CBI for its “actions and inactions” on several occasions and flagged fundamental problems with the functioning of the agency. Efforts to restructure law-enforcement agencies The struggle to free elite law-enforcement agencies such as the CBI and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) from the stranglehold of governments and […]

Impact of Climate Change on Monsoon

In Context Monsoon in India has undergone several changes over the recent years, especially on account of climate change.  More about the news The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has sighted that 2022 has seen the second highest extreme events since 1902.  Persistence of intense La Nina conditions,  The abnormal warming of East Indian Ocean,  Negative […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 Quotas: Govt to set up panel to study status of Scheduled Castes converts to Christianity and Islam (Polity and Governance) Know about the government’s decision to constitute a national commission to study the social, economic and educational status of members of […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1   Net direct tax kitty crosses ?7 lakh crore  (Economy) Know about Taxation system in India and Government Initiatives in this context .:   GS 2 1 Lumpy skin disease virus different from 2019 version   (Health) Learn facts related […]

22nd Summit of the SCO

In News  Recently,Samarkand hosted the 22nd Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation for its member states and Council of Heads  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the SCO Summit was cancelled in the last two years. Samarkand  It is located in the Zarefshan River valley in the Southeastern region of Uzbekistan. The name Samarkand is derived […]

UNSC resolution 1267

In News Recently, China blocked a joint India-U.S. attempt to put a Pakistan-based terrorist on the UN Security Council’s 1267 list, placing a hold on the proposal to add Lashkar-e-Taiba ‘commander’ Sajid Mir, who is wanted for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, as well as attacks in the U.S. and Denmark. About    The UNSC resolution […]

Eklavya Model Residential Schools

In Context The Eklavya Model Residential Schools have been facing teacher shortage.  About 4,000 teachers have been appointed across the 378 schools, of which nearly 70 per cent are either contractual teachers or on deputation from state government schools. Shortage of Teachers According to the guidelines issued to states in 2020 by NESTS, each school […]

Asiatic Caracal

In News  The Caracal is struggling to survive, although both species (Cheetahs) had a similar distribution in the past.  The caracal is on the verge of extinction in India and it is essential to find suitable areas to conserve it About Asiatic caracal  Scientific Name: Caracall caracal schmitzi  It is an elusive medium-sized and locally […]

Lumpy Skin Disease Virus

In News  The Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) Virus that has killed at least 50,000 cattle in India this year may be structurally different from the version of the virus prevalent in India in 2019. It is raising questions on whether the new vaccine being developed for safeguarding cattle may be adequately protective. Lumpy Skin Disease […]