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Kangaroo Courts

In Context In a Dalit hamlet in Krishnagiri, a ‘kangaroo court’ undermines individuals’ right to love More about the Kangaroo Courts What is the kangaroo court? Oxford Dictionary defines it as “an unofficial court held by a group of people in order to try someone regarded, especially without good evidence, as guilty of a crime […]

Crimes against Tourists

In News Crimes against tourists and other foreign nationals appear to be on the rise in India. Key Findings Reported and unreported crimes: There have been various reported (and unreported) incidents of foreigners falling victim to crimes in our country.  For every crime committed against foreigners, there would be several others that go unreported for […]

BIMSTEC: a key to a new South Asian regional order

In News   In recent years, India seems to have moved its diplomatic energy away from SAARC to BIMSTEC.  About SAARC  The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established with the signing of the SAARC Charter in Dhaka on 8 December 1985.  SAARC comprises eight Member States: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1 RBI goes slow on rates, limits increase to 35 bps   (Economy) What are Repo rate and  Standing Deposit Facility? How RBI repo rate and Standing Deposit Facility hike can impact the economy ? GS 1 5 Festival of lights […]

SpaceTech Innovation Network (SpIN)

In News Recently, The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed an MoU with Social Alpha to launch SpaceTech Innovation Network (SpIN). More about the news About Social Alpha: Social Alpha is a multistage innovation curation and venture development platform for science and technology start-ups. About SpIN: Space entrepreneurship: SpIN is India’s first dedicated platform for […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3  3, 12& 15 Inflation war far from over: RBI hikes rate, lowers growth A higher peak  Reading monetary policy    (Economy) Know about the recent decision taken by Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), What is the significance of the […]

RBI’s monetary policy review Highlights

In News Recently the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unveiled its latest review of the monetary policy.  Major Highlights  In the reviewed policy the RBI has  Increase the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 35 basis points to 6.25 percent with immediate effect. Consequently, the […]

Koundinya wildlife sanctuary

In News An 18-member herd of all female elephants from the forests of Gudiyattam and Pernambattu of Tamil Nadu are currently on the prowl in the Koundinya wildlife sanctuary zone in Chittoor district, apparently “in search of mates” About Koundinya wildlife sanctuary It is located in Palamner – Kuppam forest ranges of Chittoor district of […]

Conjugal visits for prisoners

In News The State of Punjab has furthered the cause of the right to life and personal liberty of prisoners by allowing conjugal visits for inmates.  It is expected that this initiative will strengthen matrimonial bonds and ensure prisoners’ good conduct. About Conjugal Rights They are rights created by marriage, that is, the right of […]

ChatGPT

In News  Artificial Intelligence (AI) research company OpenAI announced ChatGPT, About  ChatGPT  ChatGPT is a prototype dialogue-based AI chatbot capable of understanding natural human language and generating impressively detailed human-like written text. It is the latest evolution of the GPT – or Generative Pre-Trained Transformer – family of text-generating AIs.  It is trained using a […]