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Mahaparinirvan Diwas

In News Recently, Prime Minister paid  homage to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Diwas. Mahaparinirvan Diwas December 6 is observed as the Mahaparinirvan Diwas, or the death anniversary, of Dr BR Ambedkar, the Father of the Indian Constitution. Parinirvan can be translated as ‘nirvana’ after death, or freedom from the cycles of life and death.  […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2  3 Russia’s request for parts linked to talks before Ukraine war began: Jaishankar (International Relations) What are key features of a comprehensive migration and mobility partnership between India and Germany? GS 2 3 SC: Purpose of charity should not be conversion, allurement […]

Open Standard Digital Trunking Radio System’ (OS-DTRS)

In News The  Delhi Police is set to design, install and supply the ‘Open Standard Digital Trunking Radio System’ (OS-DTRS) and will phase out the current tetranet wireless network services.  About OS-DTRS The project will cost close to Rs 100 crore and it will be a more efficient internal communication system, aimed at a faster […]

Navy Day

In News Recently, The Indian Navy celebrated Navy Day for the first time outside Delhi, in Visakhapatnam. About Navy day The Navy day is celebrated each year on December 4 to acknowledge the role of the service and to also commemorate the navy’s achievements in `Operation Trident’ during the Indo-Pak war of 1971. Significance:  The […]

Criminality in the Indian political system

In Context  Criminality in politics is an issue that has long been debated in many forums. About  Criminalization of Politics  It means the participation of criminals in politics. This means that persons with criminal backgrounds contest in the election and get selected as a member of parliament or state legislature Major Reasons  Criminalization of political […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2  3 First key meet on G20 kicks off, focus on debt, inflation, slowdown (International Groupings) What is G20 and its objectives?What is India’s agenda as the G20 President?   GS 3 9 In a first navy day celebrated outside Delhi; the president […]

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Context Recently, the Prime Minister paid tributes to India’s first President Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary on 3rd December 2022.  About Dr. Rajendra Prasad Birth: He was born on 3rd December 1884 in the Siwan district of Bihar.  Education: He joined the famed Calcutta Presidency College in 1902. After completing his Master’s degree in […]

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) +

In News OPEC+ agreed to stick to its oil output targets at a meeting. About OPEC: Founded in 1960, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) initially comprised Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela as its founding members to ‘unify and co-ordinate its member nations’ petroleum policies in order to secure a regular supply […]

India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide

In Context Recently, the NGO Oxfam India released ‘India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide’. Report highlights Data from CMIE: The report analyses the primary data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE) household survey held from Jan 2018 to Dec 2021. Indian Women internet users: Indian women are 15 percent less likely to own a […]

Indo-French Partnership on Kaziranga Project

In Context Some measures at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam will form the cornerstone of an Indo-French initiative. Measures With French and Indian technical and financial support, the Indo-Pacific Parks Partnership will facilitate partnership activities for interesting natural parks of the Indo-Pacific region.  These activities include biodiversity conservation, wildlife management and engagement with local […]