Yearly Archives: 2022
India’s Vision For Indo-Pacific
In News Recently, the Defence Minister of India stated that India has emerged as a regional power and net security provider in the Indo-Pacific. Key Points India’s capacity to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to its citizens as well as regional partners has grown in recent years. India has strengthened multilateral partnerships through engagement […]
Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
In News The Union Government has stopped pre-matric scholarships for students from classes 1 to 8 belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Communities (OBC), and minority communities from the academic year 2022-23. The rationale behind the move The government explained that these students are covered under the Right to Education (RTE) […]
Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 5 Pre-matric scholarship for minority students: Class 1-8 out, only Class 9-10 (Welfare Scheme) Know about Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme, its objectives and recent developments GS 2 5 Standoff: Govt returns 19 names that Collegium sent, Supreme Court had reiterated 10 (Judiciary ) […]
Doubling the court strength & pendency of cases
In Context The Supreme Court recently said that increasing the number of judges will not reduce the problem of the pendency of cases. More about the news About the Public Interest Litigation (PIL): According to the PIL, “doubling” the number of judges in the High Courts and the district judiciary was a rather “simplistic” solution […]
Exercise Yudh Abhyas & other bilateral exercises
In Context The Indian Army is currently engaged in bilateral exercises with five countries underway both inside and outside the country meant to improve interoperability. About the exercises The 18th edition of India-U.S. Army exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ which is underway at Auli in Uttarakhand, about 100 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC), has […]
WHO will now call monkeypox ‘mpox’
In News The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that it would start using the term “mpox” for monkeypox, which has infected about 80,000 people in the first major outbreak of the viral disease outside Africa that began early this summer. The disease spread mainly in the Americas including the United States and Europe, primarily among […]
Perennial Rice (PR23)
Context Recently, researchers at the Yunnan University (China) have developed a variety of perennial rice named PR23 by crossbreeding regular annual rice Oryza sativa with a wild perennial variety from Africa. In 2021, the variety was grown by more than 44,000 farmers in southern China. Background Rice is a staple crop that feeds an estimated […]
Blyth’s Tragopan
In News The forest officials in Manipur have been scanning “gambling dens” following reports of wild animals – dead or alive – being offered as prizes for raffle draws. About People are buying raffle draw tickets ranging from ?100 to ?500 to try their luck to win exotic meat. Apart from wild boars and deer, […]
Fujiwhara Effect
In News Recently, two cyclones, namely super typhoon Hinnamnor & tropical storm Gardo started hovering around the central line between them, showcasing the Fujiwhara Effect. About the Fujiwhara Effect Definition: The Fujiwhara Effect is any interaction between tropical storms formed around the same time in the same ocean region with their centers or eyes at […]
Editorial Analysis
- Integrated and Sustainable Multimodal Transport Systems in Indian Cities
- India’s SDG Focus & Its Human Development Issues
- India-Canada Diplomatic Fallout
- A Food-Sufficient India Needs to be Hunger-free Too
- Ensuring Social Safety Net for the Gig Worker