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Climate Finance

In News Recently, the UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) released a report regarding mobilisation of climate finance. More about the news Issue of climate finance: Over the last few years, developed countries have insisted upon two points on the issue of climate finance.  First, they maintain that their commitment is to reach the target […]

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)

In News Recently, the Delhi High Court has remarked that POCSO Act is to protect children from sexual exploitation and not meant to criminalise consensual romantic relationships between young adults. The court’s observation came while granting bail to a boy who married a 17-year-old girl and was subsequently apprehended under the Protection of Children from […]

Need for Data Localisation

In News There is always a tussle going on between the need of data localisation requirements and issues associated with it. What is Data localisation? Data localization is the practice of keeping data within the region it originated from.  Countries mandate data that are created within their borders to remain stored within its territorial boundaries. […]

Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease and Nutrition (ASCODD)

In News Recently, the 16th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease and Nutrition (ASCODD) was held at Kolkata.  Key Points Theme: “Prevention and control of cholera, typhoid and other enteric diseases in low and middle-income countries through community participation: beyond the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic”. Focus Areas: Epidemiology of cholera and typhoid Roadmap to end Cholera by 2030, […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1 5 Modi says Bengaluru city will be developed the way Kempe Gowda envisaged (History) Learn facts related to Kempe Gowda  GS 2 6 In EWS verdict, a discrimination antithetical to equality (Polity and Governance) Know about the EWS verdict of Supreme Court […]

Climate Finance

In News  Recently ,At COP27 ,India insisted on a higher global climate finance target by 2024. About Climate finance  Climate finance refers to local, national or transnational financing—drawn from public, private and alternative sources of financing—that seeks to support mitigation and adaptation actions that will address climate change.  The Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the […]

Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi & Remission of Sentence

In News The Supreme Court recently set free all the six convicts serving life terms for the assassination in 1991 of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The six convicts are: Nalini, Ravichandran, Jayakumar, Suthenthiraraja @ Santhan, Murugan and Robert Pius. The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, […]

Self-reliance in the Defence Sector

In News Recently concluded DefExpo22 exposed the need for India to acquire self-reliance in the defence sector. More about the news Need of self-reliance in the defence sector: National security: Even as India aspires to become a $5-trillion economy, it is evident that it faces many national security inadequacies.  Dependency on foreign suppliers: The high […]

A Court of the Future

In News Recently, some experts envisaged a need to revamp the judiciary system in India.  Introduction British colonial legacy: The Indian judicial system follows the common law system based on recorded judicial precedents as inherited from the British colonial legacy.  Hierarchy: The court system of India comprises the Supreme Court of India, the High Courts […]

Draft Telecom Bill

In Context Various industry groups and tech companies have recently commented on the proposed telecom Bill. More about the news Recently the government released the draft of “The Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022”. In the draft government proposes significant changes like Provisions for waiving off dues for financially stressed operators,  Bringing over-the-top (OTT) platforms within the […]