In News Recently, the annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was released. More about the news About NPR: The NPR, first prepared in 2010 and updated in 2015 by collecting information of all usual residents of the country. The report said that the NPR is prepared under various provisions of the Citizenship […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1, 12& 15 Quota for general poor gets top court seal The poverty test 4 questions in EWS judgment (Polity and Governance) Know about Supreme Court’s recent observations on One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019,implications, earlier judicial responses to reservation policies […]
In News By a majority of 3:2, a five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the Constitution (103rd) Amendment, which came into effect in January 2019. About 103rd Amendment The 103rd Amendment, passed by Parliament in 2019, had inserted Articles 15(6) and 16(6) in the Constitution to provide up to 10 […]
In News In recent years, there is now a certain ‘cold peace’ between India and Pakistan relations. More about the news: India-Pakistan relations have entered an age of minimalism: There is very little bilateral contact today, even fewer expectations of a bilateral breakthrough. And yet, there is a certain ‘cold peace’ between the traditional […]
In News The Gujarat government had decided to form a committee for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state. Gujarat is the state after Uttarakhand to constitute a committee of experts on the UCC. Origin of Uniform Civil Code The origin of the UCC dates back to colonial India when the […]
In News The President of India has greeted fellow-citizens on the eve of Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti. About Guru Nanak Jayanti It is also known as Gurpurab and is the most important festival for the followers of the religion of Sikhism as the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev. The festival […]
In News Recently, the World Meteorological Organisation unveiled a five-year programme to set up early warning systems across the world to save lives and minimise destruction from the growing number of climate disasters. WMO is taking forward the initiative of the India-backed Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). What is Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure […]
About Recently, the Centre amended the Electoral Bond Scheme to grant itself the power to spell out an extra fortnight of electoral bond sales in years About scheme The Government has notified the scheme of Electoral Bonds to cleanse the system of political funding in the country. Features : Electoral Bond would be a bearer […]
In News A recent survey has revealed that even 6 years after demonetisation, people prefer cash transactions, especially in real estate deals. Key Findings Purpose of Demonetisation: The process of demonetisation was conducted six years ago in order to curb the circulation of black money. Failed Move: The step has faltered in the long run, […]
In Context The Malaria vaccine named RTS,S/AS01 (Mosquirix) has modest efficacy and reduces severe Malaria cases by only about 30 per cent after four doses given to children under age 5. It still provides significant public health benefits, and could save thousands of lives every year. About the vaccines RTS,S/AS01 was developed by GlaxoSmithKline for […]