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Rising Sea Level

In News The ‘State of the Global Climate 2022’ report released by WMO highlighted that sea level is rising at an unprecedented rate. More about Report The rate of global mean sea-level [GSML] rise has doubled in three decades i.e., rate of sea-level rise was 2.27 mm/year in 1993-2002, it shot up to 4.62 mm/year […]

Scope of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) Framework

In News India is pressing for expanding the scope of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) at the G20 to include non-financial assets, like real estate properties, under the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) among OECD countries. The rationale behind India’s Demand  As per the OECD’s Tax Transparency report, amid the current geopolitical and debt crisis, […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 11 SC modifies order on eco-sensitive zone around national parks, sanctuaries (Environment) Know about  Eco-Sensitive Zones? Purpose And  SC observations in this context    GS 3 15 Why Chhattisgarh,why now  (Internal Security)   What is the current Left Wing Extremism( LWE) situation […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 6   SC modifies  order on ESZ around protected forests (Environment) What are Eco-Sensitive Zones? Why are Eco-Sensitive Zones created? And  SC judgment in this context    GS 2 8 The challenge of reviving a sense of fraternity  (Polity and Governance) What […]

The Terror Challenge in Poonch

In News Recently, an ambush on an Army truck killed five soldiers in Poonch. Three other major incidents including the Poonch incident took place in the last six months, within kilometres of each other in the Rajouri-Poonch area.  The incident highlights the importance of securing the border districts of Poonch and Rajouri to the overall […]

Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam

In News The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the closing ceremony of Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam via video conferencing. About Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam The genesis of the programme lies in the vision of the Prime Minister of promoting the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat through initiatives which bring out and help rediscover the age-old […]

Mahila Samman Saving Certificate Account

In News The Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs opened a Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC) account. About Mahila Samman Savings Certificate Scheme It is a new small savings scheme launched specifically for female investors and was announced in Budget 2023 to promote investment among women.  Accounts opened under this scheme […]

Left Wing Extremism(LWE) Situation in India

In News  Ten personnel of the Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) were reported killed in an IED attack by Maoists in the state’s Dantewada district. Reasons for recent attacks  The timing of the attack fits with the Maoist strategy of heightened military activity and more attacks on security forces every summer.  The CPI(Maoist) carries […]

Quasars

In News The collision of two galaxies likely ignites quasars, the new study published in journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society highlighted. The collisions were discovered when researchers, using deep imaging observations from the Isaac Newton Telescope in La Palma. What are Quasars? A quasar (also known as a QSO or quasi-stellar object) […]

SC’s Modified Judgment on Eco-sensitive Zones

In News  The Supreme Court has recently modified its judgment to have mandatory eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) around protected forests. More about the news The previous judgment of SC:  On June 3, 2022, the apex court had ordered the 1-km buffer zone for protected areas to act as a “shock absorber”. Its judgment was to have […]