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Ban on the two-finger Test

In Context Recently, the Supreme Court declared that any person conducting the ‘two-finger test’ on rape or sexual assault survivors will be found guilty of misconduct.  More about the News Court’s Recent verdict: The court said that the test is “regressive and invasive” and has “no scientific basis as it neither proves nor disapproves allegations […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Take criticism of Collegium in positive light, must improve: Justice Chandrachud (Polity and Governance) Know about Supreme Court’s Collegium system,Criticism and Way Ahead   GS 2 1 Global South in acute pain, return to table: Jaishankar to Russia (International Relations) What […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2/3 4 83 cases under UAPA registered since 2005, Delhi Police tells HC ( Governance/Internal Security) Know about Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA),Aim,Issues and Way Ahead   GS 1 4 Ranthambore fest to be held after considering impact on wildlife: NGT   (Art […]

India’s G20 presidency and Food Security

In Context  Global and regional food security have been deliberated upon as one of the priority agendas of the G20 for many years now. About G20  It is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing economies.  The G20 comprises 19 countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, […]

Garuda VII

Context Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF) are participating in ‘Garuda VII’ at Air Force Station Jodhpur. About The first, third and fifth editions of Garuda VII were conducted in India in 2003, 2006 and 2014 at Air Force Stations Gwalior, Kalaikunda and Jodhpur, respectively. The second, fourth and sixth […]

‘Greenwashing’

In News Recently ,the UN Secretary General warned companies and other non-state entities pursuing net-zero goals to not indulge in “greenwashing” About Greenwashing  Greenwashing presents a false picture of the progress being made on the climate change front, thereby pushing the world towards disaster, while at the same time rewarding entities for irresponsible behaviour. Issues: […]

New species of estuarine crab “Pseudohelice annamalai”

In News  Researchers have discovered a new species of estuarine crab at the mangroves of Parangipettai near the Vellar River estuary in Cuddalore district. Image Courtesy :TH About Pseudo Helice annamalai” The species has been named Pseudohelice annamalai in recognition of Annamalai University’s 100 years of service in education and research.  This is the first […]

Xenotransplantation

In News  According to Scientists , Genetically modified pig hearts took longer than usual to beat for human receivers. They have to figure out what that means and how this would affect the xenotransplant after many months and years. About Xenotransplantation Image Courtesy:FDA Xenotransplantation is any procedure that involves the transplantation, implantation or infusion into […]

India’s First Privately developed Launch Vehicle: Vikram-S

In News  Hyderabad-based Skyroot’s Vikram-S is all set to make its maiden flight from the country’s only spaceport in Sriharikota making it India’s first privately developed launch vehicle. The mission is code named ‘Prarambh’.  About the Prarambh mission It will mark the beginning of private sector launches in India. The development of privately built rockets […]

Mother Tongue Survey of India

In News The Ministry of Home Affairs recently completed the Mother Tongue Survey of India (MTSI) with a field video of the country’s 576 languages. The NIC and the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) will be documenting and preserving the linguistic data of the surveyed mother tongues in audio-video files. What is the MTSI? The […]