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EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA)

In News Recently, the European Union (EU) has given final approval to online safety focused legislation which is an overhaul of the region’s social media and e-commerce rules. Key features of the Digital Services Act Faster removal of content:  As part of the overhaul, social media companies will have to add “new procedures for faster […]

International Year of Millets (IYOM) 2023

Context The department of agriculture & farmers welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost the initiative promoting millets towards the celebration of the International Year of Millets (IYOM)-2023. About Millets Umbrella term: Millets is a common term to categorize small-seeded […]

Parliament Committees

In News A recent revamp of the Standing Committees of Parliament could potentially worsen the relations between the government and opposition parties. Committees of Parliament About: Parliamentary Committees have their origins in the British Parliament.  A Parliamentary Committee is a panel of MPs that is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the […]

Financial Viability of Election Promises

In Context Recently, the Election Commission of India asked parties to explain how they plan to finance poll promises. More about the news About: The Election Commission of India wrote to parties proposing that they spell out ways and means of raising additional resources to finance the promises. EC also asked them to assess the […]

Chola Dynasty

In News A recently released film has focused on a fictional account of the 10th-century Chola dynasty. Cholas are known for their progressiveness, the architectural marvels and temples, the social setup of the time, and how cities were named after women. The era of the Cholas Region of power: The Chola kingdom stretched across present-day […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   3& 11   Made-in-India attack helicopters inducted; special moment: PM Modi Light Combat Helicopter inducted into Indian Air Force: its features, Capabilities (Defence) Know about the features  and significance of Light Combat Helicopters (LCH). GS 3 8 Sugarcane arrears to farmers […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1 Swedish scientist gets medicine Nobel for work on human evolution   (Science  and Technology) Know about Nobel Prizes and recent winners  for  Physiology or Medicine. GS 3 1 Govt. may lift AFSPA in 4 States after Naga peace pact ( […]

Live streamed proceedings make justice transparent

In News  Recently ,The Supreme Court enabled the live streaming of the hearing of cases.  It will run through the webcast of the National Informatics Centre (NIC).  About  In 2018 a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court allowed live-streaming in cases of constitutional and national importance.  Attorney General KK Venugopal, who has for long advocated […]

Trade and Development Report 2022: UNCTAD

In News Recently, according to the forecast by the UNCTAD, India’s economic growth is expected to decline to 5.7 per cent this year from 8.2 per cent in 2021.  Major Highlights of the report The country’s growth will further drop to 4.7% in 2023. Reasons being higher financing cost and weaker public expenditures. India experienced […]

ISRO’s Mangalyaan Mission

In News Recently, the ISRO confirmed that the Mars Orbiter craft has lost communication with ground station, it’s non-recoverable and with this the Mangalyaan mission has attained end-of-life. About Mangalyaan Mission Background The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) or Mangalyaan is a space probe launched by the Indian Space Research Organization in 2013. Features Mangalyaan was […]