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Vedic Heritage portal

In News The Union Home Minister recently inaugurated the Vedic Heritage portal in New Delhi. He also inaugurated a virtual museum — ‘Kala Vaibhav’ — built by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA). About  Veidic heritage portal and a virtual museum — ‘Kala Vaibhav’ — built by the Indira Gandhi National Centre […]

Sharda Peeth

In News Recently, Home Minister e-inaugurated Mata Sharda Devi temple near LoC in J&K’s Kupwara. About The Home Minister mentioned that the Indian government will make attempts to build a corridor to Sharda Peeth in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, like the Kartarpur corridor, so that devotees can participate in the Shardha Yatra. Sharda Peeth temple Location: […]

IPCC Report on India’s Afforestation Policy

In Context Recently the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was released. Report statement on India’s afforestation policy The report states that not degrading existing ecosystems in the first place will do more to lower the impact of the climate crisis than restoring ecosystems that have been destroyed. It is speaking […]

Scholarship Schemes

In News Recently, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment highlighted the funds spent on the scholarship schemes by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. About In the first nine months of the financial year 2022-23, the Ministry was able to spend only 1% of its allocation for a pre-matric scholarship scheme […]

Online Gambling in India

In News Tamil Nadu Assembly re-adopts Bill against online gambling About The Tamil Nadu Assembly has recently re-adopted the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022. The Bill was tabled again in the House after Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi returned it previously saying it was ultra vires of […]

What is Defamation Law?

In Context Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname. What is Defamation? Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results […]

World Happiness Report 2023

In News Recently, the 11th edition of the World Happiness Report was released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). World Happiness Report Published ever since 2012 by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The World Happiness Report is based on two key ideas: Happiness or life evaluation measured through opinion surveys, and  […]

Food Irradiation

In News The Centre is planning to irradiate onions with Gamma rays before sending them into cold storage on a pilot basis. Irradiation prevents sprouting and thus brings down post-harvest losses. What is Food Irradiation? Food irradiation is used in food processing to help ensure food safety. In food irradiation, ionizing radiation uses electricity, x-rays […]

India’s Quest for 6G Network

In News Recently, the Prime Minister launched the Bharat 6G vision document and The 6G Testbed as part of its 6G mission. About The 6G Testbed will provide academic institutions, industries, start-ups, and MSMEs, and industry, among others, a platform to test and validate evolving ICT technologies.. Bharat 6G vision document is prepared by the […]

China Solomon Island Relation

In News A Chinese state company has reportedly bagged the multi-million dollar contract to redevelop an international port in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. China is continuing its expansionist policies in the Greater Pacific region.  About The move has since sparked concerns from the United States and Australia which perceive it as China’s […]