News In March 2023, a mass shooting occurred in a school in Nashville (in Tennessee, United States) killing 7 people. The attack was America’s 129th mass shooting of 2023. Also, the Punjab Government cancelled the 813 gun licenses across the state in a bid to clamp down on the “gun culture” in the state. Gun […]
In News The Union government removes the reservation for Muslims in the OBC category in Karnataka. About Previously, Muslims were given 4% reservation under Category 2B on grounds of being socially and educationally backward. The government divided this reservation equally among Vokkaligas and Veerashaiva-Lingayats, creating new categories of 2C and 2D, respectively. This resulted in […]
In News National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), a non-for-profit company, under the aegis of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), successfully organised a 2-day event (27-28th March) on Universal Acceptance Day to drive collaborative efforts for an inclusive and multilingual internet in India. Key points Celebrated globally on 28th March. This inaugural UA […]
In Context Recent proceedings in the Supreme Court have put the spotlight on the mode of execution in death penalty cases. Death penalty About: It is the highest degree of punishment that can be awarded to an individual under specified penal law in force. It is a legally backed instrument used by the state to […]
In News Recently, transgender women have been barred from competing in the female category by World Athletics (WA)(the international governing body for track and field) Major Points WA has followed the path of FINA, the international swimming federation, which enforced a similar ban in June last year. The ban & research: Transgender women who have […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In News Recently, the Prime Minister launched the ‘Call Before u Dig’ (CBuD) app, to tackle Uncoordinated digging and excavation. About The Call Before u Dig mobile application, an initiative of the Department of Telecommunications aims to prevent damage to underlying assets like optical fibre cables that occurs because of uncoordinated digging and excavation It […]
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