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Technology is no panacea for Custodial Deaths

In Context  The recent spate of custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu has yet again highlighted the methods used by the police during interrogation. What is Custodial Death ? It is widely referred to as death that happens to a person who is under trial or has already been convicted of a crime. It can be […]

Anthrax

In News  After finding several carcasses of wild boar, Kerala health officials confirmed the presence of anthrax What is Anthrax? Anthrax, also known as malignant pustule or woolsorter’s disease. It is a serious infectious disease caused by gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis.  It occurs naturally in soil and commonly affects domestic and wild […]

Aggravation of undernutrition in India : Inter-ministerial committee

In Context  Recently ,Inter-ministerial committee has observed that Covid-19 pandemic is likely to have “aggravated the silent crisis” of undernutrition in India About the committee  The inter-ministerial committee includes officials from the Ministry of Food, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Women and Child Development, and the Ministry of Education, as well as scientists […]

India-Russia Defence Cooperation

In News As the war in Ukraine stretches over four months with no end in sight, it has given rise to apprehensions on Russia’s ability to adhere to timely deliveries of spares and hardware.  India -Russia Defence Ties India was reliant, almost solely on the British, and other Western nations for its arms imports immediately […]

Rights of transgendered persons in India

In Context The ruling in National Legal Services Authority (NLSA) v. Union Of India, famously known as the NALSA Case, has far-reaching implications.  The judgement of the NALSA Case: Legal Recognition for Third Gender:  The Court directed Centre and State Governments to grant legal recognition of gender identity whether it be male, female or third-gender. […]

Road Safety

In News The United Nations held a high-level meeting on Global Road Safety to review the progress and challenges and a new analytical series on road safety was recently published in The Lancet. Key Highlight of the report Routinely wearing helmets and seat belts, obeying speed limits, and avoiding driving drunk could save between 347,000 […]

India-Tajikistan Relations

In News Recently India’s Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences held a bilateral meeting with the Minister for Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan. About The discussion was based on water resources research, with a particular focus on Glacier monitoring and understanding, Non-conventional Energy, etc.  Few other issues like the […]

Election of the Vice President

In Context The Election Commission announced that the election to the office of the vice-president of India would be held on August 6.  Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu’s term will end on August 10. About Vice President of India  The Vice-President of India is the second highest constitutional office in the country. Term: He serves for a […]

Abortion Law in India

In Context The 2021 amendment to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act fails to address some issues . Origin of abortion law in India In the 1960s, in the wake of a high number of induced abortions taking place, the Union government ordered the constitution of the Shantilal Shah Committee to deliberate on the legalisation […]

World Drug Report 2022

In News UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s released World Drug Report 2022. Highlights of the report Continued growth in drug production and trafficking: Cocaine manufacture was at a record high in 2020, growing 11 per cent from 2019 to 1,982 tons.  Cocaine seizures also increased, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, to a record 1,424 […]