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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

In News  Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber has been diagnosed with a condition called ‘Ramsay Hunt Syndrome’. What is the Ramsay Hunt syndrome? About:  It is a rare neurological disorder caused by the varicella-zoster virus of the human herpesvirus family.  It is characterised by facial paralysis and may also present as ear abnormalities, including ringing […]

Life Expectancy

In News India’s life expectancy at birth inched up to 69.7 in the 2015-19 period, well below the estimated global average life expectancy of 72.6 years.  It has taken almost ten years to add two years to life expectancy.  Major Points  Data shows that the gap between life expectancy at birth and life expectancy at […]

Places of Worship Act

In News The legal battle over the validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991 is gaining steam in the Supreme Court (SC). About  Several petitions have been filed in the top court questioning the law’s role in perpetuating the crimes of the barbaric invaders who built mosques after destroying temples centuries […]

National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment Report

In News Recently, the Union Minister of State released the second edition of the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021. About National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment Organisation: Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) had constituted the National eGovernance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA) in 2019. It is part of its mandate to boost the […]

“Footing the Bill” report :Oxfam International

In Context  Recently ,Oxfam International  released a report titled “Footing the Bill”. Major Findings  The UN requires eight times more financial support than 20 years ago to be able to provide humanitarian aid to low-income countries during climate-related disasters. Average annual extreme weather-related humanitarian funding appeals for 2000-2002 were at least $1.6 billion and rose […]

Utility of Rajya Sabha

In Context Recently ,it has been highlighted that Rajya Sabha will have a sobering effect on the decisions of the Lower House.  Objectives and Need Extensive debate took place in the Constituent Assembly regarding the utility or otherwise of a Second Chamber in Independent India and ultimately, it was decided to have a bicameral legislature […]

Online Gaming

In Context The Tamil Nadu government has recently taken steps to promulgate an ordinance against online gaming. Legislation related to online gaming in India: Gaming: Law laid down by the Supreme Court in 1957 (Chamarbaugwala cases) — competitive games of skill are business activities protected under Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution. Rummy and […]

Thailand Legalizes Marijuana

In News Recently, Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana. It became the first Asian country to remove the ban on this drug. More about the news The Thailand government is promoting cannabis for medical use only. It also issued a warning for those eager to light up for fun smoking in public.  […]

India and Gulf region

In News  Recently ,Government suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal, following comments they had made about Islam and the Prophet.  The move came after three countries in the Gulf region had summoned the Indian ambassadors to their nations to register their protest, and demanded a public apology […]

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)

In News Recently, the Union Finance Minister stated that Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) was of great success, citing a study by an Indian School of Business professor. PMGKY was announced in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. More about the study PMGKY has reduced the probability of people consuming less food by 76% and […]