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World AIDS Day

In News Every year December 1st is observed as World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day 2022 About: The World Health Organization (WHO) founded World AIDS Day on December 1 in 1988. It aims to promote information sharing between local and national authorities, international organisations, and private citizens. “Equalize” is this year’s World AIDS Day theme. […]

Delimitation exercise of J&K

In News Recently, the Supreme Court questioned petitioners about the reason for not challenging the constitutional validity of a specific provision in the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act. More about the news Delimitation exercise in question: A provision in the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 that confers the Delimitation Commission with the power to […]

Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme

In News The Union Government has stopped pre-matric scholarships for students from classes 1 to 8 belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Communities (OBC), and minority communities from the academic year 2022-23. The rationale behind the move  The government explained that these students are covered under the Right to Education (RTE) […]

India’s Vision For Indo-Pacific

In News Recently, the Defence Minister of India stated that India has emerged as a regional power and net security provider in the Indo-Pacific. Key Points India’s capacity to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to its citizens as well as regional partners has grown in recent years. India has strengthened multilateral partnerships through engagement […]

Doubling the court strength & pendency of cases

In Context The Supreme Court recently said that increasing the number of judges will not reduce the problem of the pendency of cases. More about the news About the Public Interest Litigation (PIL): According to the PIL, “doubling” the number of judges in the High Courts and the district judiciary was a rather “simplistic” solution […]

WHO will now call monkeypox ‘mpox’

In News The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that it would start using the term “mpox” for monkeypox, which has infected about 80,000 people in the first major outbreak of the viral disease outside Africa that began early this summer. The disease spread mainly in the Americas including the United States and Europe, primarily among […]

Mumbai Measles Outbreak

In News Recently, Mumbai has seen a surge in measles cases. As per WHO data nearly 40 million children globally had missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021. As a result, there were an estimated nine million measles cases and 1, 28,000 deaths. Why has Mumbai seen a surge in measles-related cases? Poverty, poor hygiene […]

Kuki-Chin Refugees

In News The Mizoram Cabinet has approved the setting up of temporary shelters and other amenities for Bangladeshi Kuki-Chin refugees. Mizoram shares a 318 km-long international border with Bangladesh. Mizoram is already sheltering over 30,000 refugees from Myanmar who sought refuge in the state after a military coup in the Southeast Asian nation in February […]

4th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue

In News Recently, India and France discussed defence industrial cooperation with a focus on ‘Make in India’. Key Points About:  It was the 4th India-France annual defence dialogue chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his visiting French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu. Background:  It comes in a year that has seen an acceleration of the French […]

China Plus One Strategy

In News Companies contemplating diversifying their dependence on China is a strategy known as “China-Plus-One”. More about the Strategy China as the ‘World’s factory’: China, known as the ‘World’s factory’ has been the centre of global supply chains in the last few decades owing to following Favourable factors of production and  Astrong business ecosystem.  Beginning: […]