Tag: GS

Criminal Defamation Syllabus: GS2/ Indian Polity, Juiciary In News The Gujarat High Court has dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case in which he has been sentenced to two years in prison. Background On March 23, 2023, Surat court found Rahul guilty of criminal defamation of PM […]

Adoption of the High Seas Treaty Syllabus :GS 2/International Agreements /GS 3/Conservation  In News Recently ,the UN adopted the Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) or the High Seas Treaty.  What are the high seas?  According to the 1958 Geneva Convention on the High Seas,parts of the sea that are not included in […]

International Conference on Women In Physics (ICWIP) Syllabus :GS 1/Women Empowerment/GS3/Science and Technology  In News The eighth edition of the International Conference on Women In Physics (ICWIP) will be the first to be organised in India when it happens next week on July 10-14. About ICWIP The conference is an event of The International Union […]

23rd Summit of the SCO  Syllabus :GS 2/International Groupings  In News Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 23rd Summit of the SCO Council of Heads of State . About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO ) It is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation. Founded in June 2001.  It was built on the ‘Shanghai Five’, the grouping which consisted […]

COLOMBO SECURITY CONCLAVE (CSC) Syllabus: GS2/IR In News Under the framework of Colombo Security Conclave (CSC), scientists from Bangladesh and Mauritius embarked onboard India’s research vessel ‘Sagar Nidhi’. About The cruise is conducted by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad under Ministry of Earth Sciences. It is an outcome of the maiden […]

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER / DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER Syllabus: GS2/Indian Polity In News NCP leader Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Present Scenario in States At present, twelve states in the country have Deputy CMs.  Recently, TS Singhdeo was also appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. Chief Minister Y S […]

NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE COMPLEX (NMHC), LOTHAL Syllabus: GS1/Art & Culture In News Union Minister of ports, shipping and waterways reviewed the construction of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) site at Lothal. National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) Bodies involved: It is being developed under the Sagarmala Scheme by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways […]

Groundwater extraction shifted the Earth’s Axis Syllabus: GS1/ Physical Geography In News In June 2023, the study, ‘Drift of Earth’s Pole Confirms Groundwater Depletion as a Significant Contributor to Global Sea Level Rise 1993–2010’, was published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Findings: Rise in Sea Levels Humans pumped out around 2,150 gigatons of groundwater […]

Groundwater extraction shifted the Earth’s axis Syllabus: GS1/ Physical Geography In News In June 2023, the study, ‘Drift of Earth’s Pole Confirms Groundwater Depletion as a Significant Contributor to Global Sea Level Rise 1993–2010’, was published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Findings: Rise in Sea Levels Humans pumped out around 2,150 gigatons of groundwater […]

World Economic Forum Report: AI in Healthcare Syllabus: GS2/Health/GS3/Science and Technology In News The World Economic Forum has released a report that highlights the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare and the importance of public-private collaboration in driving its global adoption. About It aims to spur public-private collaboration to accelerate the responsible application of […]