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In News The Supreme Court verdict determining the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment is likely to come out next week Rationale behind the Reservation policy in India  The original intent of the reservation policy in newly independent India was to level the playing field for the most marginalised sections, those stigmatised and discriminated against […]

In News Kerala Governor and the State government have major differences over multiple issues.  About  The role, powers, and discretion of the Governor’s Office in multiple States have been the subject of constitutional, political, and legal debate for decades. Recent Controversy  The latest controversy has arisen after the Kerala Governor sought the resignation of several […]

Context Justice U.U. Lalit, the 49th CJI of India, has taken several bold initiatives to correct certain grave anomalies that have persisted in operation of the death penalty law. Key Points Efforts of CJI: Even before taking up the office of the CJI, he had displayed unique sensitivity to the plight of the condemned ‘death-row […]

Context There is an urgent need to revisit the sobering lessons of the Cuban Missile crisis to end the Russia Ukraine War. Key Points           Background:  Russia’s short ‘special military operation’ to ‘de-Nazify and de-militarise’ Ukraine is already a nine-month-war, and likely to extend into 2023;  For the present, Russia is too strong to lose and […]

Context The Union Ministry of Education released the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS). Key Points About:  The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for the Foundational Stage is developed based on the vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and to enable its implementation.  Curriculum: It refers to the entirety of the organised experience […]

Context The beginnings of a renewable energy revolution rooted in agriculture is taking shape in India with the first bio-energy plant of a private company in Sangrur district of Punjab having commenced commercial operations recently. It will produce Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) from paddy straw, thus converting agricultural waste into wealth. Problem of Stubble It […]

In News Recently ,the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches across States and Union Territories as part of a pan-India operation, “Megh Chakra” against the online circulation and sharing of Child Sexual Abusive Material (CSAM) using cloud-based storage. In November 2021, a similar exercise code-named “Operation Carbon” was launched by the CBI, with many […]

In News Recently ,India rejected the Global Hunger Index 2022 ranking, saying the index suffers from serious methodological issues. It ranked India 107 out of 121 countries  About Global Hunger Index It is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels.  GHI scores are based on the values of […]

In News  The Prime Minister will launch Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) in the presence of U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Statue of Unity at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia. Need  Environmental degradation and climate change are global phenomena where actions in one part of the world impact ecosystems and populations across the globe.  […]

In News  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lauded India’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme as a “logistical marvel” that has reached hundreds of millions of people and specifically benefited women, the elderly and farmers.  About Direct Benefit Transfer scheme It  is Government’s major reform initiative to reengineer the existing delivery processes, ensuring better and timely […]