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Tribunals Reforms Ordinance

In News The President of India has promulgated the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation And Conditions Of Service) Ordinance, 2021. About It will dissolve the certain existing appellate bodies and transfer their functions to other existing judicial bodies. The proposed changes are based on the directions issued by the Supreme Court last year in the Madras Bar […]

3rd Phase of e-Courts Project

In News The eCommittee Supreme Court of India released the Draft Vision document for Phase III of the e-Courts Project. Phase III of the eCourts Project Phase III of the eCourts Project in India is rooted in two central facets—access and inclusion. It envisions a judicial system that is more easily accessible irrespective of geographical […]

Dust and Indian Monsoon

In News Recently, a study has shown details on how dust coming from the deserts in the West, Central and East Asia plays an important role in the Indian Summer Monsoon. Key Highlights of the Study Dust Dusts are solid particles, ranging in size from below 1 µm up to at least 100 µm, which […]

The Indian Express

                                          Indian Express Subject Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains  GS III 7   45 forest fires in 24 hrs, Uttarakhand reaches out to Centre (Environment ) Various causes of Forest […]

The Hindu

                                    The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains  GS II 1 Amid virus surge, Russian vaccine may get the nod (Health) Know about the possible approval of the Russia-made Sputnik V vaccine for emergency […]

Facts in News

                                       Facts in News International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21st March) Adopted on 26th October 1966, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21st March as this International Day to be commemorated annually. History: In […]

Reviewing Oil Import Contracts

In News Recently, the Government of India has asked the refiners to review their contracts for buying crude oil from Saudi Arabia and negotiate more favourable terms. India, the world’s third-largest consumer of oil, hopes to use the might of its market to change the terms of engagement with big suppliers. Background Oil producers cartel […]

Acquittal Based On Benefit Of Doubt

In News The Supreme Court has held that a public employer can reject a candidate as unsuitable if he had, in the past, been acquitted of a serious crime merely on the benefit of doubt. Background A candidate was not appointed after qualifying the recruitment test of constable in Rajasthan Police Service based on its […]

Millet-Based Production

In News India is fast catching up with the western world in millet consumption. Millet-based products are fast gaining acceptance in the West. Millet It is a common term to categorise small-seeded grasses that are often termed Nutri-cereals or dryland-cereals and includes sorghum, pearl millet, ragi, small millet, foxtail millet, proso millet, barnyard millet and […]

Trends in Diphtheria Incidence

In News Researchers from India, the U.K. and Russia have analysed a large collection of 502 genomes of the bacterium that causes diphtheria – Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Key Takeaways There is an increasing trend in the number of cases of diphtheria globally, as the number of cases in 2018 (16,651) was double the 1996–2017 average (8,105). […]

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