Yearly Archives: 2021
Right to be Forgotten
In News The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and search engine giant Google to respond to a petition by two businessmen, who have invoked the right to be forgotten. The Court sought the removal of certain articles relating to a criminal case lodged against them, from various online platforms. Demands of Plea Petitioners […]
Status of Patents in India
In News India has recorded 572% growth in grant of Patents in the last 7 years. About Trade Marks registration has shot up from 65,045 in 2015-16 to 2,55,993 in 2020-21. These developments have reflected positively in the improvement of India’s ranking in Global Innovation Index to 48th in 2020, (+33 ranks from 81st in […]
Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 1 1 Dear India, 2047: I visualise that discrimination of caste, community is a ghost of the past (Society, Governance) What are the key points highlighted by our President while addressing this letter to India’s future? Do you think Caste descrimination and social […]
The Hindu
Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Taliban assert control over Afghanistan, panic in Kabul (IR) Rise of Taliban in Afghanistan, Possible Scenarios for Afghanistan, impact on global peace and security, how does it affect India’s interest, what steps need to be taken in this context GS 2 […]
Facts in News
Facts in News Navroz Recently, the Parsi New Year “Navroz” was celebrated. Key Points In Persian, the word ‘Nav’ means ‘new’ and ‘Roz’ means ‘day’. This translates to ‘New Day. Parsi New Year has been observed by Iranians and Zorastians for the past 3,000 years. It is also known as Jamshed-i-Nouroz, after the Persian king […]
Fortification of Rice
In News Recently the Prime Minister of India announced fortification of rice distributed under various government schemes including the Public Distribution System (PDS) and Mid-Day-Meal scheme by 2024. Rationale Behind the move Malnutrition is a big hurdle in the development of women and children. In view of this, it has been decided to fortify the […]
Rise in Drug Trafficking Due to Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan
In News The anti-drug law enforcement agencies are suspecting a steep surge in cross-border trafficking of heroin and crystal methamphetamine. It is due to the rapid Taliban takeover in Afghanistan where the economy has collapsed due to internal civil war and unrest. Current Threat as Highlighted in World Drug Report of UN Office of Drugs […]
Four More Indian Sites get Ramsar Recognition
In News Four more Indian sites have been recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention taking the number of such sites in the country to 46. New Ramsar Sites Wadhwana Wetland (Gujarat) It is located in a semi-arid agricultural landscape and it is surrounded by wheat and paddy fields and villages. The […]
Two Child Policy
In News The Uttar Pradesh Government is striving hard towards bringing a two-child Policy in the State. About Report and the draft bill of The Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation and Welfare) Bill, 2021 were submitted. The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission recently submitted a report and draft bill of a new population control law […]
