In News The Tamil Nadu Government has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court, challenging the Madras High Court’s November 1 order against internal reservation to Vanniyars in government jobs and higher education. About The law provided 10.5% internal reservation to Vanniyars within the overall 20% quota for the Most Backward Classes (MBCs) in government […]
In News In Andhra Pradesh, 4 school girls have been trying to get farmers to switch to Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF). What is Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)? About: Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a set of farming methods that involve zero credit for agriculture and no use of chemical fertilizers. ZBNF is […]
In Context Recently, the Centre told the Supreme Court that the CBI is an “autonomous body” and it has no ‘control’ over it. About Issue : West Bengal has challenged the CBI’s jurisdiction to register FIRs and conduct investigations in the State in myriad cases. The State had withdrawn its “general consent” to the CBI […]
In News Recently, the Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj inaugurated ‘Bhumi Samvaad’ – National Workshop on Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP). The Minister also launched the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) portal and Dashboard. About The discussion was held primarily on the progress of different components of the Digital […]
In News Global antibiotic consumption rates increased by 46% in the last two decades, according to a study covering 204 countries from 2000 to 2018, and published in The Lancet Planetary Health by the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) Project. About Comparative analysis: The study provides a comparative analysis of total antibiotic consumption rates […]
In News Only little over a thousand doubtful cases in the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Assam have been referred to the concerned district commissioners for necessary action. About Re-verification: The current government has rejected the NRC in its current form and demanded re-verification of at least 30% names in areas […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3 12 SC must intervene, says petitioner behind reforms in selection of CBI chief Taming the agency (Governance) What are the challenges faced by CBI in its independent functioning? Learn about the CBI and its chief’s appointment procedure. What […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 1 Centre to disburse ?95,082 cr. to States to sustain recovery (Economy) Key takeaways from the recent meeting between the Centre and States held to figure out ways to sustain the economic recovery after the second COVID-19 wave and understand […]
In News India has successfully launched the 41st scientific expedition to Antarctica with the arrival of the first batch of its contingent at southern Antarctica. About 41st expedition has two major programmes: The first encompasses geological exploration of the Amery ice shelf at the Bharati station. This will help explore the link between India and […]
In News Recently, the importance of BRCA gene testing was highlighted for reducing cancer risk in women. About The BRCA gene test is a blood test that uses DNA analysis to identify harmful changes (mutations) in either one of the two breast cancer susceptibility genes — BRCA1 (BReast CAncer gene 1) and BRCA2 (BReast CAncer […]
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