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Saudi Arabia-Yemen Conflict

In News Recently, Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched airstrikes targeting the country’s capital, Sanaa. About The strikes came amid heavy fighting around the city of Marib and after coalition forces withdrew from areas around the key port city of Hodeida. Image Courtesy: BBC  History about the issue About:  The Iranian-backed Houthis have held […]

Identification of Minorities in India

In News Recently, the Supreme Court took up a petition seeking identification of minorities at the state level. About Central Government’s stand: The Central government has told the Supreme Court that certain States, where Hindus or other communities are less in number, can declare them as minorities within their own territories, to enable them to […]

Voting Rights for Overseas Citizens

In News Union Minister for Law and Justice in response to a question in the Lok Sabha stated that the government was exploring the possibility of allowing online voting for non-resident Indians (NRI). Background In 2017, the government proposed to remove the restriction imposed by Section 20A of the Representation of the People Act, which […]

Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022

In News  Recently, the Government introduced the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022  in Lok Sabha . Major Highlights of the Bill  The Bill seeks to widen the scope of the existing law — The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920 — under which “measurements” of only “finger impressions” and “footprint impressions” are allowed.  It authorises the […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov may visit India this week   Jaishankar in Maldives: takes stock of projects, signs key pacts   (International Relations ) How has India responded to Russian military action in Ukraine? Bilateral relations between India-Russia and the significance […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   Russian Foreign Minister to visit Delhi this week (International Relations ) Know about Russia-India cooperation,impact of Ukraine crisis on the bilateral relations  ,strategic issues resulting from the war,how has India responded till now ? and what lies ahead ? GS […]

VRR (Variable Refresh Rate)

In News Google is said to be testing support for variable refresh rates (VRR) in the Chrome OS. What is VRR? Refresh rate is the number of times a display is capable of refreshing in a second. It is measured in hertz (Hz). So, a 30 Hz or a 60 Hz display can refresh 30 […]

T cell

In Context The study reveals the durability and robustness of the T cell responses against variants, including Delta, even after one year of infection.  Strong and long standing T cell responses were seen even when people were not reinfected or vaccinated About T cell T cells are a diverse and important group of lymphocytes that […]

World Earth Hour

In News Every year on March 26, is observed as the World Earth Hour. The topic for Earth Hour 2022 will be “Shape Our Future.”  What is Earth Hour? About: It is a global grassroots movement uniting people to take action on environmental issues and protect the planet. It is organized by the World Wildlife […]

Hornbill Nest Adoption Program (HNAP)

In News Recently, the Hornbill Nest Adoption Program of Arunachal Pradesh celebrated a decade of successful conservati­on. About HNAP HNAP is a community-based conservation initiative, through which local tribal villagers protect nest trees of hornbills in forests around villages on the fringe of the Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh It is led by hunter-turned-protectors from […]

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