Monthly Archives: April 2022
Phone Tapping in India
In News Recently, several politicians have accused the Centre of protecting officers under probe for tapping the phones of political leaders. Phone Tapping in India Meaning: It means interception of the contents of communication through a secret connection to the telephone line of one whose conversations are to be monitored usually without the consent of […]
Olga Tellis Judgment
In News A 37-year-old Constitution Bench judgement of the Supreme Court which held that pavement dwellers are different from trespassers may become a game-changer in the Jahangirpuri case. Background Evict the pavement dwellers: In Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation the state of Maharashtra in 1981 and the Bombay Municipal Corporation decided to evict the […]
Anti-Defection Law
In Context Vice President Venkaiah Naidu recently said it is time for amending the anti-defection law to plug the loopholes. Anti-defection law and its purpose Introduced as the Tenth Schedule via the 52nd Amendment Act, 1985 after multiple incidents like Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram. Sets the provisions for disqualification of elected members on the grounds […]
Slowing Down of Seafloor Spreading
In Context Study shows the pace of seafloor spreading has slowed down by roughly 35 percent globally. About the Study Researchers opted for 18 ridges across the globe for this study. They analysed the magnetic records of the oceanic crust and how much oceanic crust had formed over the last 19 million years. Analysis showed […]
National Panchayati Raj Day
In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India addressed India’s ‘gram sabhas’ from Jammu’s Palli village on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day. About Prime of India laid the foundation of multiple development initiatives worth Rs 20,000 crore in the Union Territory. The Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel, built at a cost of over three […]
Poverty and Politics of Freebies
In Context The release of working papers of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund(IMF) has led to a renewed debate on poverty in India. Findings of the World Bank and IMF on poverty in India New working papers from the World Bank and the IMF claim that extreme poverty in the country, based […]
Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3 14 Modi has asked Putin several times what on earth he thinks he is doing: Boris Johnson Boris Johnson calls PM Modi ‘khas dost’, says India-UK free trade pact by Diwali Living bridges (International Relations) What are the […]
The Hindu
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 India-U.K. defence, trade ties to get a booster shot (International Relations) Know about present Status of India UK Bilateral relations,Potential opportunities between India and UK relations,Challenges in India UK relations and what more needs to be done to improve […]
Reusable Launch Vehicle
In News ISRO is aiming to carry out a landing experiment (LEX), a critical component of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) programme, in the next few days. About Reusable Launch Vehicle Meaning: A reusable launch system is a launch system that allows for the reuse of some or all of the component stages. The […]
