June 7, 2022 - Current Affairs

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3 UAE and Maldives join Islamic world criticism; India hits back at OIC, Pakistan (International Relations) Why is there criticism from the Islamic world against remarks on the Prophet by the BJP leaders?How will it affect India’s relations with […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 More nations express outrage; India flays OIC (International Relations) Know about the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), its members and objectives, and why Global outrage continues over BJP leaders’ communal remarks? And what lies ahead? GS 2 1 PM urges […]

Leaders in Climate Change Management Programme

In News Recently, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister launched the “Leaders in Climate Change Management” (LCCM) programme. About LCCM programme Organisation: National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and World Resources Institute (WRI) India, jointly announced ‘Leaders in Climate Change Management’ (LCCM), a practice-based learning program. The LCCM program, designed and implemented in partnership […]

Habitus

In News Habitus was recently seen in the news . About Habitus The concept of Habitus was made popular by French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu in his book Outline of a Theory of Practice (1977). He used the concept to address the sociological conundrum between structure and agency He explained that habitus was shaped by structural […]

Agni-4 Missile

In News Recently, India successfully carried out a night launch of the nuclear-capable Agni-4 ballistic missile from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. The successful test reaffirms India’s policy of having a ‘Credible Minimum Deterrence’ Capability. The successful test was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command. The Strategic Forces Command […]

Ex SAMPRITI-X

In Context A joint military training exercise between India and Bangladesh has commenced recently at Jessore military station in Bangladesh. Ex SAMPRITI-X About: SAMPRITI is an important bilateral defence cooperation endeavour conducted alternately by both countries which aims to strengthen and widen the aspects of interoperability and cooperation between both the armies. Representation: The Indian […]

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

In Context India took strong objection to a statement released by Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) amid the ongoing controversy over suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s remarks on the Prophet. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) About: It is the second largest organisation after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states spread over four […]

State of Environment Report 2022

In News 75% of river monitoring stations report heavy metal pollution according to the recent State of Environment Report 2022. It is published by the environmental NGO, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Key observations of the report: River Pollution: Three out of every four river monitoring stations in India posted alarming levels of […]

India-Gulf Relations

In News Recently, three countries in the Gulf region had summoned the Indian ambassadors to their nations to register their protest, and demanded a public apology from India. There was an ongoing controversy over suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s remarks on the Prophet. India and Gulf Region About: The Pakistan-sponsored attack on Mumbai in 2008 […]

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