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China-Taiwan Relations

In News Recently, the US House Speaker arrived in Taiwan upsetting China while India was keenly watching the developments. This visit has raised tension between US and China. How did the current round of tensions come about? The current round of tensions between China and Taiwan began in 2021 when China observed its National Day to mark the birth of […]

ED, CBI chiefs’ Tenure Extension

In News Recently, the Supreme Court sought response from the Centre and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in 10 days on a batch of petitions challenging the extension of tenure of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) director and the amended law allowing such extensions up to five years. About the recent controversy  Current tenure: The chiefs […]

Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill 2021

In News Recently, the Lok Sabha passed the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill-2021 that seeks to provide for the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). It seeks to amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. Major highlights of the bill CITES The bill aims to […]

Efficacy of RTI Act

In Context Recently, there has been renewed concern across states over the functioning of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Concerns Related to RTI Implementation On the occasion of 16 years of implementation of the RTI Act in India in October 2021, Satark Nagrik Sangathan has compiled a report on the performance of information commissions […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2     1 Opposition flags inflation, job loss; FM Sitharaman says no recession or stagflation    (Indian Economy)  Know about the basic concepts like inflation, deflation, stagflation, hyperinflation, their causes, prevention, impacts on employment, etc. Monetary policies to deal with it & […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 ‘GST levies won’t burden the poor’   GST collections jump by 28% on imports  (Indian Economy)  Know about the Goods and Service Tax (GST), GST council, and significance & challenges associated with the GST. GS 1 5 African swine fever reported […]

Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary

In Context 70 years after the cheetah’s extinction, the Indian government is planning to introduce them in the Kuno wildlife sanctuary. About Kuno National Park is a national park in MP established in 1981 as a wildlife sanctuary. In 2018, it was given the status of a national park. It is part of the Khathiar-Gir […]

Exercise PITCH Black

In Context The Indian Air Force (IAF) will join 16 other nations, including Quad partner countries for Exercise Pitch Black, the biennial exercise hosted by the Australian Air Force. About The warfare exercise takes place once every two years and is hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The aim of this exercise is […]

AlphaFold & Protein Structure

In Context Recently, DeepMind, a company based in London, announced that it had predicted the three-dimensional structures of more than 200 million proteins using AlphaFold. What is AlphaFold? About: AlphaFold is an AI-based protein structure prediction tool. It is based on a computer system called deep neural network. Inspired by the human brain, neural networks […]

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