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Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 14% conviction in POCSO; in a fourth of cases, accused known to victims, says study   Centre to SC: Review order freeing convicts… error, miscarriage of justice (Polity and Governance) Know about Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,objectives  ,challhges […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   GS 2 1   1 SC agrees to list plea for Collegium System review  (Judiciary)   Centre seeks review of SC order releasing Rajiv Gandhi case convicts (Polity and Governance) What is the collegium system?How does the collegium system work?significance ,criticism […]

Analysis of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

In Context  c About Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKY) It was part of the Centre’s initial COVID-19 relief package , back in March 2020 when the first lockdown was announced. Under this welfare scheme, 5 kg of food grain per person per month is provided free of cost for all the beneficiaries covered […]

Review Jurisdiction of Supreme Court of India

In News The Centre recently moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its order prematurely releasing six convicts serving life imprisonment for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. About A judgement of the Supreme Court becomes the law of the land, according to the Constitution. It is final because it […]

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX)

In News Recently, Hyderabad researchers found a remedy to stop progression of rare genetic disease. About CTX Data: Only four CTX cases have so far been medically documented in India.  About the disease: It is a lipid-storage skin disease with no known medical cure but its progression can be stopped. It is a rare autosomal […]

Baliyatra

In News Recently, the Prime Minister In his address to the Indian diaspora in Bali on the side-lines of the G20 summit mentioned the annual Baliyatra on the banks of the Mahanadi in Cuttack, which celebrates the ancient trade relations between India and Indonesia.  This year’s Baliyatra also found a place in the Guinness World […]

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)

In News  The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs  has urged the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to expand its operations and explore ways to crowd in private capital for projects under the National Infrastructure Pipeline, PM Gati Shakti and National Infrastructure Corridor.  About NIIF It is an Indian-government backed entity established to […]

Red-Crowned roofed turtle

In News India has put forward a proposal to better protect a species of freshwater reptile called the red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). About Scientific Name : Batagur kachuga  The turtle, native to India and Bangladesh, is at a high risk of extinction  It inhabits […]

National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme(NMMSS)

In Context  The last date for submission of applications for NMMSS for the year 2022-23 is 30th November 2022.  About NMMSS It is the Central Sector Scheme which  was launched in 2008, after getting approval from CCEA, with the objective to award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their drop out […]

Army First Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) squadron

In News  Recently ,The Army has moved its first Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) squadron to Missamari, Assam, in the eastern sector near the Line of Actual Control (LAC).  The Air Force raised its first LCH squadron at Jodhpur in October 2022. About  Army First Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)  It is India’s first indigenously designed and […]