In News The Karnataka Legislative Council recently passed the contentious Anti-conversion Bill. More about the news The Karnataka Right to Freedom of Religion Bill had been cleared by the Assembly in December 2021 but was not introduced in the Upper House. In May 2022, an ordinance was issued to facilitate the introduction of the anti-conversion […]
In News Recently, Oxfam India Report stated that discrimination in India causes 100 percent of employment inequality faced by women in rural areas in the labour market and 98 percent in urban areas. Report’s findings are based on Government’s data on employment and labour from 2004-05 to 2019-20. Key Highlights Declining Women Labour Force Participation […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 SC lets BCCI amend cooling-off clause, sets stage for Ganguly and Jay Shah to continue Congress cracks in Goa, 8 of its 11 MLAs join BJP (Polity and Governance) Know about Supreme Court’s recent observations in context of […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Congress meltdown in Goa as 8 of party’s 11 MLAs defect to BJP Cabinet approves addition of four tribes to ST list BCCI office-bearers can have two terms before cool-off period (Polity and Governance) Know about […]
In News Recently ,it has been observed that Rural-urban water disputes are very likely to occur as scarcity grows, exacerbated by climate change Major Points UNESCO report : The UNESCO United Nations World Water Development Report of 2022 has encapsulated global concern over the sharp rise in freshwater withdrawal from streams, lakes, aquifers and human-made […]
In News The latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery published by the International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and international human rights group Walk Free. Key Highlights It revealed that last year, some 50 million people were living in modern slavery: 28 million in forced labour and 22 million in forced marriages. […]
In Context Recently, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways planned to build a National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at the site of the Indus Valley civilization in Lothal, Gujarat. About National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) It is one of the major projects under Sagarmala scheme of MoPSW which has an edutainment approach. It is […]
Context The Term was in the News. It is important for the Paper IV of the General Studies of UPSC. What is Cognitive Dissonance? About: The cognitive dissonance theory was one of the most influential theories in social psychology first proposed by Leon Festinger in his book A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance in 1957. Cognitive […]
In News INS Satpura and a P8 I Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the Indian Navy reached Darwin in Australia, for participation in the multinational Exercise Kakadu – 2022, hosted by the Royal Australian Navy(RAN). Exercise Kakadu 2022 About: The exercise Kakadu is the RAN’s flagship biennial regional International engagement activity and has grown in size […]
In News Recently, the Union Cabinet approved the addition of four tribes to the list of Scheduled Tribes, including those from Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh. About The Hatti tribe in the Trans-Giri area of Sirmour district in Himachal Pradesh, the Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran hill tribes of Tamil Nadu and the Binjhia in Chhattisgarh, […]
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