2022 - Page 57 of 377 - Current Affairs

In News According to a study published in Journal of Threatened Taxa,differing elevations of habitation make one group of Himalayan Gray Langur prefer fruits and another group relish flowers. Image Courtesy:TH About Himalayan Gray Langur The Himalayan Gray Langur or the Chamba Sacred Langur ( Semnopithecus ajax) is a colobine, meaning leaf-eating monkey. It is […]

Hattis Community

In News Recently, Centre started drafting a Bill to include Hattis to ST list in Himachal Pradesh. About Hatti Community It lives between the Giri and Tons rivers, both of which flow in the south-eastern part of Himachal Pradesh and finally into the Yamuna. The Hattis are a close-knit community who got their name from […]

Acharya Kriplani

In News Recently, the Prime Minister has paid tributes to Acharya Kripalani on his Jayanti. More about Acharya Kripalani About: Birth: Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani, also called Acharya Kripalani was born November 11, 1888, in Hyderabad, India (now in Pakistan). Acharya: He earned the moniker ‘Acharya’ around 1922 when he was teaching at the Gujarat Vidyapith, […]

US’ Currency Monitoring List

In News India is among the few countries recently removed from the United States Currency Monitoring List which is released by the Department of Treasury. What is the US’ Currency Monitoring List? It is a biannual report to Congress. The report reviews the policies of the US’ trading partners during the last four quarters ending […]

A Court of the Future

In News Recently, some experts envisaged a need to revamp the judiciary system in India. Introduction British colonial legacy: The Indian judicial system follows the common law system based on recorded judicial precedents as inherited from the British colonial legacy. Hierarchy: The court system of India comprises the Supreme Court of India, the High Courts […]

Self-reliance in the Defence Sector

In News Recently concluded DefExpo22 exposed the need for India to acquire self-reliance in the defence sector. More about the news Need of self-reliance in the defence sector: National security: Even as India aspires to become a $5-trillion economy, it is evident that it faces many national security inadequacies. Dependency on foreign suppliers: The high […]

Draft Telecom Bill

In Context Various industry groups and tech companies have recently commented on the proposed telecom Bill. More about the news Recently the government released the draft of “The Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022”. In the draft government proposes significant changes like Provisions for waiving off dues for financially stressed operators, Bringing over-the-top (OTT) platforms within the […]

Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi & Remission of Sentence

In News The Supreme Court recently set free all the six convicts serving life terms for the assassination in 1991 of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The six convicts are: Nalini, Ravichandran, Jayakumar, Suthenthiraraja @ Santhan, Murugan and Robert Pius. The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 8 Money in NPS belongs to people ,can’t go back to state governments (Government Policies and Interventions ) Know about National Pension System (NPS) and how is it different from Old Pension Scheme ((OPS) GS 3 10 Already importing GM crop […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 1 7 Celebrating Parampara A peek into Tibetan culture at Majnu Ka Tila (Art and Culture) Know about Natya Tarangini’s Parampara Festival Learn facts related to Gorshey dance GS 3 8 ISRO’s cryogenic engine, indigenously developed for LVM3, passes hot test […]

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