Yearly Archives: 2022
INTERPOL General Assembly – 90th Session
In News The Union Home minister recently addressed the concluding session of the 90th INTERPOL General Assembly. This session was hosted by India in New Delhi. India’s recommendations for INTERPOL Setting up of permanent platforms: India recommended to Interpol that setting up permanent counter-terrorism and anti-narcotics real-time information exchange platforms. These platforms would further strengthen […]
Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3 Interpol rejects Delhi Red Corner request for Khalistan separatist (International institutions ) Know about INTERPOL and What is a Red Notice? GS 2 3 CJI names Justice Chandrachud, most senior judge, as successor (Polity and Governance) What is the Appointment Process […]
The Hindu
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2/3 1 IMF cuts India’s growth forecast to 6.8% this year (International Institutions /Economy) What are the findings of IMF’s October 2022 World Economic Outlook: Countering the Cost-of-Living Crisis GS 2 1 Three lakh and counting: RTI pleas pile up at information commissions […]
India slams ‘methodology’ of Global Hunger Index
In News Recently ,India rejected the Global Hunger Index 2022 ranking, saying the index suffers from serious methodological issues. It ranked India 107 out of 121 countries About Global Hunger Index It is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels. GHI scores are based on the values of […]
Northern Giraffe
Context About 150 years ago, British colonialists brought batches of species of the northern giraffe to India, from their other colonial possessions in Africa. Recent Genealogical Study A recent genealogical study of the largest captive herd in India at the Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata has confirmed that the individuals in this facility, are most […]
Scorched-Earth Tactics
In News The German Chancellor said Russian President Vladimir Putin was using “energy and hunger” as weapons but his “scorched earth tactics” would not help Russia win the war over Ukraine. What are Scorched Earth Tactics? Scorched earth tactics form part of a military strategy which seeks to destroy anything that could be of use […]
Competition Commission of India (CCI) fined Google
In News The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a provisional penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore ($162 million) on Google for “abusing its market dominant position” in multiple categories related to the Android mobile device ecosystem in the country. About Google Unfair Business Practices investigation was ordered by CCI in 2019 following complaints by […]
October Storm in Bay of Bengal
In News The first Tropical Cyclone of the post-monsoon season of 2022 is likely to form in the Bay of Bengal on October 24 and will be called Sitrang. The last October cyclone in the Bay of Bengal was Titli in 2018. About The months of October-November and May-June see storms of severe intensity develop […]
Doctrine of Res Judicata
In News Recently, the Supreme Court held Res Judicata is attracted not only in separate subsequent proceedings but also at subsequent stages of the same proceedings. About Doctrine of Res Judicata Res Judicata is a phrase which has evolved from a Latin maxim, which stands for ‘the thing has been judged’, meaning thereby that the […]
Editorial Analysis
- Unlocking the Potential of India–Africa Strategic Ties
- Debate on the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025
- Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill
- Why Does India’s GDP Measurement Requires a Reset?
- Delhi’s Air Pollution Crisis: A Growing Public Health Concern
