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The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   Rahul gets two-year jail term in defamation case (Polity and Governance) What is defamation?, Legal provisions, Supreme Court‘s observations, their implications and way ahead   GS 2 1 India rejects J&J’s attempt to extend patent on TB drug (Health) What […]

Freedom of Press

Recently, the Chief Justice of India stated that ‘Press must remain free if a country is to remain a democracy’.

Bedaquiline

In News Recently, the Indian Patent Office rejected Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to extend its monopoly on manufacturing Bedaquiline  in India. About Bedaquiline is an oral  medication used to treat active tuberculosis. it is particularly used to treat multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)  It has a unique mechanism of action, targeting the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase enzyme […]

Sarus Crane

In News Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) Forest Department has relocated a sarus crane, U.P. ‘s State bird, from Mandka village in Amethi to Raebareli’s Samaspur Bird Sanctuary. About Sarus Crane Scientific Name: Grus antigone Features: The Sarus crane is the world’s tallest flying bird.  The birds are predominantly gray, with long, pale red legs. Their naked […]

Vedic Heritage portal

In News The Union Home Minister recently inaugurated the Vedic Heritage portal in New Delhi. He also inaugurated a virtual museum — ‘Kala Vaibhav’ — built by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA). About  Veidic heritage portal and a virtual museum — ‘Kala Vaibhav’ — built by the Indira Gandhi National Centre […]

Sharda Peeth

In News Recently, Home Minister e-inaugurated Mata Sharda Devi temple near LoC in J&K’s Kupwara. About The Home Minister mentioned that the Indian government will make attempts to build a corridor to Sharda Peeth in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, like the Kartarpur corridor, so that devotees can participate in the Shardha Yatra. Sharda Peeth temple Location: […]

IPCC Report on India’s Afforestation Policy

In Context Recently the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was released. Report statement on India’s afforestation policy The report states that not degrading existing ecosystems in the first place will do more to lower the impact of the climate crisis than restoring ecosystems that have been destroyed. It is speaking […]

Scholarship Schemes

In News Recently, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment highlighted the funds spent on the scholarship schemes by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. About In the first nine months of the financial year 2022-23, the Ministry was able to spend only 1% of its allocation for a pre-matric scholarship scheme […]

Online Gambling in India

In News Tamil Nadu Assembly re-adopts Bill against online gambling About The Tamil Nadu Assembly has recently re-adopted the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022. The Bill was tabled again in the House after Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi returned it previously saying it was ultra vires of […]

What is Defamation Law?

In Context Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname. What is Defamation? Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place, or thing that results […]

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