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Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 12 Reform defamation law (Polity and Governance) What is defamation? Defamation Law in India and Supreme court’s observations, emerging issues, and way ahead  GS 3 14 Sales tax and actors’ copyright: questions in Anushka case  (Economy) What is Sales tax? its present […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1 4   Akhilesh unveils Kanshi Ram’s statue in Dalit outreach attempt (Significant Personalities) Know about Kanshi Ram and his contributions  GS 3 6 Time to put a price on carbon emissions  (Environment)   What are the elements of India’s low emissions strategy? […]

Time to put a price on carbon emissions

In Context India can take the lead, as president of the G-20 this year, in carbon pricing, which will open unexpected avenues of decarbonisation. About Carbon pricing Meaning: Carbon pricing is an instrument that captures the external costs of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the costs of emissions that the public pays for, such as damage […]

Einstein Tile

In News Recently  Mathematicians have discovered  an “einstein tile” About An “einstein tile” – a shape that could be singularly used to create a non-repeating (aperiodic) pattern on an infinitely large plane. Here, “einstein” is a play on German ein stein or “one stone” – not to be confused with Albert Einstein, the famous German […]

Provisional Tax collections

In News Recently, the Finance Ministry released  provisional data regarding FY 2022-23 Tax collections.  About   India’s net direct tax collections have risen 17.63% in 2022-23 to touch ?16.61 lakh crore, exceeding the revised estimates target for the year by 0.7%. Corporate tax contribution to  gross direct tax  was ?10.04 lakh crore, just a tad […]

Nagri Dubraj rice gets Geographical Indication Tag

In News The Geographical Indication Registry granted Chhattisgarh’s aromatic rice, Nagri Dubraj, a geographical indication (GI) tag. The Morena and Rewa Mango (both Madhya Pradesh) have also given the Tag. About Nagri Dubraj Rice It is produced by a women’s self-help group. The women’s self-help group “Maa Durga Swasahayata Samuh ” of Nagri in Dhamtari […]

Sagar-Setu Mobile App

In News Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal today launched the App Version of National Logistics Portal (Marine)  ‘Sagar-Setu’. About The SAGAR-SETU app of the National Logistics Portal (Marine) will provide real-time information on vessel-related information, gate, container freight stations, and transactions, enabling digital transactions for payments. The app will boost […]

The demand for Scottish Independence

In News Recently, the demand to hold a second referendum for Scotland’s independence was rejected by the British Prime Minister.  More about the “demand for Scottish independence”  Beginning of the independent Kingdom of Scotland: The independent Kingdom of Scotland was formed in the 9th century and went on to fight wars to remain independent from […]

Dial Up Internet

In News Recently, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India repealed dial-up internet connection service norms. About Dial-up Internet access is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) by dialling a telephone number on a conventional telephone […]

Competition Amendment Bill, 2023

In News Recently, Rajya Sabha passed the Competition Amendment Bill, 2023.  About: The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023  seeks to amend the Competition Act, 2002 which regulates competition in the Indian market and prohibits anti-competitive practices such as cartels, mergers and acquisitions that may have an adverse effect on competition.  The Competition Commission of India (CCI) […]