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UN Democracy Fund

In News India, a founding member of UNDEF, has no objections to the Fund giving grants to NGOs funded by George Soros, while he is put on the watchlist in India. UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) About: UNDEF was created by UN Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan in 2005 as a United Nations General Trust Fund to […]

Preventive Detention

In News The Supreme Court observed in a judgment that preventive detention laws in India are a colonial legacy and confer arbitrary power to the state. Supreme Court’s recent observation  The judgment described preventive detention laws as “extremely powerful”.  They have the ability to provide the state with unfettered discretion. Preventive detention It means the […]

Effect of Rains on Wheat Crop

In News The unusual rise in heat followed by an untimely spell of widespread rain left wheat-growing farmers worried. Wheat and its cultivation in India  It is Rabi Crop and is the main cereal crop in India. It has wide adaptability. It can be grown not only in the tropical and subtropical zones but also […]

Recognition of National or State Party

In News Recently, the AAP was given the status of a ‘national party’ by the Election Commission (EC). The EC also revoked the ‘national party’ status of the All India Trinamool Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Communist Party of India (CPI). The Commission also revoked the state party status granted to few other […]

Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

In News Every year April 11 is celebrated as Jyotiba Phule Jayanti. Jyotiba Phule Jyotirao ‘Jyotiba’ Govindrao Phule was an Indian writer, social activist, thinker and anti-caste social reformer born in the Satara district of Maharashtra in 1827. He was bestowed with the honorific Mahatma title by Maharashtrian social activist Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar in 1888. […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 3 Interim tiger report signals bigger gain, some warnings (Species In News ) Learn facts related to the Tiger and findings of the latest tiger census. GS 3 9 Periyar Tiger Reserve gets top rank in management review, none ‘poor’ (Environment) Know […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1   India’s tiger population tops 3,000, shows census (Species In News) Learn facts related to the Tiger and findings of the latest tiger census. GS 2 1 India to bridge the language gap with neighbours (International ) What are the features […]

Building a Blue Economy: Learnings from China

In Context India must raise its own fishing fleet and build modern harbours to further its blue economy & security goals. What is Blue Economy? According to the World Bank, the blue economy is the: “Sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs while preserving the health of ocean ecosystem.”  European […]

International Prize in Statistics

In News The Indian-American statistician Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao has been awarded the 2023 International Prize in Statistics. About the Prize It was established in 2016 and is awarded once every two years to an individual or team for major achievements using statistics to advance science, technology and human welfare. It is considered equivalent to the […]

Physicists Discover New Uranium Isotope

In News Physicists in Japan discovered a previously unknown isotope of uranium, with atomic number 92 and mass number 241, i.e Uranium-241 and its half-life, according to theoretical calculations, could be 40 minutes. What is Uranium? Uranium is a naturally occurring chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey […]

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