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Snakebites in India

Context Recently, a report by the Kerala Forest department stated that Snakebites results in the highest number of human deaths nearly double that of wild elephants. About As per ICMR study India has seen an estimated 1.2 million (12 lakh) snakebite deaths from 2000 to 2019, an average of 58,000. India accounts for almost 50% […]

Theory of Alienation

In News The idea of ‘alienation’ by Karl Marx is one of the most widely discussed concepts in social, political and economic theory. Meaning of Alienation  About: Alienation refers to a person’s “withdrawal or separation from an object or position of former attachment” or, in the case of property, “a conveyance of property to another.”  […]

Economic Survey 2022-23: Key Highlights

In News Recently, the Union Minister for Finance tabled the Economic Survey 2022-23 highlighting the outlook for India’s growth, inflation and unemployment in the coming years. About The Economic Survey of India suggests that the economy has recovered from the Covid disruption and is poised for sustained robust growth in the rest of the decade. […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   3   Gender gap in undergraduate widens, gains of last few years lost to pandemic (Education ) What are the findings of the latest All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE)? GS 2   GS 2 11   11 Ukraine war […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   4 Same­sex marriages: HC transfers pleas to Supreme Court (Polity and Governance) What is Same-Sex Marriage?Arguments in favour of legalising Same-Sex Marriage,Arguments against legalising Same-Sex Marriage, and what lies ahead ? GS 3 6   Plan in place to eradicate invasive […]

In NREGA reforms, prioritise the worker and her dues

Context There is an urgent need for reforms in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) About: It is a poverty alleviation programme of the Government of India, which provides the legal Right to Work in exchange for money to the citizens of the country. […]

SCO Film Festival

In News Recently, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival has  highlighted the diversity of India. About The SCO Film Festival is being organised to mark India’s Presidency at SCO . India’s goal of organising the festival is to showcase the diversity of films and various styles of film making from the SCO region. Aim: […]

Nobel’s Helen Butterfly

In News Recently, Arunachal Pradesh yielded India’s newest butterfly. About Myanmar, China to India:  A swallowtail butterfly disappearing from its previously known ranges from Myanmar and southern China to Vietnam has been recorded for the first time in India.  It is found from three locations in the Namdapha National Park of Arunachal Pradesh between September […]

Grievance Appellate Committees (GAC)

In News Recently, Centre established three Grievance Appellate Committees based on the recently amended Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021). About The IT rules 2021 provide for:  Creating avenues for grievance redressal apart from Courts and  Ensure that the Constitutional rights of Indian citizens are not contravened […]

Finance Commission

In News The government will soon start the process of setting up the Sixteenth Finance Commission, with the Finance Ministry likely to notify the terms of references for the constitutional body. About  The terms of reference for the Sixteenth FC will be worked out after internal government deliberations steered by the Finance Ministry the first […]

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