Headline Source Syllabus Key points to know Centre to overhaul British-era IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act The Hindu: (Page 1) Polity and Governance Centre introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha to repeal the British-era Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure. Its aim and significance Russia’s Luna 25 mission […]
Should there be a blanket ban on smartphones in schools? Syllabus: GS2/ Government Policies & Interventions In Context Recently, UNESCO recommended a universal ban on the usage of smartphones in schools. Mobile & smartPhone users in India India has 1.2 billion mobile phone users and over 600 million smartphone users. That figure is expected to […]
Bill on Election Commission members’ Appointments Syllabus: GS2/Indian Polity In News Background Key Provisions of the Bill Concerns Source: TH Can states make laws on UCC? Syllabus: GS2/Polity and Governance Context Which other states have opposed the idea of UCC? What is Uniform Civil Code (UCC)? The UCC refers to a common set of laws […]
Headline Source Syllabus Key points to know The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 The Hindu: (Page 1) Polity and Governance What are the key features of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, […]
Digital Personal Data Protection Law Syllabus: GS2/ Government Policies & Interventions In Context Recently the Lok Sabha has passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023. Need of Strong Data Protection Regime Data a new oil to Industry: As India’s data economy grows, it finds itself grappling with regulation in order to catch up with […]
An amendment to the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules (2023) was passed by the Government with the aim of stopping the use of animals in research, especially in drug testing.
Headline Source Syllabus Key points to know Elephant Census-2023 The Hindu: (Page 5) Environment What are the key findings of the Elephant Census-2023? The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) The Hindu: (Page 8) S&T / Environment What are small modular nuclear reactors? Can small modular nuclear reactors help India achieve net-zero? Rajya […]
Learning from the CHIPS Act of the U.S. Syllabus: GS2/ Government Policies & Interventions In Context The United States’ Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science Act of 2022 (CHIPS Act) recently completed one year as a law. About Semiconductors: Semiconductors are the thumbnail-sized building blocks of almost every modern electronic device from smartphones […]
The Parliament has passed the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which aims to change the law governing the administration of Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).
Headline Source Syllabus Key points to know Maya Operating System The Hindu: (Page 8) Science and Technology What is Maya Operating System? Why is the Defence Ministry switching to locally built OS Maya? World Tribal Day The Hindu: (Page 9) Population and Associated Issues What is the significance of World Tribal Day? Why is it […]