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India slams OIC

In Context India slammed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its “communal mindset” and “anti-India” agenda. India’s strong reaction came after the OIC secretariat issued a statement alleging targeting of the Muslim community in several states in India during Ram Navami processions. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) About: The Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation […]

National Medical Commission

In News Recently, the National Medical Commission has issued  guidelines on professional responsibilities of the medical education fraternity. About The guidelines explain the code of conduct for teachers and students while studying/working, relationship between a teacher and student, expectations from the two (personal attributes and conduct) and their collective responsibility to the community.  It reiterates […]

U.N. Water Conference 2023

In News Recently, the United Nations 2023 Water Conference was held in New York. About The Conference was held after a gap of 46 years. It coincided with the  review of Implementation of the UN Decade for Action on Water and Sanitation (2018-2028). The review was necessitated after realisation that   we are not on […]

India Justice Report 2022

In News According to the India Justice Report (IJR) 2022, the State of Karnataka emerged at the top among the 18 large and mid-sized States with populations of over one crore. About The India Justice Report (IJR) was initiated by Tata Trusts in 2019, and this is the third edition. The foundation’s partners include the […]

Lokpal

In Context The Lokpal of India, recently submitted to a parliamentary panel that “it has not prosecuted even a single person accused of graft till date.” More about the news About: The Lokpal of India,  the country’s first anti-corruption body instituted four years ago to investigate complaints against public functionaries Though the Act was passed […]

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 […]

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