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Karthigai festival

In News  As part of the Karthigai festival, devotees light Lakshadeepam (lighting of one lakh lamps) at Sri Soundararaja Perumal Temple in Tamil Nadu.  About  Karthigai festival Tamil Nadu celebrates Karthigai Deepam as the traditional festival.  It is also celebrated in neighboring states like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka.  It is very old and people […]

Kangaroo Courts

In Context In a Dalit hamlet in Krishnagiri, a ‘kangaroo court’ undermines individuals’ right to love More about the Kangaroo Courts What is the kangaroo court? Oxford Dictionary defines it as “an unofficial court held by a group of people in order to try someone regarded, especially without good evidence, as guilty of a crime […]

Chairman of Rajya Sabha

In News Recently, Rajya Sabha welcomed its new Chairman, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar. Chairman of Rajya Sabha Vice-President of India is ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States i.e., Rajya Sabha. Powers and Functions: As Presiding Officer of the House Powers and Duties of the Chairman, as laid down by the Constitution of India As the […]

RBI’s monetary policy review Highlights

In News Recently the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unveiled its latest review of the monetary policy.  Major Highlights  In the reviewed policy the RBI has  Increase the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 35 basis points to 6.25 percent with immediate effect. Consequently, the […]

Price cap on Russian crude oil

In News European Union and Australian proposal imposing a price cap on Russian seaborne oil recently came into effect. More about the news About the European Union said it would implement a plan originally floated way back in May, with the G7 and Australia also signing up on the plan to impose the price cap […]

Introduction of Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022

In News The Central Government recently introduced the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in Lok Sabha. More about the news About: The Bill proposes to amend the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 in light of the 97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2011 which inserted Part IXB in the Constitution. Highlights of the Bill Cooperative […]

Crimes against Tourists

In News Crimes against tourists and other foreign nationals appear to be on the rise in India. Key Findings Reported and unreported crimes: There have been various reported (and unreported) incidents of foreigners falling victim to crimes in our country.  For every crime committed against foreigners, there would be several others that go unreported for […]

Global status of Black Soils

In News Recently,  the Food Agricultural Organisation (FAO) released the Global status of black soils Report on the occasion of World Soil Day. Key Points About World Soil Day:  World Soil Day is celebrated on December 5, 2022. Threat to Black Soil and food security:  Black soils feed the global population and are under threat. […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2  3 Delhi high court green signal for termination of 33-week pregnancy  (Government Policies & Interventions) What is India’s law on abortion? issues, observations of court and way ahead    GS 3 3 In India update, World Bank lifts GDP growth forecast to […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1 World Bank raises India’s growth projection to 6.9%   (Economy) Know about World Bank’s recent growth forecast for India’s economy  GS 2 1 Curbing terror financing in Afghanistan holds the key to regional security: NSA (International Relations) What are outcomes […]

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