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Lachit Borphukan

In News Recently, the Assam government made a request to include Lachit Borphukan’s valour in textbooks.   Image Courtesy: TN    Lachit Borphukan Born: on November 24, 1622 in Charaideo, the first capital of the Ahom kings.  Led two battles against an alien Mughal army. Battle of Alaboi: Fought on August 5, 1669 in the […]

RBI’s hawkish stance

In News Recently, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India hiked the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.4 per cent, a three-year high owing to inflation concern. What is the Dovish and Hawkish View of Monetary Policy? Dovish View of Monetary Policy Doves support the idea of low-interest […]

Suspect Beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act

In News Recently, the Union government has found that 70 lakh beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) are suspect. Key Points Very recently, a similar exercise has been done and around 70 lakh beneficiaries have been found to be suspected and now that data has been again pushed to respective states to do […]

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act

In Context Recently, the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act which was passed by the Parliament, came into force. More about the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act About: The Act replaces the similar colonial-era Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920. The new law allows investigators to collect certain identifiable information of convicts and other persons for purposes of identification […]

Abortions for Unmarried women in India

In Context The Supreme Court recently underlined that marital status should not influence the right to terminate a pregnancy. Observations of SC The Supreme Court said it may loosen the restrictions of a 51-year-old abortion law which bars unmarried women from terminating pregnancies which are up to 24 weeks old. SC said that the prohibition […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 CJI NV Ramana names Justice UU Lalit as his successor In note to Govt (Polity and Governance) Know about Appointment of the CJI   GS 2 6   Amid protests, Rajya Sabha passes family courts Bill (Polity and Governance) What are […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 China holds military drills, fires missiles near Taiwan (International Relations) What is the genesis of the China-Taiwan tensions?So what has changed now? Implications of the rising tensions for India and way ahead .   GS 2  10 Waiting for democracy in […]

Analysis of the Financial Stability Report

In News  Recently, Reserve of Bank of India (RBI) released Financial Stability Report (FSR) Financial Stability Report (FSR) It  is published biannually and includes contributions from all the financial sector regulators.  Accordingly, it reflects the collective assessment of the Sub Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC-SC) on risks to stability of the […]

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

In News  (LIBOR) rose for the fourth straight session, rising roughly 2.5 basis points to 2.83229%, the highest since November 2008.  What Is London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)? It is a benchmark interest rate at which major global banks lend to one another in the international interbank market for short-term loans. It serves as a […]

Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022

In News Recently, the Lok Sabha passed a bill to grant statutory cover to already established family courts in Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland.  The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022 About:  The Bill amends the Family Courts Act, 1984.  The Act allows state governments to establish Family Courts.  The central government is empowered to notify dates […]

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