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Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 PM reaches out to J&K via infra push, inaugurates projects worth Rs 20k crore (Polity and Governance) What are a string of projects inaugurated in Jammu and Kashmir as part of a strong infrastructure push?why are needed ? GS 3 […]
The Hindu
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 After a hiatus, household consumer spending survey to resume in July Days of misery over, PM tells J&K youth (Polity and Governance) Know about The All-India Household Consumer Expenditure Survey,its parameters and methodology ,objectives ,why there were concerns […]
Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
In News Recently ,the Prime Minister of India received the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award. About Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar The inaugural award was instituted this year in the memory of Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away on February 6, 2022, at the age of 92 due to multiple organ failure. It will be given every […]
Blue Straggler Stars
In News Recently, Scientists at Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, have found support for one way to understand peculiarity about Blue Straggler Star. The researchers also made use of the observations by the UVIT instrument (UltraViolet Imaging Telescope) of ASTROSAT(India’s first science observatory in space). About Blue Straggler Stars They are a class of stars […]
NASA’s Perseverance Mission
In News Recently, the Perseverance Mars rover has captured Phobos, Mars’ potato-shaped moon or satellite. About The eclipse was captured with Perseverance’s next-generation Mastcam-Z camera. These observations can help scientists better understand Phobos’ orbit and how its gravity pulls on the Martian surface, ultimately shaping the red planet’s crust and mantle The last time NASA […]
WTO may ease curbs on Indian grain exports
In News The WTO is looking into resolving its rules that are making it difficult for India to export food grains to meet shortages in other countries, caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. What are the Issues/Challenges? The WTO rules make it difficult for a country to export grains from official stocks if these have been […]
Phone Tapping in India
In News Recently, several politicians have accused the Centre of protecting officers under probe for tapping the phones of political leaders. Phone Tapping in India Meaning: It means interception of the contents of communication through a secret connection to the telephone line of one whose conversations are to be monitored usually without the consent of […]
Olga Tellis Judgment
In News A 37-year-old Constitution Bench judgement of the Supreme Court which held that pavement dwellers are different from trespassers may become a game-changer in the Jahangirpuri case. Background Evict the pavement dwellers: In Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation the state of Maharashtra in 1981 and the Bombay Municipal Corporation decided to evict the […]
Anti-Defection Law
In Context Vice President Venkaiah Naidu recently said it is time for amending the anti-defection law to plug the loopholes. Anti-defection law and its purpose Introduced as the Tenth Schedule via the 52nd Amendment Act, 1985 after multiple incidents like Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram. Sets the provisions for disqualification of elected members on the grounds […]
