In Context India recently criticised the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) decision to invite Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Omar Farooq to a meeting being held in Pakistan. India has consistently underlined that J&K is an integral part of India and is a matter strictly internal to India. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) About: The Organisation of […]
In News Recently, the 10th edition of the World Happiness Report 2022 was released by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. World Happiness Report Published ever since 2012 by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The World Happiness Report is based on two key ideas: Happiness or life evaluation measured through opinion surveys, […]
In News National eVidhan Application (NeVA) has been developed on the theme of ‘One Nation – One Application’. About National eVidhan Application (NeVA) It is a Unicode compliant software having provision for easy access to various documents like List of Questions, List of Business, Reports etc. bilingually viz. English and any regional language. This application […]
In News The Ministry of Earth Sciences has launched the Deep Ocean Mission (DOM). Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is one of the collaborators of the Ministry of Earth Sciences for implementation of Deep Ocean Mission. About the Mission National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences is […]
In News Recently, Kerala High Court asked organisations associated with the film industry to take steps to constitute a joint committee to deal with cases of sexual harassment of women. About POSH Act: The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act was passed in 2013, defining sexual harassment, laying down the […]
In News Recently, 11 MPs and others criticised the ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’ of Kerala High Court. About Two separate benches of the Supreme Court did the right thing by red-flagging the disturbing practice of courts accepting information from government agencies in sealed envelopes. Instances where Supreme Court held otherwise: In the Rafale aircraft case While […]
In News Parliament’s Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj has asked the government to roll back the system of caste-based wages, under which NREGS workers are paid based on whether they belong to a Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, or Others. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Mandate: The mandate of the […]
In News Recently, the Ministry of Earth Science has unveiled India’s Arctic Policy, titled ‘India and the Arctic: building a partnership for sustainable development’. Major Highlights of the policy India’s Arctic policy titled ‘India and the Arctic: building a partnership for sustainable development’ lays down six pillars: Strengthening India’s scientific research and cooperation Climate and […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS2 1 China proposes visits, events to revive India talks (International Relations) About the recent updates of talks, India-China relations, border issues and other related issues and the way forward. Also, know about the grouping that both China and India are part of. GS2 […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Neutrality for Ukraine is on the table: Lavrov (International Issues) Know about the updates over Russia – Ukraine Conflict, the background of the conflict, reasons for Russian aggression, & the implication of the conflict over India in particular & globally in […]