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Sohrai Murals

In News  Santhali communities of Odisha and Jharkhand are changing their ways of painting Sohrai murals. Image Courtesy :DTE  About Sohrai Murals  It is an art in which santhali women usually paint the walls of their houses to mark Sohrai, a harvest festival coinciding with Diwali or Kali Puja. The art also adorns walls during […]

Indigenous Production of Defence Products

In News Recently, 18 major platforms have been identified by the Ministry of Defence for industry led Design & Development under various routes. List of 18 Major Platforms Make-I Category: About:  Under the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020, ‘Make’ Category aims to achieve self-reliance by involving greater participation of Indian industry.   Projects involving design and development […]

Neon Shortages Due to Ukraine-Russian Conflict

In News Ukraine’s two leading suppliers of neon, which produce about half the world’s supply of the key ingredient (Neon) for making chips, have halted their operations due to Russian attack. Ukraine and Neon Some 45%-54% of the world’s semiconductor grade neon, critical for the lasers used to make chips, comes from two Ukrainian companies. […]

Fifth Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment (MDTI) between India and Canada

In News  Recently ,India and Canada held the fifth Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment (MDTI) in New Delhi.  The Ministers underlined the significance of the MDTI as an institutional mechanism for forging robust bilateral trade and investment ties and enhancing economic cooperation between both countries.  Major Highlights   Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA): Both the […]

Judicial Activism vs Judicial Restraint

In News Recently, retiring Delhi HC Chief Justice stressed the need for a balance between judicial activism and judicial restraint. Observations of Chief Justice There is always a gap between justice and law. Merely because the law is enacted, there is no guarantee that justice will be done. If there is any gap, a judge […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 5 CJI for greater women share in judiciary (Polity and Governance) How many judges does the Supreme Court have?How is the number decided?Has the number of women judges always been low?Who appoints Supreme Court judges?How did the Collegium system come into being?What […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 5   SC directs Centre to produce internal files on TV channel   Decide on pregnancy of 10year old: Kerala HC   (Polity and Governance) Know about Supreme Court’s order in context of  Media One TV channel ,Why was Malayalam channel MediaOne’s […]

SVAMITVA Scheme

In News India plans to prepare digital maps of all its 6, 00,000 villages and pan-India 3D maps will be prepared for 100 cities, Union Science Minister said recently. SVAMITVA scheme Ministry: SVAMITVA (Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas) scheme is a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. […]

Tea Production in India

In Context The Russia-Ukraine war is likely to stir-up a storm in the tea bowl of the country especially in South India which contributes around 45 per cent of the total tea exports from the country About Tea Production in India Tea is one of the most popular and lowest cost  beverages in the world […]

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)

In News  Recently, the Union Rural Development Secretary chaired a webinar promoting ‘Captive Employer’ initiative under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY).  About ‘Captive Employer’ It is a scheme under DDU-GKY which is a nationwide placement-linked skill training program funded by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD). A Captive Employer is any employer or […]

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