In News Recently, Ukraine filed an application instituting proceedings against the Russian Federation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). About In its Application, Ukraine contends, “the Russian Federation has falsely claimed that acts of genocide have occurred in the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts of Ukraine, and on that basis recognized the so-called ‘Donetsk People’s […]
In News The Chief Justice of India was addressing the ‘National Seminar on Adjudication of IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) Disputes in India’ at the DRDO Auditorium. About Intellectual property rights are the rights given to persons over the creations of their minds. They usually give the creator an exclusive right over the use of his/her […]
In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India urged State governments as well as the private sector to adopt the Gati Shakti portal to plan infrastructure projects and develop special economic zones. About The PM emphasised to make the PM Gati-Shakti National Master Plan as base for their projects and economic zones. The government has […]
In News Recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released the second part of its sixth assessment report. This second part of the report is about climate change impacts, risks and vulnerabilities, and adaptation options. About The first part of this report, on the physical science of climate change in 2021. It had warned […]
In News Each year World NGO Day is celebrated on February 27th. World NGO Day About: It is an international day dedicated to recognize, celebrate and honour all non-governmental and nonprofit organisations, and the people behind them that contribute to the society all year around. History: The World NGO (Non-Governmental Organisations) Day assumed its official […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1, 10& 11 Putin orders nukes on alert after west removes Russian banks from SWIFT What Russia stands to lose The Abstention The other oil So that the war doesn’t hit us (IR) Why there is a dramatic escalation of East-West […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1& 6 India is engaged with all parties on Ukraine: Foreign Secretary The anatomy of India’s Ukraine dilemma A testing vote (IR) What are India’s role and response in resolving the Ukrainian conflict? India’s place in regional geopolitics, How Russia’s […]
In News The issue of co-location has come into the limelight once again in the wake of the latest order by the market’s regulator sanctioning former National Stock Exchange (NSE) MD and CEO over decisions taken by her under the alleged influence of a mysterious ‘yogi’. About Meaning: Co-location facilities are certain dedicated spaces in […]
In Context More subscribers left the Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) scheme than the number of new people who joined in the past two years, suggested the latest numbers released by the Union Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. About In 2020-21, 8.55 million new subscribers were added to the scheme, while 9.78 million subscribers exited […]
In Context India and France are close to concluding a deal, likely in the next couple of months, for the joint development of a 125 KN engine for the indigenous fifth generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) under development The collaboration is between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and French engine maker Safran. […]