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What is Hate Speech?
In News Recently, the Vice-President of India spoke out against hate speech, saying it goes against the country’s culture, Constitution and ethos. What is Hate Speech? There is no international legal definition of hate speech, and the characterization of what is ‘hateful’ is controversial and disputed. The term hate speech is understood as any kind […]
India’s falling jobless rate and risks to employment
In News India’s unemployment rate touched a four-month high of 7.9 per cent in data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). About the latest trend Declining trend: The numbers show a significant declining trend even before economic activity was affected due to the fresh Covid-19 restrictions imposed in many states. Latest unemployment rate […]
Census and NPR
In News The first phase of the census and collection of details to update the National Population Register (NPR) have been postponed at least till September 2021. Background The Registrar General of India (RGI) had in December 2021 informed the States that freezing of boundaries of districts, sub-districts, tehsils, talukas, police stations etc. has been […]
Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 FCRA move will hurt work on ventilators, says Oxfam NEET quota: Rs 8-lakh EWS limit will stay, Govt accepts the report of the panel (Governance) Recent the government’s decision to refuse renewal of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act […]
The Hindu
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 ?8 lakh income ‘reasonable’ cap for EWS quota, Centre tells SC Census first phase, NPR data collection deferred till Sept (Polity and Governance) What is a feasible criterion for defining EWS? government committee report in the Supreme […]
Maharaja Paramhans Ji Shrine
Context Over 200 Hindu pilgrims from India, the US and the Gulf prayed at the 100-year-old renovated Maharaja Paramhans Ji mandir in northwest Pakistan. About Maharaja Paramhans Ji Born in 1846 in Chhapra (Bihar). His parents died when he was only five years old, and he was brought up by a Kayastha family. He was […]
Discovery of Two New Plant Species
In News Researchers from SNM College Maliankara, the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, and the Payyanur College have reported two new plant species from the biodiversity-rich Western Ghats regions in Thiruvananthapuram and Wayanad districts. About Fimbristylis sunilii and Neanotis prabhuii They have been christened Fimbristylis sunilii and Neanotis prabhuii. They collected from the grasslands of Ponmudi […]
Rani Velu Nachiya
In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India remembered the brave Rani Velu Nachiyar on her birth anniversary. Image Courtesy:lokmatnews About Rani Velu Nachiyar Born on January 3, 1730, in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India, She was the first queen to fight against the British colonial power in India. She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai. […]
24th Financial Stability Report: RBI
In News Recently, the Reserve Bank of India released the 24th issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR). About Financial Stability Report (FSR) It is published by RBI bi-annually on behalf of the Financial Stability and Development Council, an umbrella group of regulators which gives an overview of the health of India’s financial system. It […]
