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India Justice Report 2022
In News According to the India Justice Report (IJR) 2022, the State of Karnataka emerged at the top among the 18 large and mid-sized States with populations of over one crore. About The India Justice Report (IJR) was initiated by Tata Trusts in 2019, and this is the third edition. The foundation’s partners include the […]
Lokpal
In Context The Lokpal of India, recently submitted to a parliamentary panel that “it has not prosecuted even a single person accused of graft till date.” More about the news About: The Lokpal of India, the country’s first anti-corruption body instituted four years ago to investigate complaints against public functionaries Though the Act was passed […]
Indian Express
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 12 Reform defamation law (Polity and Governance) What is defamation? Defamation Law in India and Supreme court’s observations, emerging issues, and way ahead GS 3 14 Sales tax and actors’ copyright: questions in Anushka case (Economy) What is Sales tax? its present […]
The Hindu
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 1 4 Akhilesh unveils Kanshi Ram’s statue in Dalit outreach attempt (Significant Personalities) Know about Kanshi Ram and his contributions GS 3 6 Time to put a price on carbon emissions (Environment) What are the elements of India’s low emissions strategy? […]
Time to put a price on carbon emissions
In Context India can take the lead, as president of the G-20 this year, in carbon pricing, which will open unexpected avenues of decarbonisation. About Carbon pricing Meaning: Carbon pricing is an instrument that captures the external costs of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the costs of emissions that the public pays for, such as damage […]
Einstein Tile
In News Recently Mathematicians have discovered an “einstein tile” About An “einstein tile” – a shape that could be singularly used to create a non-repeating (aperiodic) pattern on an infinitely large plane. Here, “einstein” is a play on German ein stein or “one stone” – not to be confused with Albert Einstein, the famous German […]
Provisional Tax collections
In News Recently, the Finance Ministry released provisional data regarding FY 2022-23 Tax collections. About India’s net direct tax collections have risen 17.63% in 2022-23 to touch ?16.61 lakh crore, exceeding the revised estimates target for the year by 0.7%. Corporate tax contribution to gross direct tax was ?10.04 lakh crore, just a tad […]
Nagri Dubraj rice gets Geographical Indication Tag
In News The Geographical Indication Registry granted Chhattisgarh’s aromatic rice, Nagri Dubraj, a geographical indication (GI) tag. The Morena and Rewa Mango (both Madhya Pradesh) have also given the Tag. About Nagri Dubraj Rice It is produced by a women’s self-help group. The women’s self-help group “Maa Durga Swasahayata Samuh ” of Nagri in Dhamtari […]
Sagar-Setu Mobile App
In News Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal today launched the App Version of National Logistics Portal (Marine) ‘Sagar-Setu’. About The SAGAR-SETU app of the National Logistics Portal (Marine) will provide real-time information on vessel-related information, gate, container freight stations, and transactions, enabling digital transactions for payments. The app will boost […]
