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General consent to CBI

In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) expressed concern over the phenomenon of state governments withdrawing their consent for the CBI to investigate. About CBI made a submission to the Supreme Court that since 2018, around 150 requests for sanction to investigate have been pending with eight state governments that have withdrawn general consent to […]

MPLAD Scheme Restored

In News Recently, the Union Cabinet restored the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) that was suspended in April 2020. Latest developments Suspension: The scheme was suspended for two financial years (2020-21 and 2021-22). The funds for the scheme were subsumed in the Consolidated Fund of India. The government diverted ?8,000 crore to […]

India among global flash drought hotspots from 1980-2015: Study

In News A study identified rapid drought intensification across India , United States, Brazil, southern Africa, Spain, western Russia and Australia as well. Flash Drought It is the rapid onset or intensification of drought and is set in motion by lower-than-normal rates of precipitation Accompanied by abnormally high temperatures, winds, and radiation.  Together, these changes […]

Who was Onake Obavva?

In News Onake Obavva died fighting the troops of Hyder Ali when he invaded the Chitradurga Fort, which was ruled by Madakari Nayaka in the 18th century. ‘Onake Obavva Jayanti’ From 2021, the Karnataka government has decided to celebrate ‘Onake Obavva Jayanti’ on November 11 throughout the state.  A state-sponsored celebration of the birth anniversary […]

Janjatiya Gaurav Divas

In News The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister has approved the declaration of 15th November as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas. On November 15, the  State of Jharkhand celebrates its foundation day. The state was carved out of Bihar in 2000 on the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda. About The date was chosen as it was […]

Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan

In News Recently, the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan was held. The meeting was composed of National Security Advisors’ (NSA) of regional countries and chaired by the Indian NSA. Key Points First meeting of the security heads:  This is the first meeting of the security heads of the participating countries that India has hosted […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 3 staff memos flagged ‘polarising’ content, hate speech in India but Facebook said not a problem (Science & technology) How the platform’s AI tools are unable to “identify vernacular languages” thus fail to identify hate speech or problematic content? GS 3 […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims  and Mains   GS 2 1 Why is the Home Ministry tasked to monitor foreign funds for NGOs, asks Supreme Court (Governance) How have the recent amendments affected the NGOs ? GS 2 1   13 Monitoring Chinese assets in Indian Ocean Region: Navy chief   China […]

Submarine Vela

In News The Indian Navy got its fourth submarine INS Vela under Project75. About Earlier this year the Defence Ministry cleared a long-pending proposal for the manufacturing of 6 submarines worth nearly Rs. 50,000 under the P75I project. The Indian Navy currently has 12 submarines. In addition, there are two nuclear submarines INS Arihant and […]

Olive Ridley Sea Turtles

In News Recently, the Odisha government has banned fishing around olive ridley turtles’ mass nesting sites. About Scientific name: Lepidochelys olivacea Also known as the Pacific ridley sea turtle. Location: Found in warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. Conservation Status  IUCN Red List: Vulnerable Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I CITES: Appendix […]

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