In News Some Indian States have recently demanded lightning to be considered a natural disaster. About At present, Cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, flood, tsunami, hailstorm, landslide, avalanche, cloudburst, pest attack, frost, and cold waves are considered disasters. These disasters are covered under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) which is 75% funded by the Centre. […]
In News The Elephant Whisperers, a Tamil documentary, won the Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category at the 95th Academy Awards. About The 40-minute documentary, directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga, is based on the life and work of Bomman and his wife Bellie who foster orphaned elephant calves. Bomman […]
In News Recently, the vulture survey was carried out in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. About An population estimation was carried out by forest departments of respective states in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) and the adjoining landscape consisting of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Tamil Nadu, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) in Kerala, […]
In News About Key Findings: Challenges of arms imports: Government steps The Indian government has taken several steps to promote domestic arms production and reduce the country’s reliance on arms imports. Some of these measures include: SIPRI SIPRI was founded in 1966 by the Swedish parliament as an independent research institute. Its main objective is […]
In Context Recently, the Manipur government withdrew from the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with two hill-based tribal insurgent groups citing that they were “influencing agitation among forest encroachers”. About The government alleged that the protests were influenced by two hill-based insurgent groups. As a result, the state government withdrew from tripartite talks/SoO agreements with […]
In News Bhutan is about to become the seventh nation to graduate from the United Nations’ (UN) list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs). What are LDCs? LDCs are low-income countries confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development. They are highly vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks and have low levels of human assets. The concept […]
In News The Union government sought approval from Parliament for the second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants worth ? 2.7 lakh crore for the financial year 2022- 23. Demand for Grants Article 113 of the Constitution requires that any proposal or estimate seeking withdrawal of money from the Consolidated Fund of India should be […]
In Context In recent years, India has made great strides in its digital strategies and data governance. Data Governance Meaning: Data governance is the process of managing the availability, usability, integrity and security of the data in enterprise systems, based on internal data standards and policies that also control data usage. Effective data governance ensures […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3, 4 Opposing pleas in SC on same-sex marriages, Govt: Let House decide (Indian Polity) Know about the Supreme Court’s recent note on same-sex marriage, Key highlights of the Special Marriage Act of 1954, etc. GS 2 8 SCO […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1,10 Same-sex marriages can rock societal values: Centre (Indian Polity) Know about the Supreme Court’s recent note on same-sex marriage, Key highlights of the Special Marriage Act of 1954, etc. GS 2 1, 12 Soon, net-zero waste must for buildings (Governance) Know […]
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