The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1&6 Supreme Court, in a majority verdict, upholds the EWS quota   Economics, exclusion    (Polity and Governance) Know about the 103rd Amendment Act,Arguments favouring EWS Quota,Arguments against  it ,Supreme Court’s recent observations    GS 2 2 Centre opposes petition in HC […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1, 12& 15 Quota for general poor gets top court seal  The poverty test  4 questions in EWS judgment (Polity and Governance) Know about Supreme Court’s recent observations on  One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019,implications, earlier judicial responses to reservation policies […]

In News The Supreme Court recently upheld the 103rd amendment to the Constitution introducing a 10 percent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). More about the Supreme Court’s opinion On “Exclusion of the reserved categories from the EWS quota”: Issue: Critics believe that the act breaches the basic structure of the Constitution by excluding(Socially […]

In News The steering committee of a global programme to end child marriage is on a visit to India to witness state interventions which have helped reduce the prevalence of child marriage. Key Findings About Committee:  The visit is by the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage team. Increase in number of child brides: […]

In News The Supreme Court has suggested a way out of routinely filing documents in sealed covers, especially in cases touching on national security. More about the news Sealed cover affidavits: The Supreme Court was recently urged to consider laying down a law on the practice of governments submitting affidavits in a sealed cover.  Statute: […]

In News A study published in  Nature Communications recently estimated that a vast majority of snakebite deaths globally — up to 64,100 of the 78,600 deaths — occur in India.  Key Points Study:  Researchers from 21 countries, published in  Nature Communications recently estimated that a vast majority of snakebite deaths globally. The study used data […]

In News For the first time in the history of United Nations climate negotiations, loss and damage finance will be part of the official agenda of the conference of the parties (COP27) at Sharm-El-Sheikh in Egypt.  Countries participating in the negotiations agreed to a 20-point provisional agenda.   What is COP? Every year, the United Nations […]

In News  The report titled ‘WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022’ released at the 27th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC. About the report  The WMO State of the Global Climate report is produced annually.  It provides an authoritative voice on the current state of the climate using key climate indicators and reporting […]

In News  A new species of endemic honeybee has been discovered in the Western Ghats.  About species  The new species has been named Apis karinjodian and given the common name Indian black honeybee. It has  been spotted from the Western Ghats after a gap of more than 200 years. The last honeybee described from India […]

In News UNESCO finds that some iconic World Heritage glaciers will disappear by 2050.  One third on the list is under threat.  About World Heritage glaciers  As many as 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites are home to glaciers, representing almost 10 per cent of the Earth’s total glacierized area. They include the highest (next to […]