The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   China remains a formidable challenge,says Navy chief (International Relations)   What is the Strategic Importance of the Indian Ocean Region?How China’s presence in the Indian Ocean Region affects India’s inreste ?   GS 2 1 EWS quota does not […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1& 11 Since 2014, 4-fold jump in ED cases against politicians; 95% are from Opposition More teeth and bigger muscles: ED’s lengthening arm (Internal Security) Know about Enforcement Directorate (ED),Functions and Jurisdiction,cristim and way ahead .   GS 3 3 Biodecomposer will […]

In Context Monsoon in India has undergone several changes over the recent years, especially on account of climate change.  More about the news The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has sighted that 2022 has seen the second highest extreme events since 1902.  Persistence of intense La Nina conditions,  The abnormal warming of East Indian Ocean,  Negative […]

In News The Supreme court has been criticising the CBI for its “actions and inactions” on several occasions and flagged fundamental problems with the functioning of the agency. Efforts to restructure law-enforcement agencies The struggle to free elite law-enforcement agencies such as the CBI and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) from the stranglehold of governments and […]

In News The Supreme Court referred to a Constitution Bench on the question of how to provide accused in death penalty cases a “meaningful, real and effective” hearing of their mitigating circumstances before a trial judge. About Considered Mitigation Investigator: Earlier this year, the court, while reducing the death sentence awarded to a Madhya Pradesh […]

In News Recently, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has amended the regulations with the objective to maximise value in resolution.  Recent Amendments Sale of assets: IBBI has amended its regulations to allow sale of one or more assets of an entity undergoing the insolvency resolution process. Committee of Creditors (CoC): The Committee […]

In News Ethereum, the world’s second most valuable cryptocurrency, has completed a significant software overhaul recently. About Revamping of Ethereum: It is known as ‘The Merge’.  It will cast aside the need for crypto miners and gigantic mining farms, who had previously driven the blockchain under a mechanism called ‘proof-of-work’ (PoW).  Instead, it has now […]

In News Recently, A section of priests opposed the gold plating being done on the sanctum sanctorum of Kedarnath temple. Currently, the sanctum sanctorum  is covered with 230 kilogram of silver. Kedarnath Temple Kedarnath Temple is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located in Uttarakhand on the Garhwal Himalayan range near the […]

In News A special tourist train, to cover Ambedkar Circuit, was announced About The Ambedkar Circuit was proposed in 2016 and it  covers Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow, Ambedkar’s birthplace; Nagpur, where he converted to Buddhism; the residence in Delhi where he lived during his last years; and Dadar in Maharashtra, where his body was cremated. Like […]

In Context China has recently appealed to Russia, India, and other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members to cooperate in preventing foreign powers from destabilising their countries by inciting “Colour revolutions”. Colour Revolutions Colour revolutions refer to a series of uprisings that first began in former communist nations in Eastern Europe in the early 2000s, but […]