In Context  India and Vietnam are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.  Strategic Significance of Vietnam  Beginning  The strategic dimensions of Indo-Vietnamese relations, initiated during the 1980s, began unfolding in the form of structured and institutional arrangements during the 1990s.  Maritime domain India is essentially a maritime nation and the oceans hold the […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 4 Supreme Court allows 27% OBC reservation for Maharashtra in polls (Polity and Governance) Know about Reservation provisions in India for OBC,What is the OBC reservation in local bodies in Maharashtra?How did the matter reach the SC? Recent SC’s ruling, What is […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1   As global crude prices fall, Govt cuts windfall tax on fuel exports (Economy) Why the government cut recently imposed cesses and levies on diesel and aviation turbine fuel and removed the cess on exports of petrol and repercussions for […]

In News Recently, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation [National Statistical Office (NSO)] conducted a Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households survey and said that the average monthly incomes of agricultural households have risen. Background Inter-Ministerial Committee: Government had constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee in 2016 to examine issues relating to Doubling of Farmers […]

In News Recently, Government Data claimed that over 3.9 lakh Indians gave up citizenship in the past 3 yrs to settle abroad. Key Findings America emerged as the top choice among 103 countries where the emigrants settled. 2021: More than 1.63 lakh Indians relinquished their citizenship in 2021 alone. Of them, more than 78,000 took […]

In Context Recently, the Supreme Court held that the minority status of religious and linguistic communities is “State-dependent”. More about the news The petition: The court was hearing a petition complaining that followers of Judaism, Bahaism and Hinduism, who are the real minorities in Ladakh, Mizoram, Lakshadweep, Kashmir, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Punjab and Manipur […]

In Context Recently, Genetically Modified (GM) Cowpea has cleared the first of the three regulatory hurdles in the way of commercialisation in Ghana. More about the news Significance of Cowpea in Ghana: Cowpea – black-eyed pea in some parts of the world – is a major source of protein in Ghana and the rest of […]

In Context The position paper, part of Karnataka’s submissions to the NCERT for a National Curriculum Framework, describes Pythagoras’s theorem as “fake news”. About The Pythagoras theorem is disputed in many international forums. Not the content, but Pythagoras claiming it as his own. It has referred to a text called the Baudhayana Sulbasutra, in which […]

In News Recently, NITI Aayog said that it will release the third edition of its India Innovation Index. About India Innovation Index Body: The India Innovation Index is released by NITI Aayog and the Institute for Competitiveness every year. Previous editions: The first and second editions were launched in 2019 and 2021 respectively. Aim: To […]

In News Recently, the Union govt. has amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) 2011 Rules.  About The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities), (Second Amendment) Rules 2022 It has allowed the electronic products to declare certain mandatory declarations through the QR Code for a period of one year, if not declared in the package itself. Earlier, all […]