In Context Recently, High-grade lithium has been discovered in Nigeria. About Greenbushes mine in Western Australia is the largest hard-rock lithium mine in the world. Tantalum is also mined there.  Australia (40,000 tonnes), Chile (20,600 tonnes) and China (14,000 tonnes) mine about 86 per cent of the world’s lithium. The largest importers of lithium are […]

In News The “2022 Resilient Democracies Statement” was signed after the Prime Minister attended a 48th summit of the G7 countries. The statement called for “guarding the freedom, independence and diversity of civil society actors” and “protecting the freedom of expression and opinion online and offline”. Germany holds the presidency of the G7 in 2022. […]

In Context  In the recent Maharashtra political crisis the references have been made to the landmark judgement in ‘Kihoto Hollohan vs Zachillhu And Others’ (1992), in which Supreme Court upheld the sweeping discretion available to the Speaker in deciding cases of disqualification of MLAs. What is the ‘Kihoto Hollohan’ Case? The law covering the disqualification […]

In News India and Malaysia’s Defence Ministers held talks to deepen ties. Key Points Background: The interaction among the two defence ministers comes at a time when India’s indigenously manufactured light combat aircraft Tejas is in the fray for a Malaysian fighter jet contract. India has offered a dual package for the indigenous fighter jets […]

In News Recently, a study revealed that the marine heat wave that hit the western Indian Ocean and the northern Bay of Bengal the most will be a permanent feature by the end of the century. Major outcomes of the recent study From 1901 to 2012: the western Indian Ocean warmed up by 1.28°C against […]

In News Recently, Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve (KNP&TR) are facing a new threat from invasive plant species. These several invasive plant species in KNP&TR are threatening to destroy the habitats of one horned rhinos and other animals in the wild. Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Definition:  An alien species is a species introduced outside […]

In Context  Recently , the first China-Horn of Africa Peace, Governance and Development Conference was held . Horn of Africa Horn of Africa, region of eastern Africa.  The Horn contains such diverse areas as the highlands of the Ethiopian Plateau, the Ogaden desert, and the Eritrean and Somalian coasts and is home to the Amhara, […]

In News The 47th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax Council began in Chandigarh. What is the GST Council? In order to implement GST, the Constitutional (122nd Amendment) Bill (CAB for short) was passed by both houses of  parliament in 2016 . The CAB was passed by more than 15 states and thereafter Hon’ble […]

In Context  National Statistics Day is celebrated every year on 29 June to mark the birth anniversary of Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. Statistics  Statistics’, derived from the Latin word “status” means “political state” or “government.”  Centuries ago, the word statistics was used to refer to kings needing information about the land, agriculture, population, and their […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   BJP seeks floor test in House, CM makes fresh plea to rebels   (Polity and Governance) What is a floor test ?How is it carried out?Significance and the need for this procedure. GS 2 1 G7 to cap Russia’s income […]