In News The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has said that it is in discussions with India on procurement of wheat as countries face food security challenges amid the Ukraine war. About The World Food Programme launched the 2022 Global Report on Food Crises It stated that Ukraine is facing a three-dimensional crisis of food, […]

In News  Recently, NASA  climate research scientist was awarded the World Food Prize. About World Food Prize Nobel Prize laureate Norman Borlaug established the World Food Prize in 1986. It is a prestigious international award conceived as the “Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture”. It is awarded for a specific, exceptionally significant, individual achievement that […]

In Context Jog Falls project suffers setback as Centre asks Karnataka about impact assessment. About Jog Falls It is created by the Sharavathi River falling from a height of 253 m (830 ft), making it the second-highest plunge waterfall in India.  Located near Sagara, Shimoga District of Karnataka state. It is also called by alternative […]

In News National Anti-Profiteering Authority expedites the number of hearings amid a backlog of over 200 cases. About NAA is a statutory body set up under Section 171 of the Central GST Act, 2017 to check whether trade and industry were passing on rate reductions under the Goods and Services (GST) Tax. Main function:  To […]

In News  The Kerala health department identified Shigella bacteria as the cause for the food poisoning incident in Kasaragod district of Kerela. What is Shigella? It is a bacterium that belongs to the enterobacter family — a group of bacteria that reside in the intestine, not all of which cause disease in humans. It cause […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   SC to study if larger Bench should hear sedition pleas   Panel notifies new J&K Assembly constituencies   (Polity and Governance) What is Sedition? Overview of sedition law, provisions related,constitutionality of the sedition law ,concerns and criticisms and way […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1&10   1   J&K Delimitation Commission releases final order: Jammu gets 43 seats and Kashmir 47 Other Issues with GST   Sedition law challenge: SC explores larger bench, AG for norms against law misuse (Polity and Governance) What are the recommendations […]

In Context   India’s unemployment rate rose to 7.83% in April from 7.60% in March according to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) . Key Data The urban unemployment rate rose to 9.22 per cent in April from 8.28 per cent in March. The rural unemployment rate dropped to 7.18 per cent […]

In News Election Commission sent notice to Jharkhand C.M for allotment of mining lease to himself over Office-of-Profit charge. What is the issue? The Election Commission has sought an explanation on the ‘office of profit’ charge from the Jharkhand C.M. The Commission said that the holding of office of profit by the Chief Minister would […]

In News The Indian Prime Minister participated in the 2nd India-Nordic Summit along with Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland at Copenhagen in Denmark.  1st India-Nordic Summit was held in 2018 in Stockholm. About the Summit Aim: The summit focused on economic engagement, green partnership and mobility and cooperation in the Arctic […]