In Context Study shows the pace of seafloor spreading has slowed down by roughly 35 percent globally.  About the Study Researchers opted for 18 ridges across the globe for this study. They analysed the magnetic records of the oceanic crust and how much oceanic crust had formed over the last 19 million years. Analysis showed […]

In Context Vice President Venkaiah Naidu recently said it is time for amending the anti-defection law to plug the loopholes. Anti-defection law and its purpose Introduced as the Tenth Schedule via the 52nd Amendment Act, 1985 after multiple incidents like Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram. Sets the provisions for disqualification of elected members on the grounds […]

In News A 37-year-old Constitution Bench judgement of the Supreme Court which held that pavement dwellers are different from trespassers may become a game-changer in the Jahangirpuri case. Background Evict the pavement dwellers: In Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation the state of Maharashtra in 1981 and the Bombay Municipal Corporation decided to evict the […]

In News Recently, several politicians have accused the Centre of protecting officers under probe for tapping the phones of political leaders. Phone Tapping in India Meaning:  It means interception of the contents of communication through a secret connection to the telephone line of one whose conversations are to be monitored usually without the consent of […]

In News The WTO is looking into resolving its rules that are making it difficult for India to export food grains to meet shortages in other countries, caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. What are the Issues/Challenges? The WTO rules make it difficult for a country to export grains from official stocks if these have been […]

In News  Recently, the Perseverance Mars rover has captured Phobos, Mars’ potato-shaped moon or satellite. About  The eclipse was captured with Perseverance’s next-generation Mastcam-Z camera.  These observations can help scientists better understand Phobos’ orbit and how its gravity pulls on the Martian surface, ultimately shaping the red planet’s crust and mantle The last time NASA […]

In News Recently, Scientists at Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, have found support for one way to understand peculiarity about Blue Straggler Star. The researchers also made use of the observations by the UVIT instrument (UltraViolet Imaging Telescope) of ASTROSAT(India’s first science observatory in space). About Blue Straggler Stars They are a class of stars […]

In News  Recently ,the Prime Minister of  India received the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award.  About Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar The inaugural award was instituted this year in the memory of Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away on February 6, 2022, at the age of 92 due to multiple organ failure.  It will be given every […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   After a hiatus, household consumer spending survey to resume in July   Days of misery over, PM tells J&K youth   (Polity and Governance) Know about The All-India Household Consumer Expenditure Survey,its parameters and methodology  ,objectives ,why there  were concerns […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   PM reaches out to J&K via infra push, inaugurates projects worth Rs 20k crore (Polity and Governance) What are a string of projects inaugurated  in Jammu and Kashmir as part of a strong infrastructure push?why are needed ? GS 3 […]