In News  The Ninth Edition of India – Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise) is scheduled at Visakhapatnam from 07 Mar to 10 Mar 2022.  The previous edition of SLINEX was conducted off Trincomalee in October 2020. About Exercise SLINEX The exercise is being conducted in two phases; The Harbour Phase […]

In News The Government of India  approved the continuation of the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY) and its components beyond 31.03.2021 for the Financial Years 2021-22 to 2025-26, with a total financial outlay of Rs.3,274.87 crore.  About Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana (SSSY)  The Government of India introduced the ‘Ex-Andaman Political Prisoners Pension Scheme in 1969 […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1& 12   Rupee sinks to record low as oil prices spike Oil, nickel soar on fears of supply chaos  (Economy) What are the factors behind the rise in oil prices?Their ramifications across the globe  ,How the surge in crude oil prices […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1& 11 Markets and rupee crash as crude sizzles at $139 Oil and Stagflation    (Economy) What Causes Oil Prices to Fluctuate?Impact of crude oil price in India  ,Will soaring oil prices cause ‘stagflation’ in India?What is Stagflation?How does one get into […]

In News Recently, an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha during the first part of the Budget session of Parliament was asked with reference to artificial intelligence and its use in judicial processes to reduce the pendency of cases. Pendency of Cases Law Ministry data: The High Court’s (57.39 lakh cases) and the subordinate courts […]

In News Recently, talks to revive Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers were mired in uncertainty following Russia’s demands. About  Russia demanded for a U.S. guarantee that the sanctions it faces over the Ukraine conflict will not hurt its trade with Tehran. The fact stated was that the Western sanctions over Ukraine had become […]

In News The economic sanctions imposed by the US, UK, and the EU on Russia for going to war against Ukraine could prove to be detrimental to the country.  Economic Sanctions About:  These sanctions can range from export restrictions to trade embargos and seizure of assets. Meaning:  Economic sanctions are penalties or bans that are […]

In News Recently, Financial Action Task Force (FATF)  has retained Pakistan on its terrorism financing “grey list” and asked to address at the earliest the remaining deficiencies in its financial system. About  Pakistan has been on the grey list of the FATF since June 2018 for failing to check money laundering, leading to terror financing, […]

In News  Recently, the study, titled ‘Democracy Report 2022: Autocratisation Changing Nature?’  produced by the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute  at the University of Gothenburg. About the study  V-Dem produces the largest global dataset on democracy  with over 30 million data points for 202 countries from 1789 to 2021.  Involving over 3,700 scholars and other […]

In News Kerala Tourism will stream live an annual temple festival, Theyyam,  as part of its efforts to promote cultural tourism. About Theyyam It is a popular ritual form of dance worship in Kerala and Karnataka. It consisted of thousand-year-old traditions, rituals and customs. The people consider Theyyam itself as a channel to a god […]