In Context  The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) is scheduled to introduce the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Khasi Inheritance of Property Bill, 2021. Khasi community and their  inheritance of property They are  people of the Kh?si and Jaintia hills of the state of Megh?laya in India.  They speak the Mon-Khmer language of the Austroasiatic […]

In News  Recently, the Centre has proposed amendments to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act (RBD), 1969. Presently, the registration of births and deaths is done by the local registrar appointed by States. Need For Amendment A few state governments have reported issuance of fake birth and death certificates including misuse of user and […]

In News Recently, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has carried out a first-of-its-kind district-level climate vulnerability assessment, or Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI). About CEEW is an environmental think tank. The index is published in a report titled “Mapping India’s Climate Vulnerability – A District-level Assessment”. In this index, CEEW has analysed 640 districts […]

In News Snap, the parent company for Snapchat, sees Augmented Reality (AR) as the next big driver for growth and increasing adoption in the market.  Augmented Reality: Definition  It is the technology that superimposes an image onto a user’s view of the real world and enhances it with sound, touch, and even smell.  It is […]

In News India has successfully test-fired its longest-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Agni-V. Agni V Missile It is the most advanced surface-to-surface indigenously built fire and forgets ballistic missile. which once fired cannot be stopped, except by an interceptor missile. It was successfully launched from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha The three-stage solid-fuelled engine missile is […]

In News  The Government of India has applied for loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to procure as many as 667 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Background The vaccines will be purchased by the Government of India through a competitive process and the ADB will be administering […]

In News The Nag River revitalization project has been approved by the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC). About Nag River Revitalization Project Conceptualized by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and is an ambitious project for the region of Nagpur. Nag river flows through Nagpur city, hence giving it the name. It is now […]

In News  Recently, the Government has reconstituted the seven-member Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) by inducting three new members .   It will continue to be chaired by economist Bibek Debroy. About Prime Minister of India inducted former deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India Rakesh Mohan, IIM Ahmedabad professor T.T Ram […]

In News According to a study, even enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions are not nearly enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C.   Image Courtesy: DTE   Paris Agreement Goals:  The agreement stated that NDCs would work to achieve the goal of keeping global temperature rise this century to well below 2°C above the pre-industrial […]

In News  Recently, the Telangana government has decided to move landless, non-tribal farmers engaged in shifting cultivation (‘Podu’ ) inside forests to peripheral areas as it looks to combat deforestation.  About the ‘Podu’ Land Issue Podu lands are the lands tilled by tribal people in forests. Telangana government has red-flagged encroachment of forests by non-tribals, […]