In News Recently, Dhimsa Community Radio Station has successfully brought school lessons to the poor tribal students in Odisha’s Koraput district who do not have internet access or cannot afford a smartphone. Background In June 2021, Odisha State School Education Programme Authority started streaming live classes on YouTube. However, hundreds of students (mostly from the […]

In News Recently, an online database about the use of the spyware Pegasus was launched. About It is launched by Forensic Architecture, Amnesty International and the Citizen Lab to document attacks against human rights defenders. It showed the connections between ‘digital violence’ of Pegasus spyware and the real-world harms lawyers, activists, and other civil society […]

Facts in News Bunder Diamond Mining Project Recently, it has been highlighted that the proposed Bunder diamond mining project in the Buxwaha protected forest region in Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) may have a greater ecological impact on the region. The project was awarded to Essel Mining & Industries Limited, which stated that to meet water requirements […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   GS 2   GS 3 1   1   1 Heavyweights shown the door as PM Modi rejigs Cabinet   (Polity and Governance)   Judge recuses from hearing Mamata’s election petition (Judiciary)   Petrol price crosses ?100/litre mark in Delhi (Economy) […]

Indian Express Subject  Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   PM hits delete and reset   (Polity and Governance) The setting up a new Ministry to “strengthen” the co-operative movement, […]

In News Recently, the latest round of meetings among the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus (OPEC+) group of oil-exporting countries has stalled. Background In April 2020, the OPEC+ group of countries entered into a two-year agreement, which entailed steep cuts in crude production to deal with a sharp fall in the price of […]

In News According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Annual Report on Implementing the Plastic Garbage Rules, 2016, the plastic waste generated in 2018-19 was 3,360,043 tonnes per year (roughly 9,200 tonnes per day). Plastic  Plastic is a synthetic organic polymer made from petroleum with properties ideally suited for a wide variety of applications, […]

In News Crimes against women in Delhi saw over 63% rise in 2021 so far. About Delhi Police recently shared some data of the crimes against Women. The United Nations defines violence against women as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or […]

In News The WHO “Guidance on community mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches” emphasized on community-based mental health care. About As defined by WHO, Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and […]

In News Recently, the Hope spacecraft, sent by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to orbit Mars, has captured images of discrete auroras on Mars. Discrete Auroras The data gathered by the oribter include far and extreme ultraviolet auroral emissions which have never been imaged before at Mars. The beacons of light that stand out against […]