In News A new WHO report stated that the world is not on track to reduce suicide mortality rate by 2030.   Key Findings of Report  Crisis before COVID-19: While COVID-19 has increased mental stress globally, the report shows a crisis was already in place in 2019. It shows that some 703,000 people or one […]

Facts in News Passage Exercise Recently, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy participated in a Passage Exercise or PASSEX with a US carrier strike group (CSG) in the Indian Ocean for two days. A passage exercise is normally undertaken whenever an opportunity arises, in contrast to pre-planned maritime drills. The INS Kochi and […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 Banks get assets worth Rs. 8,441 crore from ED (Economy) Know about the money laundering probe against Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. What is money laundering, implications, concerns, preventive measures and government agencies involved? GS 2 5 Twitter storm […]

In News UNESCO has decided to downgrade the status of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.   About The UN body released a draft report recommending the reef’s World Heritage status to be downgraded because of its dramatic coral decline. Although the Report did commend Australia’s efforts to improve reef quality and its financial commitment. […]

In News Recently, 8 of 12 captive-bred pygmy hogs have been released in the Manas National Park of western Assam. This is the second batch to have been reintroduced into the wild under the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP) in 2021.   Pygmy Hogs Scientific Name: Porcula salvania Features These are the world’s rarest and […]

In News The Parliamentary panel asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) to conduct a survey on the impact of the pandemic on anganwadi services and malnutrition levels among children.   About The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports fixating on the need for data to understand “how anganwadi […]

In News : The Odisha government has proposed to raise mangrove and casuarinas plantation in the coastal belt.  The state has around 480-kilometres-long coastal belt.   Need Odisha is one the most cyclone-prone states in the country and it also is vulnerable to various natural disasters like flood, hailstorm, drought due to its unique geo-climatic […]

In News Recently, Two Supreme Court judges have recused themselves from hearing cases relating to West Bengal. On June 21, Delhi High Court judge Anup Bhambhani recused himself from hearing a plea by digital media houses challenging the validity of the IT rules regulating intermediaries.   About Judge Recusal When there is a conflict of […]

Facts in News Land For Life Award Shyam Sundar Jyani, a Rajasthan-based climate activist, has won the prestigious United Nations’ Land for Life Award for his environment conservation concept, Familial Forestry. Familial Forestry means transferring the care of the tree and environment in the family so that a tree becomes a part of the family’s […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 4 8 rare pygmy hogs released in Manas National Park (Biodiversity and Environment) Know about pygmy hogs, features, natural habitat, threats, protection status, conservation efforts. Also briefly learn about Manas National Park and other protected areas of Assam.    GS 2 6 A […]