In News Recently, the BRICS Foreign Ministers put out a joint statement on multilateralism at a virtual meeting. About China’s Foreign Ministry said the idea behind the statement was to forge a common understanding among the BRICS countries when there were “so many different interpretations and definitions of multilateralism in the world”. China has hit […]

In News Recently, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched an awareness campaign on Single-Use Plastics. Major Points  UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) along with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change are organizing the two-month-long awareness campaign which will comprise of […]

In News Anup Chandra Pandey, a retired Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer, has been appointed to the post of Election Commissioner. About The President of India made the appointment. Following the elevation of Sushil Chandra as the Chief Election Commissioner, the position of an Election Commissioner was vacant since April 13.   Election Commission of […]

Facts in News Bose Einstein Condensation (BEC) (S&T) Recently, scientists have come up with an understanding of the emergence of order in chaotic systems by drawing an analogy with Bose-Einstein Condensation. In 1924 the Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose sent Albert Einstein a paper in which he derived the Planck law for black-body radiation by […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   10 Ensure no break in studies of children hit by pandemic   Take action against illegal adoption: SC (Polity and Governance) Know about the concerns related to the education of orphaned children due to Covid-19, Supreme Court’s latest order to […]

Indian Express Subject  Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   Centre tells states to ensure registrations on site, places orders for 44 crore vaccine doses (Polity and Governance) Recent announcement […]

In News Recently, Turkey’s Sea of Marmara has witnessed the largest outbreak of sea snot. The Sea of Marmara connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, where too the sludge has been spotted. Turkey recorded its first outbreak in 2007, in the Aegean Sea near Greece. About Sea Snot It is marine mucilage (thick, […]

In News Recently,the Supreme Court  agreed to intervene on a spate of complaints about illegal adoption of children orphaned by COVID-19 through private individuals and organisations. The court would pass the necessary orders on the issue of illegal adoption of children orphaned by COVID-19 Key Highlights  The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) […]

In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) e-Committee has released the Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings. The e-Committee is working with the Department of Justice and has invited suggestions and inputs from all stakeholders by 30th June 2021. Background The SC, in the judgment of Swapnil Tripathi and Indira Jaisingh […]

In News Accurate estimation of black carbon (BC), the second most important global warming pollutant after CO­2, will now be possible using optical instruments in the Himalayan region. Observations Scientists have estimated it with the help of a parameter called the mass absorption cross-section (MAC) specific to the Himalayan region. MAC is an essential parameter […]