In News The eCommittee Supreme Court of India released the Draft Vision document for Phase III of the e-Courts Project. Phase III of the eCourts Project Phase III of the eCourts Project in India is rooted in two central facets—access and inclusion. It envisions a judicial system that is more easily accessible irrespective of geographical […]

In News The President of India has promulgated the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation And Conditions Of Service) Ordinance, 2021. About It will dissolve the certain existing appellate bodies and transfer their functions to other existing judicial bodies. The proposed changes are based on the directions issued by the Supreme Court last year in the Madras Bar […]

In News The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed three variants of a ‘Chaff Rocket’. About The DRDO’s facility Defence Laboratory Jodhpur (DLJ) has indigenously developed three variants of this critical technology: Short Range Chaff Rocket (SRCR) Medium-Range Chaff Rocket (MRCR) and Long Range Chaff Rocket (LRCR). The chaff system basically comprises multiple […]

                             Facts in News INS Viraat The second Centaur-Class aircraft carrier initially served the Royal British Navy as HMS Hermes in 1959 and was later sold to India in the 1980s. It holds the world record for being the longest-serving warship of […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains  GS III 6 Persistent mindlessness (Internal Security) Know about the Maoist insurrection and the Naxalite movement and impact on peace and order. How has the government tried to pacify the situation and what are the casualties? Suggest a way forward. GS II 6 The […]

                                   Indian Express Subject Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains  GS II 1   94 out of 120 orders quashed: Allahabad High Court calls out abuse of NSA in Uttar Pradesh (Government Policies & Interventions) […]

In News Recently, the Government of India has announced the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021. Rare Diseases Rare diseases (also called “Orphan” diseases) are broadly defined as diseases that infrequently occur in a population and three markers are used (the total number of people with the disease, its prevalence, and the availability/non-availability of treatment […]

In News Researchers from India, the U.K. and Russia have analysed a large collection of 502 genomes of the bacterium that causes diphtheria – Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Key Takeaways There is an increasing trend in the number of cases of diphtheria globally, as the number of cases in 2018 (16,651) was double the 1996–2017 average (8,105). […]

In News India is fast catching up with the western world in millet consumption. Millet-based products are fast gaining acceptance in the West. Millet It is a common term to categorise small-seeded grasses that are often termed Nutri-cereals or dryland-cereals and includes sorghum, pearl millet, ragi, small millet, foxtail millet, proso millet, barnyard millet and […]

In News The Supreme Court has held that a public employer can reject a candidate as unsuitable if he had, in the past, been acquitted of a serious crime merely on the benefit of doubt. Background A candidate was not appointed after qualifying the recruitment test of constable in Rajasthan Police Service based on its […]