In News Recently, The Lok Sabha passed the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2020, to regulate and standardise the education and practice of allied and healthcare professionals in India. The group of allied professionals is large and the Bill is trying to regulate this field by providing dignity to their roles Key […]

In News Recently, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) has detected a new double mutant variant of Covid-19, along with the three variants from the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil. About the New Variant The new double mutant variant has E484Q mutation which can escape antibody neutralisation and L452R mutation which is associated […]

In News The Inter-State Tiger Relocation Project has been put on hold after the first attempt failed. About Relocation Project In backdrop of dwindling population of Tiger in Odisha, the project was initiated in 2018 wherein two big cats, a male (Mahavir) from Kanha Tiger Reserve and a female (Sundari) from Madhya Pradesh were relocated […]

In News The Prime Minister of India paid tribute to freedom fighter and socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary (23 March). About Ram Manohar Lohia Early Life and Education  He was born on 23 March 1910 at Akbarpur, currently part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. He attended the Banaras Hindu […]

In News Recently, the resolution on ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ has been adopted at the 46th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. About the Resolution It was the first to be voted on using the extraordinary e-voting procedures established for the 46th Session, which was […]

                          Facts in News Tulip Garden of Jammu and Kashmir Located at the foothills of the Zaberwan range with an overview of Dal Lake. The Zabarwan is a short (32 km) sub-mountain range between Pir Panjal and the Great Himalayan Range in the […]

                                                     The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims  and Mains  GS II 1 Justice N.V. Ramana set to take over as 48th CJI (Judiciary) The procedure of the […]

                                                   Indian Express Subject Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains  GS II 1& 13 ‘Double mutant’ variant found, no link with surge   Cracking the virus strain […]

In News The governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh signed a memorandum of agreement with the Union Jal Shakti Ministry to implement the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project. Ken Betwa Link Project The Ken-Betwa Link Project is the first project under the National Perspective Plan (NPP) for the interlinking of rivers. The project involves the […]

In News A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court highlighting the need for the government to frame guidelines for compensating victims of wrongful prosecution by the police or authorities. Key Highlights A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to frame guidelines for compensation to victims of […]