In News: More than half of the faculty positions reserved for OBCs in central institutions of higher education are vacant, while about 40% of those reserved for Scheduled Castes and Tribes also remain unfilled as per a reply of Union Education Minister. Key Highlights from the Written Reply of Education Minister to Members of Parliament […]

 In News  The Supreme Court swooped-in to intervene on behalf of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustards over the birds falling dead after colliding with power lines.  A bench led by CJI will examine whether overhead power cables can be replaced with underground ones to save one of the   heaviest flying birds on the planet. […]

In News Recently, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2021, which lay the terms of drone usage by individuals and businesses as well as terms of research, testing, production and import of these vehicles. The new rules set a regulatory framework aimed at encouraging the use of drones […]

In News According to a report from a Swedish think tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India’s arms imports decreased by 33% between 2011–15 and 2016–20. Reasons for drop The drop in Indian arms imports seemed to have been the result of complex procurement processes combined with an attempt to reduce its dependence on […]

In News Recently, the Government introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, seeking to increase the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates in supervising various aspects of the law. Rationale behind this The Bill addresses some of the gaps flagged by […]

                             Facts in News UN Human Rights Council An inter-governmental body within the UN system. Membership: 47 States elected by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) based on Geography. African States: 13 seats Asia-Pacific States: 13 seats Latin American and Caribbean States: 8 […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims  and Mains  GS II 1 Over 60% OBC, SC posts vacant in IIMs (Polity) Why are OBCs and STs are still underrepresented in educational institutes despite reservation criterias? GS II 1 Bill to define Delhi L­G’s powers moved in LS (Polity) What are the proposals in […]

                                                                Indian Express Subject Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains  GS II 1 Govt in Delhi means L-G: Centre brings […]

In News The Central government’s Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and its Adjoining Areas has been shut down within five months of its constitution. About Background The Centre dissolved it after five months as the ordinance lapsed after failing to become an act. The erstwhile Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) […]

In News The Centre will allow residents to fill columns in the National Population Register (NPR) forms on their own through online mode. Key Points The demographic and other particulars of each family and individual are to be collected/ updated during the updation exercise of NPR. No documents or biometrics would be collected during the […]