In News  Recently, The United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) ended in Montreal, Canada with a landmark agreement to guide global action on nature through to 2030.  This conference was the biodiversity equivalent of the more high-profile climate meetings that are held every year. About the Conference  It is chaired by China, hosted by Canada, and […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   6 Upholding the autonomy of the Election Commission  (Constitutional Bodies)   Know about Election Commission of India,Powers and Functions ,Issues ,what manner of appointment is sufficient to preserve the independence of the ECI, and the fairness of elections? And more suggestions  […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 3 Low-value loans fuelling NPAs in education sector (Economy) What are Non-Performing Assets (NPAs?know about data on Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) in education loans of Public Sector Banks (PSBs). GS 2 8   Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill refereed to joint house  panel  (Polity […]

In News Recently, the Parliament passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 on declining the Opposition’s demands to send it for scrutiny to a parliamentary committee and amid concerns expressed by members over carbon markets.  Carbon Markets About: It is a mitigation strategy which is becoming popular with several countries to meet their nationally determined […]

In News An article, ‘Situating Democracy in Ambedkar’s Moral Discourse’ looks at how Ambedkar situates morality in his discourse of democracy. About Multiple Studies on Ambedkar: There have been many studies on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s conceptualisation of democracy, predominantly explained through the lens of social, political and economic philosophies.  Mistakes of One-Dimensional Study: Many authors […]

In News Recently, the Members of the European Union agreed in principle to implement a minimum tax of 15% on big businesses. The global corporate minimum tax was approved at the G20 Leaders Summit in Rome in 2021. Background 136 countries had agreed on a plan to redistribute tax rights across jurisdictions and enforce a […]

In News Recently, the Information and Broadcasting Minister said that the insurgency-related violence in the northeast has declined by 80%. About Northeast India (NEI) today comprises eight states of India: Sikkim and the “seven sister states” of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh (ALP), Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya. NEI is bounded by Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), […]

In News  The 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). About Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework The framework has 23 targets that the world needs to achieve by 2030. The targets are ambitious, considering that biodiversity is in a poor state.  In 2020, […]

In News The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2022-23 – Series III. What are Gold Bonds? Gold bonds are government securities denominated in grams of gold.  They are substitutes for holding physical gold. Investors have to pay the issue price in cash and the bonds will be redeemed […]

In News The Parliament has discussed the inclusion of various communities in the Scheduled Tribes lists but recently opposition MPs have questioned the government about the list of communities that were already recommended for inclusion on a priority basis over eight years ago by a government task force (Panda Task Force).  About Panda Task Force […]