In News  The brutal murder and mutilation of a young woman by her partner have drawn attention to intimate partner violence, also recognized under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 (PWDVA) as a kind of domestic violence.  About Domestic Violence Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1 Radio telescope floating in Karnataka waters throws light on nature of early stars and galaxies (Space) What is SARAS 3? GS 1 5 Striking the right sticks (Art and Culture) Learn facts related to   Kolkali GS 1 6   […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Most electoral bonds sold in Mumbai; Delhi comes top in encashing: RTI (Polity and Governance) Know about Electoral Bond Scheme, its features and objectives GS 2 8 Centre to SC: Realise menace of forced conversion, will take steps (Constitution ) Know […]

In News Recently, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has urged the government to encourage private-sector mining in the Rare Earths minerals sector to counter India’s reliance on China for imports of such minerals. More in News The industry has demanded to Set up an ‘India Rare Earths Mission’ which should be manned by professionals […]

In News The Bill to amend the RBD Act, 1969 was recently proposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The Bill is likely to be tabled in the upcoming winter session of the parliament.  Major Provisions of the draft Bill Making Birth Certificates a mandatory document The Central government proposes to make birth certificates […]

In News Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi will be the chief guest at Republic Day in January 2023. He will be the first such guest since 2020, as plans for guests in 2021 and 2022 were cancelled due to COVID-19.  More about the news  The year 2022 is of particular significance since it marks […]

In News Recently, the Tea Board of India said it had sought a special financial package of ?1,000 crore from the Centre for the tea Industry over five years.  Key Points Background:  Indian tea had not been able to establish itself globally, and one of its key brands, Darjeeling Tea, was under acute stress. Significance […]

In News The World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 concluded recently with the Muscat Ministerial Manifesto on AMR being agreed upon at the Third Global High-level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Key Highlights Background:  This Conference is a follow up of two earlier high level conferences held in the Netherlands in 2014 and 2019.  Theme […]

In News Australia and Maldives did not participate in the recently held Indian Ocean Region Forum convened by China. About Forum Organiser: China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) which is Beijing’s new development aid agency Participants:  “high-level representatives” from 19 countries, including Indonesia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan, Iran, Oman, South Africa, […]

In News Bad loans under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana for all banks (public, private, foreign, state cooperative, regional rural, and small finance) since the launch of the scheme on April 8, 2015, added up to Rs 46,053.39 crore as on June 30, 2022. About Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) It is a scheme launched […]