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SC Panel on Adani Issue

In News The Supreme Court recently formed a five-member expert committee to investigate the possibility of  regulatory failure in the Hindenburg Adani saga. About The supreme-Court formed a committee headed by former apex court judge, Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre to assess  the regulatory framework. The scope of the committee is to provide an overall assessment […]

Battle of Bakhmut

In News The Ukrainian military might decide to pull troops back from the key stronghold of Bakhmut. Battle of Bakhmut Bakhmut is a small mining town in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province. Bakhmut is currently in ruins, having been the focal point of Russian assaults and a site of dogged defence by the Ukrainian military.  Importance […]

SC’s judgment on the appointment of Election Commissioners

In News A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court directed in a landmark judgment that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) will be appointed by the President on the advice tendered by a committee of the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India (CJI). […]

India, Italy to elevate ties to Strategic Partnership

In News Recently, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited India after a gap of nearly five years. Outcomes: The two countries have decided to take the relationship forward by elevating India?Italy partnership to the level of strategic partnership.  Identifying defence as an important pillar in the relationship, both countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on […]

Ornamental Fish Aquaculture

In News Recently, 82 islanders, 77 of them women, were selected and underwent intensive training in Ornamental fish aquaculture. About Community-based ornamental fish aquaculture, using local resources is the first-of-its-kind experiment, as many as 82 islanders, 77 of them women, were selected and underwent intensive training.  They have formed groups for ornamental fish aquaculture with […]

Regulating online sale of drugs in India

In News All-India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists threatens a country-wide agitation against e-pharmacies. About Recently, the Ministry of Health has pulled up at least 20 companies including Tata-1mg, Flipkart, Apollo, PharmEasy, Amazon and Reliance Netmeds, by issuing them a show cause notice, for selling medicines online. The Indian pharmaceuticals market is the third largest […]

SWAYATT Initiative

In News Government e-Marketplace (GeM) commemorates the success of “SWAYATT”. About SWAYATT Initiative It is an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions on Government eMarketplace (GeM). It aimed to promote the inclusion of various categories of sellers and service providers on the portal by taking proactive steps to facilitate their training […]

Exit Polls

In News As voting for the Gujarat elections ends today, exit polls will be out by the evening. About An exit poll asks voters which political party they are supporting after they have cast their votes in an election.  In this, it differs from an opinion poll, which is held before the elections. The Indian […]

Foreign Higher Educational Institutions In India

In News Recently, Two Australian public universities have come forward to set up campuses in GIFT City, Gujarat. About The government had in 1995 drafted the Foreign Education Bill which had to be shelved. An attempt was made in 2006, but the draft law could not cross the Cabinet approval stage. In 2010, the UPA-2 […]

Role of whip in state Assembly or Parliament

In News The Supreme Court recently observed that the Members of a House are bound by the ‘whip’, and if any section of MLAs within a political party that is part of a ruling coalition says it does not want to go with the alliance, the MLAs will attract disqualification. What is Whip? In parliamentary […]

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