In News The Government of India has questioned Global Hunger Index’s methodology and sample size. The Global Hunger Index(GHI) It has been released almost every year since 2000 . It is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at global, regional, and national levels. GHI scores are based on the values of four component […]
In News Recently ,the High Court in London rejected the appeal of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi and ordered his extradition to India. About Extradition Extradition is the formal process whereby a State requests from the requested State the return of a person accused or convicted of a crime to stand trial or serve a […]
Context Recently, Uttarakhand celebrated its 22nd Foundation Day. About Uttarakhand (Capital: Dehradun) was formed on 9 November 2000 by joining several districts from the Northwestern part of Uttar Pradesh and a portion of the Himalayan Mountain range as the 27th state of India. The state is divided into Garhwal and Kumoan divisions. The four most […]
In News Recently, the Union Ministry of Finance has approved an advance of Rs. 13,000 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Gramin (PMAY-G) scheme from the Contingency Fund of India. Key Points Total Outlay: The Rs 13,000-crore tranche is over and above the outlay of Rs 20,000 crore provided for PMAY-G in the Union Budget […]
In Context Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the new guidelines for television channels in India. More about the news About: The new guidelines are for uplinking and downlinking of television channels in India. Under the guidelines, all the stations holding permission would have to broadcast content on issues of national importance and social relevance […]
In Context Recently, the Supreme Court declared that any person conducting the ‘two-finger test’ on rape or sexual assault survivors will be found guilty of misconduct. More about the News Court’s Recent verdict: The court said that the test is “regressive and invasive” and has “no scientific basis as it neither proves nor disapproves allegations […]
In News The Ministry of Home Affairs recently completed the Mother Tongue Survey of India (MTSI) with a field video of the country’s 576 languages. The NIC and the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) will be documenting and preserving the linguistic data of the surveyed mother tongues in audio-video files. What is the MTSI? The […]
In News India’s External Affairs Minister recently held wide-ranging talks with his Russian counterpart. More about the news On the Ukraine conflict: Indian Minister stated that the Ukraine conflict was a dominant feature in his discussions with the Russian Foreign Minister. Interdependence of economies: He also stated that the global economy is too interdependent not […]
In News Recently, the Karnataka High Court (HC) said that the Law Commission of India would have to rethink the age criteria in case of age for consent, to take into consideration the ground realities. Key Points HC’s Stand: The Karnataka HC dismissed a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, […]
In Context Justice Chandrachud recently said that criticism of the Collegium system must be looked at in a “positive light” and attempts made to improve it. More about the news 50th CJI: The President of India recently administered the oath of office to the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) – Justice Chandrachud. He is […]
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