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Triple-dip La Nina

In Context Recently various weather agencies like WMO and UN predicted a rare ‘triple-dip’ La Nina in 2022. More about the news World Meteorological Organization (WMO): WMO recently predicted that La Niña conditions, which involve a large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures, have strengthened in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific with an increase in […]

NCRB Data on Human Trafficking

In News According to the recent report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the conviction rate in human trafficking cases across the country continues to be low.  More about the news 2021 data: Police filed charge sheets in 84.7 percent of the 2,189 cases registered under the Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) across the country […]

Ending Ultra Poverty in India

In News According to the World Bank Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report, Extreme poverty was expected to affect between 9.1% and 9.4% of the world’s population in 2020.  SECC Data The most recent frame of reference is the 2011 Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data focussed on looking at multiple deprivations.  SECC 2011 captured data on […]

Challenging the Special Marriage Act, 1954

In News Recently, the Supreme Court dismissed a writ petition challenging provisions of the Special Marriage Act (SMA). About the petition The petition challenged the Constitutional validity of certain provisions of the SMA under which couples seek refuge for inter-faith and inter-caste marriages.  The writ petition has called these provisions violative of the right to […]

National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report

In News Recently released  National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report gives statistics on crimes across various states under multiple laws. Report findings Crime against Children: Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act: 1,49,404 cases of crime against children were registered in 2021 of which 53,874 — 36.05 percent — were under the Protection […]

La Nina Event

In News Recently, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) predicted that a third consecutive event of La Nina could be underway which could lead to additional rainfall along its east coast this summer.   El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ENSO is a global phenomenon, which affects the temperature and precipitation of many regions around the globe, including the Indian subcontinent. The […]

Chola Dynasty

In News Recently, the Idol Wing-CID has submitted documents to U.S. officials through the Central government to retrieve six exquisite Chola-era bronze idols. About  These idols went missing from the Veeracholapuram temple in Kallakurichi district in the 1960s.  The temple was constructed 900 years ago by Chola king Rajendra Chola.  Chola Dynasty Origin: The reign […]

Geothermal Power

In News The state-run explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will generate electricity on a utility scale by tapping steam gushing from the earth’s bowels at Puga, Ladakh. About This will be India’s first geothermal energy project, and also the world’s highest.  ONGC started drilling its first well for the project recently and encountered […]

Increasing the coverage under the National Food Security Act

In Context Recently, the Supreme Court has directed the Centre to increase coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). More about the news Supreme Court’s direction: The apex court directed the Centre to re-determine coverage under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) so that “more and more needy persons and citizens get the benefit”. […]

Atrocities Against SCs/STs

In News The recent incident of a crime against a Dalit boy in Rajasthan highlights many underlined issues. Two days before India celebrated its 76th Independence Day, a nine-year-old Dalit boy from Rajasthan died at a hospital after allegedly being thrashed by his school principal. Crimes and issues faced by SCs/STs: Cases in Rajasthan: Despite […]

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