Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: Prevention of Atrocities Act Mains level: Issues relating to Social Sector Context: • Recently, the Supreme Court has given its judgment in Patan Jamal Vali v. State of Andhra Pradesh, addressing the intersectionality of…
Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: Not much Mains level: Issues related to Education Sector Context: • The pandemic has disrupted India’s education system and widened the existing digital divide. • Govt to strike a balance between lives and livelihoods…
• Prices for edible oil have risen dramatically in recent months. Prices for six edible oils have risen: groundnut oil, mustard oil, vanaspati, soya oil, sunflower oil, and palm oil. Consumption of edible oils has increased over the years due…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Federalism Mains level: Centre state relations, Federalism Context: • The current government is increasing centralisation and being accused of growing incursions into sectors where State governments have a primary responsibility to govern such as…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Sedition Law Mains level: Judiciary Context: • A Supreme Court Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud recently flagged indiscriminate use of the sedition law against critics, journalists, social media users, activists and citizens for…
• Indimimus jayanti, a new species of cricket, was discovered recently in the Kurra caves of Chhattisgarh. The new species was named after Professor Jayant Biswas, one of the country’s foremost cave explorers. • Power Grid Corporation of India Limited…
• Maratha community brought under Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in Maharashtra. About: • In a bid to extend relief to the Maratha community in the State, the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra extended the benefits of…
• Ministry of Defence (MoD) has notified ‘Second Positive Indigenisation List’ of 108 items to promote indigenisation in the Defence sector and defence exports. About: • This will give further boost to indigenisation with active participation of public and private…
• Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar (IIT Ropar) in Punjab has developed “AmbiTAG”- India’s first indigenous temperature data logger for the cold chain management. About: • AmbiTag is a first-of-its-kind IoT device that records real-time ambient temperature during the transportation…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation Mains level: Government policies and interventions for development Context: • Recently, Administrator of Lakshadweep, introduced a slew of draft legislation that will have a wide-ranging impact on the islands: •…
Mains Paper 2: Social Justice Prelims level: Mid-day meal scheme Mains level: Welfare schemes for the vulnerable section of the society Context: • 152 million children around the world are still in child labour, 73 million of them in hazardous…
• Bangladesh’s central bank has approved a $200 million currency swap facility for Sri Lanka, which will assist the country in dealing with its foreign exchange crisis. • A Himachal Pradesh farmer has created an innovative self-pollinating apple variety that…
