• Union Ministry of Coal of India has moved forward with a comprehensive Sustainable Development Plan. About: • A full-fledged Sustainable Development Cell (SDC) in Ministry of Coal has been established to advice, mentor and plan action to minimise the…
• The Supreme Court quashed a Bombay High Court decision to acquit a man charged with assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) solely on the grounds that he groped the child over her clothes without…
• Russia has begun delivering the S-400 missile system to India in order to improve the country’s air defence capabilities. In 2021, Russia began deliveries for deployment on schedule. In 2018, India paid $5 billion for this system. The contract…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Article 222 Mains level: Issues surrounding the Transfer of Higher Judiciary Judges Context: • The recent transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee to the Meghalaya High Court has again started the…
Mains Paper 3: Defence and Security Prelims level: S-400 Triumf system Mains level: About S-400 Triumf system and its impact Context: • The announcement by Russia that supplies of the S-400 Triumf system to India has set the stage for…
• The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), with an objective to develop the financial products and services International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) has constituted an Insurance Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. G.N. Bajpai, former Chairman LIC and SEBI,…
• The report provides a snapshot of displacement trends in the first half of 2021. Key highlights: • Global forced displacement exceeded 84 million by mid-2021, 42% of those are children below 18 years. • Persecution, conflict, violence, human rights…
• Global antibiotic consumption rates increased by 46% in the last two decades, according to a study covering 204 countries from 2000 to 2018, and published in the Lancet Planetary Health by the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) Project.…
• On November 12, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced banks must mention accurate repayment due dates in loan agreements. If a loan is not repaid by the due date set by the bank, it is considered overdue.…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: Pan-Turkism politics Mains level: India and its bilateral ties Context: • Though Internationalism based on religion, region, or secular ideologies has always run headlong into resistance from sectarianism and nationalism, they have a…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Demonetisation Mains level: Post demonetisation issues and developments Context: • On November 8, 2016, the Prime Minister announced that from midnight, ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes would no longer be legal tender. The total value…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Central Bureau of Investigation Mains level: Statutory/Non-statutory bodies. Context: • The new law authorising an extension of the services of the heads of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED)…
