Navy, ISRO Release Training Plan For Gaganyaan Crew Context: The Indian Navy and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released the Gaganyaan Recovery Training Plan at the Water Survival Training Facility (WSTF) at INS Garuda, Kochi, marking a significant step towards fulfilling India’s ambitious Gaganyaan […]
J&K Urged To Increase Efforts To Improve Water Utilisation Context: The Union government gave orders to Jammu and Kashmir officials on Friday to step up efforts for “better utilisation of the country’s rights under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)” over the three rivers that run […]
Only six Religion Options Make It To The Next Census Form Context: Actually, based on information gathered during Census 2011, census officials had created precise categories for religion. However, these were removed, and the final schedule only kept six religious codes. Points to Ponder: India’s […]
A Fountainhead Of The People’s Hopes And Aspirations Context: India will experience a momentous occasion on May 28 when the new Parliament House is inaugurated, marking the country’s 75th anniversary of independence. We finally have a new edifice in independent India after using a Parliament […]
Sedition And Its Roots In Rudeness As An Offence Context: The Lahore High Court struck down the Pakistan Penal Code’s “sedition” offence on March 30. Inconveniently, around the same time in India, the police filed several complaints in Delhi and Ahmedabad and also detained several […]
New Committee To Keep Watch On Cheetah Project Context: The Centre on Thursday created a new steering group made up of national and international specialists to oversee the execution of Project Cheetah in response to the deaths of three cheetah cubs this week. Points to […]
China Constructing Model Villages Context: Along the LAC, other Xiaokang villages are being built, including one in the Chumbi valley that faces the strategically significant Siliguri corridor. Points to Ponder: In the Middle East and Eastern sectors, China is enlarging its network of model villages, […]
All-in-one Policy Plan to Spread Insurance in India Context: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is developing a new, reasonably priced bundled product to protect citizens against a variety of risks and is working to speed up claim settlements by connecting death registries to […]
Why Do Judges Recuse Themselves? Context: A judge can step down from a case where there is a potential conflict of interest in order to avoid the appearance of prejudice in the decision-making process. Recusals can be automatic, in which case the judge withdraws from […]
