Chinese Military Ship Socks at Colombo Port for a ‘Formal’ Visit Context The Sri Lankan Navy has announced that a Chinese warship that landed in Colombo on Thursday will be docked there till Saturday, exactly one year after the presence of a Chinese vessel led […]
Maui wildfires Context The lovely resort town was reduced to mounds of smouldering debris by the blaze, which broke out on Tuesday. It destroyed 1,000 buildings and rendered thousands of people homeless, making it the greatest natural disaster in the history of the U.S. state. […]
June industrial growth slows to 3.7% Context In June, industrial production growth dropped to a three-month low of 3.7% from May’s revised 5.3%, with manufacturing growth slowing to 3.1% from 5.8% in May and consumer durables output slipping back into contraction. What is the Index […]
NGT to Odisha: stop illegal construction near Tampara Lake Context : The Odisha government has been ordered by the National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone, not to proceed with “illegal” building in and around Tampara Lake, a Ramasar site and one of the state’s largest and […]
Luna-25 will not affect Chandrayaan: Russian space agency Context The Chandrayaan-3 mission from India, which was launched on July 14, 2023, would not be hampered by the Luna-25, according to the Russian space agency Roscosmos, which launched the spacecraft on Friday. This is because the […]
India’s National Education Policy 2020 Context: In a resolute endorsement of progress, the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) navigates the path towards heightening public investment in education. Both the Central government and State Governments are called upon to align their efforts, bolstering educational funding […]
Upholding Justice Amidst Clashes and Demolitions Context: The recent clashes between Hindu and Muslim communities in the districts of Gurugram and Nuh, Haryana, have sparked concerns about the administration’s ability to restore law and order and maintain peace. The clashes have led to loss of […]
Centre to Overhaul British-era Laws Context : Three bills to repeal the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), Indian Evidence Act (IEA), and Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr. PC) were introduced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday in the Lok Sabha. What are the […]
India needs a new economic policy. Context: The recently released GDP growth rate figures for the fourth quarter of 2022-23 by the National Statistical Office (NSO) paint a less cheerful picture compared to the portrayal by media outlets under the Press Information Bureau. Relevance: GS-03(Growth […]
Birth of J&K and Article 370 History of J&K The historical context and events that led to Jammu and Kashmir’s accession to India: Partition of British India: British India was partitioned into two independent countries, India and Pakistan, upon its independence in 1947. This division […]