OBC Quota in NEET Context: SC upholds OBC quota in NEET The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates in the All India Quota seats for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate and postgraduate medical […]
South China Sea Context: U.S. warship’s South China Sea passage sparks row, PLA says forces deployed to drive it away What happened? A U.S. warship sailed through the South China Sea on Thursday, sparking a warning from China’s military as tensions between the superpowers remain […]
Environment Ministry Rankings Context: A proposal by the Union Environment Ministry to “rank” and “incentivize” States on how quickly they could give environmental clearances to proposed infrastructure projects has drawn fire from environmentalists on the grounds that it contravenes basic principles of environmental regulation. Background: […]
Interstate River Water Dispute Context: Time has come to revisit Inter-state River Water Disputes Act: Karnataka CM The Chief Minister spoke virtually at the inaugural of the ‘PM Gati Shakti’ southern zone conference chaired by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari. “There […]
New capital of Indonesia Context: The capital of Indonesia is being shifted from Jakarta to East Kalimantan, and will be called Nusantara. The Indonesian Parliament has passed a law to relocate the country’s capital from Jakarta to Nusantara. Why is Indonesia moving the […]
Census in Kaziranga National Park Context: The Kaziranga National Park is a Tiger Reserve and a World Heritage site. The park recently conducted its water fowl census. About the census The census is conducted in the 52 wetlands in the parks. In 2021, […]
New Jupiter-like Exoplanet Context: A group of scientists recently discovered a new planet. The planet is of the size of Jupiter. The new planet is 379 light years away from the earth. It is 105 times denser than the earth. The planet is named […]
BrahMos Context: BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with increased indigenous content and improved performance, was successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on January 20, 2022. The launch was conducted by Brahmos Aerospace in close coordination with the teams of […]
Tax devolution Context: Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman authorises release of advance instalment of tax devolution to State Governments amounting to Rs.47,541 crore States receive a total of Rs.95,082 crore during January 2022 With release of the 2nd advance installment, States receive an additional […]
Agri Nutri Garden Week Context: DAY-NRLM celebrates Agri Nutri Garden Week as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav A total of 76,664 ‘Agri Nutri Gardens’ were established in this week against the target of 7500 DAY-NRLM aims to encourage every poor rural household to create […]