Inter-faith marriages Context: The law that governs inter-faith marriages in the country, the Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954,is being challenged for endangering the lives of young couples who seek refuge under it. More than a year after a writ petition was moved before the Supreme […]
Suspension of MLAs Context: 12 Maharashtra BJP MLAs have gone to the Supreme Court against their year-long suspension from the Assembly. During the recent hearing, the Supreme Court observed that the suspension of MLAs for a full year is prima facie unconstitutional, and “worse than expulsion”. […]
National Start-up day Context: In a symbolic boost to India’s growing startup ecosystem, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 16 January will be celebrated as National Startup Day. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, “Purple Revolution” is Jammu & Kashmir’s contribution to “Start-ups India”, […]
Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme Context: With an overall vision to create a vibrant ecosystem for Semiconductor Chip Design in the country, the Ministry of Electronics and Information (MeitY) is seeking applications from 100 domestic companies, start-ups and MSMEs under its Design Linked Incentive […]
Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme MeitY invites applications under the Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme from academia, R&D organisations, startups and MSMEs Context: In line with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s plan to transform India into the next semiconductor hub, the Ministry of Electronics and […]
INDIA – SRI LANKA Relations Context: Recently, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s virtual meeting with Sri Lanka’s Finance minister Basil Rajapaksa with an assurance that India will support Sri Lanka in all possible ways for overcoming the economic and other challenges posed by COVID […]
Pig heart transplant Context: Surgeons in the US have transplanted a pig’s heart inside a human patient in a bold endeavour that represents a remarkable first in the world of medical science. This success could potentially end the years-long backlog of people waiting to […]
South China Sea Dispute Context: A new report of the US State Department on the Beijing’s extensive territorial claims of “historic rights” in the South China Sea (SCS) has rejected them as being “plainly inconsistent with international law”. the report concludes that these claims gravely […]
Sir Creek pact Context: Siachen and Sir Creek have long been termed “low hanging fruits” in the past for resolution between India and Pakistan and the two countries have held 13 rounds of Defense Secretary-level talks on Siachen, the last one in June 2012. […]
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and India: Context: South Korea has said that it regrets India’s absence from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and hopes to see New Delhi rejoin the agreement. The RCEP came into effect on January 1, 2022, marking the […]