What is the Places of Worship Act?

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the order of a civil court in Varanasi directing a videographic survey… Continue reading

Report flags Risk of Fortified Rice

A report has flagged issues due to threats posed to anaemic persons over iron over-nutrition created by rice fortification. Highlights… Continue reading

Ramgarh Vishdhari notified as India’s 52nd Tiger Reserve

Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary is now notified as a tiger reserve after a nod by the Union Ministry of Environment,… Continue reading

Back in news: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

The Union government is reassessing the concept of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the Department of… Continue reading

Devasahayam Pillai: first Indian layman to be declared a Saint by Vatican

Pope Francis canonised Devasahayam Pillai as a Catholic Saint during an event in St Peter’s Basilica. Who was Devasahayam Pillai?… Continue reading

[Sansad TV] Mudda Aapka: India’s Pharma Exports Boom

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context India is a significant player in… Continue reading

With delimitation over, a look at the slate for J&K

Context Fresh delimitation was necessary for Jammu and Kashmir since the State had been divided into two Union Territories and… Continue reading

[Burning Issue] Problem of Undertrials in India

Context In India, about 75 percent of the total number of prisoners are undertrial. More than 3.5 lakh undertrial prisoners… Continue reading

Iron in Tamil Nadu 4,200 years ago: A new dating and its significance

Carbon dating of excavated finds in Tamil Nadu pushes evidence of iron being used in India back to 4,200 years… Continue reading

[pib] NITI Aayog launches National Data & Analytics Platform (NDAP)

NITI Aayog has launched the NDAP for open public use. Note: This portal has much useful data. We can use… Continue reading

Sagittarius A*: Black Hole at the Centre of our Galaxy imaged

Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) facility revealed the first image of the black hole at the centre of… Continue reading

US to host ASEAN leaders

US President Joe Biden will host leaders and top officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Washington… Continue reading

India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)

A project called the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) finds that nearly 23% out of 2.1 million Indians have uncontrolled… Continue reading

Ujjwala LPG Scheme: 90-lakh beneficiaries don’t take refills

In the financial year 2021-22, 90-lakh beneficiaries of the flagship welfare scheme, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), did not take… Continue reading

MTP Act 2021

Context The issue of abortion is in the news again, internationally. Criminal law provisions related to termination of pregnancy Under… Continue reading

Delhi HC gives split verdict on Marital Rape

Two judges of the Delhi High Court gave a split verdict on the question of criminalising rape within marriage, leaving… Continue reading

Green Manure and its productivity benefits

The Punjab agriculture department is promoting the cultivation of green manure these days. What is the news? Punjab Agro is… Continue reading

Places in news: Pantanal Wetlands

The world’s largest wetland, the Pantanal in South America, is at the risk of collapse due to legal land-use decisions… Continue reading

Marital Rape

Context On May 10, 2022, a two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court gave a split ruling on marital rape,… Continue reading

Govt to reconsider Minority Tag for Hindus in some states

The Union government will initiate a wide consultation with states and other stakeholders to examine a plea as to whether… Continue reading

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