9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 23rd, 2018

Seychelles stalls project for Indian naval base News: The Parliament of the Seychelles will not ratify India’s plan to build a naval base in the western Indian Ocean region. Important facts: Opposition members in Seychelles Parliament argued against India to build a naval base on this strategically located island of Assumption saying it would infringe… Continue reading Seychelles stalls project for Indian naval base

Free fall News: The recent Puthiya Thalaimurai Case in Tamil Nadu  is considered as a direct attack on press freedom. Important facts: 2. Certain remarks were made by the invited guests on the TV channel of Tamil Nadu. 3. They were booked for making such remarks which is directly considered as restriction on expressing views.… Continue reading Free fall

States’ claim on fighting plastic only strong on paper News: The states’ claims on reigning in plastic are stronger on paper than in reality. Important facts: According to the Centre’s Plastic Waste Management (PWM) Rules, 2016, all states have to annually appraise the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on the steps taken to reign in… Continue reading States’ claim on fighting plastic only strong on paper

Oil rises after OPEC agrees to lift output News: Oil prices rose almost 3% as OPEC agreed to modest increase in output. OPEC: OPEC is an intergovernmental organization of 14 nations (as of Feb, 2018)  Founded in 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members(Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela).  Headquartered since 1965 in Vienna,… Continue reading Oil rises after OPEC agrees to lift output

Wages of vigilantism Article: Zoya Hasan, Professor , JNU, discusses how episodes of mass communal violence shifted towards small scale attacks against individuals. Important Analysis: 2. The incidents of lynching and targeted mob violence against vulnerable groups reported from various parts of the Country. What is mob lynching? Mob Lynching means killing of someone by… Continue reading Wages of vigilantism