Chief Justice of India(CJI) has said that the rise of populism presents a challenge to the independence of courts and asked the judiciary to stand up to the populist forces and protect constitutional ethos. These comments were made at the two-day conference in Sochi,Russia that has participation at the level of Chief Justice and Judges… Continue reading Rise of populist forces poses a challenge to judiciary: CJI Gogoi
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Explained: Why employers fear Brazil’s slavery ‘dirty list’
Brazil’s dirty list is under scrutiny as major firms have been found to have used legal means to avoid being put on it. Dirty list is a registry of employers that have been found by the Brazil Government to have engaged in slave labour.It gives transparency to a decision already reached by the Brazilian state.… Continue reading Explained: Why employers fear Brazil’s slavery ‘dirty list’
‘Ex-CEA’s paper does not consider key indicators
According to former planning commission member,former Chief Economic Advisor(CEA) analysis of economic growth is incorrect. He said that the analysis ignores the indicators related to the bulk of economic activity such as those measuring the agriculture,services and informal sectors. Recently,former CEA had said that India’s GDP growth in the period 2011-12 to 2016-17 is likely… Continue reading ‘Ex-CEA’s paper does not consider key indicators
Must Read News Articles – June 19th, 2019
Archives GS-1 India to be most populous by 2027: UN According to UN Report, India is set to overtake China as the most populous country by 2027 and will have almost 1.64 billion inhabitants by 2050 GS-2 Uptick for India on sanitation in UN report According to UN Report, India has made great gains in… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 19th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 18, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here India to host COP-14 of the UNCCD India for the first time will host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September 2019. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 18, 2019
China’s President Xi to visit North Korea this week
Chinese President will be travelling to North Korea for a two-day visit. The visit will be the first by any Chinese leader to North Korea in 14 years. North Korean leader has visited China four times but no Chinese president has visited North Korea since Hu Jintao in 2005. The visit is intended to help… Continue reading China’s President Xi to visit North Korea this week
Iran says it will break uranium stockpile limit in 10 days
Iran has announced it will breach the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium that was set under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Enriched uranium is produced by feeding uranium hexafluoride gas into centrifuges to separate out the most fissile isotope,U-235. Under the nuclear deal,Iran is only permitted to produce low-enriched uranium which… Continue reading Iran says it will break uranium stockpile limit in 10 days
16th Asia media summit kicks off in Cambodia; deliberates on issues pertaining to media & broadcasting industry
The 16th Asia media summit has started in Cambodia.The summit has deliberated on many issues pertaining to the media and broadcasting industry. The summit was held under the topic Media Digitization Focusing on Developing Markets.The summit called for regulation-making to fight against fake news and cyber-crimes. The summit was organized by the Cambodian Ministry of… Continue reading 16th Asia media summit kicks off in Cambodia; deliberates on issues pertaining to media & broadcasting industry
Assam temple bids adieu to turtle hatchlings
Recently,the Ugratara Temple in Assam had organised a special darshan of 34 hatchlings of the rare black softshell turtle as these hatchlings will be reintroduced into the wild. The black softshell turtle(Nilssonia nigricans) is a species of freshwater turtle found in India (Assam) and Bangladesh. The black softshell turtle figures in the International Union for… Continue reading Assam temple bids adieu to turtle hatchlings
World’s Highest Operating Weather Stations Installed On Mount Everest
The National Geographic Society has announced the successful installation of the world’s highest operating weather stations on Mount Everest. The successful installation aims to break new ground in our monitoring and understanding of climate change as the stations will help continuously monitor the upper reaches of the atmosphere which is critical to tracking and predicting… Continue reading World’s Highest Operating Weather Stations Installed On Mount Everest
