The Supreme Court has allowed two temples in Kerala- Thiruvambady Devaswom and Paramekkavu Devaswom -to display fireworks during the Thrissur Pooram festival. The judgement comes in the backdrop of a plea submitted by the temples before the SC to exempt the traditional fireworks of Thrissur Pooram from its verdict delivered in October 2018. In October… Continue reading SC nod for firecrackers at Kerala fest
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India stares at pile of solar e-waste
A recent study by energy consultancy firm, Bridge to India, has estimated that India’s photovoltaic (PV) waste volume would grow to 1.8 million tonne by 2050. The study has advocated urgent framing of a policy for solar module waste management and standards for use of environmentally sustainable material for manufacturing. Solar cell modules are composed… Continue reading India stares at pile of solar e-waste
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – April 12th, 2019
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each other’s answer What is rare disease? Should government allocate fund for rare disease? Give your opinion Jallianwala Bagh’s importance lies not in the numbers killed but in what preceded it and… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – April 12th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – April 12th, 2019
Archives GS 2 Voters needn’t know source of political funding: govt. Voters do not need to know from where political parties get their funds, the government argued in the Supreme Court on Thursday. A crisis that resists hasty solutions As the EU extends the Brexit deadline, it is still anybody’s guess if London will finally… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 12th, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : April 11, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – April 11, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here NGT sets up Central monitoring panel The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a Central Monitoring Committee. NGT has entrusted the committee with the task of undertaking and executing a national plan to make river stretches across India pollution-free. The Committee will be composed… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – April 11, 2019
7 PM | National policy for treatment of rare disease | 11 April, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context The government has issued a notification saying that the existing policy will be kept in abeyance till it issues a revised policy What is rare disease A rare disease is a health condition of a particularly low prevalence that affects a small number of people compared with other… Continue reading 7 PM | National policy for treatment of rare disease | 11 April, 2019
How can a black hole be imaged?
Scientists have recently revealed the first ever image of a black hole. The black hole is located at the centre of a distant galaxy called Messier 87 (M87) located in Virgo A constellation. It is supermassive-6.5 billion times the Solar mass. The image of the black hole was taken by the Event Horizon telescope (ETH).… Continue reading How can a black hole be imaged?
Defamation charges framed against Ramani
The Delhi High Court has framed Criminal defamation charges against journalist in a case filed by ex-Union minister after she had levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Defamation is the act of saying false things in order to make people have a bad opinion of someone or something.Defamation can both be a civil wrong… Continue reading Defamation charges framed against Ramani
J&J baby care products: NCPCR summons officials of five states
The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned senior state government officials from five states to update on the steps taken on safety issues regarding the use of Johnson & Johnson(J&J) baby care products. Recently,NCPCR had received a private complaint stating that objectionable contents have been found in the shampoo samples… Continue reading J&J baby care products: NCPCR summons officials of five states
