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Tourist entry banned at National Park  Context The Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district will be out of bounds for tourists for a week in view of for the annual census of estuarine crocodiles 7 day ban The forest department has imposed a seven-day ban, starting January 3, to prevent noise pollution during the… Continue reading Tourist entry banned at National Park 

NRC wins consensus but not Citizenship bill  Context AGP has threatened to snap ties with BJP if the Centre grants citizenship to Hindu Bangladeshis who have entered Assam illegally post-1971 Migration after marriage The verification of the NRC for the subsequent draft will also decide on the applications from 29 lakh women, who have submitted… Continue reading NRC wins consensus but not Citizenship bill 

1.9 cr names in first draft of Assam NRC  Context Nearly 32 years after the Assam Accord was signed, the first draft of an updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) for the State listed 1.90 Crore names out of the 3.29 crore applicants. The updated NRC was published at midnight on December 31 Facts Assam is… Continue reading 1.9 cr names in first draft of Assam NRC 

One register to count them all-how the NRC fares  Context Assam is the only state to have its own register of citizens Why was it necessary to bring out an NRC in Assam? The NRC is being updated in Assam to detect Bangladeshi nationals, who may have illegally entered the State after the midnight of… Continue reading One register to count them all-how the NRC fares 

IPFT team to meet Rajnath over separate state demand  Context A 10-member delegation of Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT) would leave for New Delhi on Tuesday to hold talks with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and the top brass of BJP over its contentious separate state demand Backdrop Twenty seats in 60-member Tripura Assembly are… Continue reading IPFT team to meet Rajnath over separate state demand 

Unseemly haste  Context The triple talaq Bill and the fantasy of legislative-judicial collaboration Author’s contention Author contends that the Bill is at odds with the very judgment that it purports to reinforce Contradictions Terms triple talaq an illegal divorce: The statement of objects and reasons accompanying the Bill indicates that it is meant to give… Continue reading Unseemly haste 

US drastically cut aid to Pakistan in the Obama years  Context U.S. President Donald Trump’s New Year tweet is indicative that his administration is not satisfied by Pakistan’s response on terror. A month ago, U.S. Secretary of Defence James Mattis had told Pakistan during a visit that it “must redouble its efforts to confront militants… Continue reading US drastically cut aid to Pakistan in the Obama years 

Seize the Asian century  Context The old economic order is dead, but India and China must take the lead to preserve its successes Three decades of success No other period in human history has seen as many people lifted out of absolute poverty as in the three decades since the mid-1980s. That is largely because… Continue reading Seize the Asian century 

US foolishly gave money to Pakistan  Context Pakistan was U.S. President Donald Trump’s target of ire on January 1 as he threatened to stop U.S. aid to Islamabad What has Mr Trump said? The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have… Continue reading US foolishly gave money to Pakistan 

Warming may turn quarter of earth arid  Context Over a quarter of the world’s land could become significantly drier even if global warming is limited to the target of two degree Celsius, according to scientists including one of Indian origin Threat could be curbed if temperature is limited to 1.5 degrees The change would cause… Continue reading Warming may turn quarter of earth arid