What is the News? The Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2021 is being held from 27th to 29th October 2021. What is Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue(IPRD)? Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) is the apex international annual conference of the Indian Navy. The dialogue was first conducted in 2018. Aim: To review both opportunities and challenges that arise within… Continue reading INDO-PACIFIC REGIONAL DIALOGUE 2021
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Understanding dyscalculia and what it’s like to live with it
Contents1 What is the news?1.1 What is Dyscalculia?2 What are the associated difficulties of Dyscalculia?3 How one can treat Dyscalculia? What is the news? Dyscalculia is a well-established Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) and about 6% of school-age children might be affected. But it doesn’t get diagnosed easily. What is Dyscalculia? It is a learning disability in… Continue reading Understanding dyscalculia and what it’s like to live with it
PIB Bhubaneswar along with State Culture Department organise a Joint Press Conference on Netaji’s Azad Hind Government
Contents1 What is the News?2 Background3 Formation of Azad Hind Government4 Ministers in Azad Hind Government5 Who recognized the Azad Hind Government?6 How did the Azad Hind Government come to an end? What is the News? Press Information Bureau (PIB) Bhubaneswar in association with the Language, Literature and Culture Department, Government of Odisha organised a… Continue reading PIB Bhubaneswar along with State Culture Department organise a Joint Press Conference on Netaji’s Azad Hind Government
Use anti-drug fund for de-addiction services, not just policing: Social Justice Ministry
What is the News? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has recently recommended that the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse be used to carry out de-addiction programmes, rather than just policing activities. What is the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse? The National Fund to Control Drug Abuse was created in accordance with… Continue reading Use anti-drug fund for de-addiction services, not just policing: Social Justice Ministry
Furlough not prisoner’s right, says SC in Asaram son’s case
What is the News? The Supreme Court has discussed the differences between ‘furlough’ and ‘parole’ and the principles relating to grant of them. What was the case? The Supreme Court made these observations while hearing an appeal filed by the State of Gujarat against a judgment of the Gujarat High Court. The Gujarat High Court… Continue reading Furlough not prisoner’s right, says SC in Asaram son’s case
Punjab uses tech against illicit brewing
What is the News? Earlier, Punjab’s Excise Department has launched Operation Red Rose to curb illicit liquor trading and excise-related crimes. The operation is bearing fruitful results. What is Operation Red Rose? Operation Red Rose was launched to ensure that there should not be illicit or illegal movement of liquor in Punjab. As part of… Continue reading Punjab uses tech against illicit brewing
School students to prepare projects on lives of gallantry award winners under ‘Veer Gatha’ initiative
What is the News? The Government of India has launched the Veer Gatha Initiative. What is the Veer Gatha Initiative? Under the initiative, school students across the country will prepare projects in the form of poems, paintings, essays or multimedia presentations on the lives of gallantry award winners. Aim of the Project The aim of… Continue reading School students to prepare projects on lives of gallantry award winners under ‘Veer Gatha’ initiative
Explained: Why a peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is now named after Manipur
What is the News? The Government of India has renamed Mount Harriet of Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands to Mount Manipur. Contents1 Why was Mount Harriet named as Mount Manipur?2 About Anglo Manipur War3 What was the reason for the Anglo Manipur War?4 Who won the war then?5 What is the significance of the Anglo… Continue reading Explained: Why a peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is now named after Manipur
System to track prisoners on parole
What is the News? The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued directions to all the states and the Union Territories on a system to track prisoners on parole. What are the directions given by the Centre to track prisoners on parole? Firstly, States should update recent photographs of prisoners released on parole/ furlough/premature release… Continue reading System to track prisoners on parole
‘Double-dip’: La Nina has formed for second year in a row, says NOAA
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Double Dip La Nina?3 What is La Nina?4 What’s the difference between El Niño and La Niña? What is the News? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has declared that La Niña has re-developed. What is Double Dip La Nina? La Nina is one part of the… Continue reading ‘Double-dip’: La Nina has formed for second year in a row, says NOAA
