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Context: India has floundered for long in setting up effective and unified structures to deal with threats in space and cyberspace. Introduction: The armed forces are now finalizing the plan for creation of three new tri-Service commands to handle space, cyber and Special Forces, which will be “critical” in deploying capabilities for conventional as well… Continue reading Space, Cyber and Special forces Command in India

Context India’s consistently poor performance on Global Hunger Index should be a matter of grave concern as India has slipped three positions from last to 100th rank among 119 nations. What is Global Hunger Index? The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger globally and by country and region. The… Continue reading Global Hunger Index: India continues to struggle against starvation

Context The Apex court held that sexual intercourse by a man with his wife below 18 years of age is rape. The court further insisted the government to takepreventive steps against child marriages What is the verdict? Sexual Intercourse with a girl below 18 years of age is rape, regardless of whether she is married… Continue reading Supreme Court and Reforms

Context Tamil Nadu Fisheries University (TNFU) organized a one-day workshop in Chennai on deep sea fishing to promote deep sea fishing as an alternative to trawling in the Palk Bay. What is deep-sea fishing? The activity of catching fish that live in the deep parts of the sea/ocean is called deep-sea fishing. The boats are… Continue reading The India–Sri Lanka Fisheries Dispute

Context The Apex court had recently decided to re-impose a ban on the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and NCR till November 1 What are the major reasons behind the ban? The chemical footprint of crackers Fire crackers have carbon and Sulphur and they produce a range of gases, including a number of chemicals that act… Continue reading Firecrackers and Air pollution

Context The Election Commission of India (EC) has favored simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and Assembly polls and informed the Centre that it is all set to hold simultaneous elections by September 2018. The election commission of India The Election Commission of Indiais an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. The body administers… Continue reading Simultaneous National and State elections

CONTEXT While India aspires to jointmanship among the three services, statements over the last few weeks point disturbingly to renewed inter-service rivalry to protect their turf. WHAT IS CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF? The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) CDS will be the single-point military advisor to the Government from any of the three Services and… Continue reading The need for Tri-Service Integration in Indian Army

CONTEXT The 2016 ‘Global Survey on Modern Slavery’ ranked 167 countries based on the proportion of the population estimated to be in slavery. India came in fourth after North Korea, Uzbekistan and Cambodia. In terms of the absolute numbers of people in slavery, India ranked first — ahead of China, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In its… Continue reading “Modern Slavery” and India

CONTEXT The  various macroeconomic indicators of the Indian Economy have been on the downward spiral in the recent past. In such a scenario, reviving the investor sentiment and the demand is the key focus of the Government. THE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN A number of factors could be responsible for this: Merchandise exports:  One of the major… Continue reading The Downward Spiral of the Economy

CONTEXT With the Indian Meterological department getting it’s monsoon forecast wrong this year, it’s modelling has necessarily come under scanner. In April this year, IMD had predicted “near normal “or  96% rains and upgraded it later to 98% but the country later ended up with” below normal “ rains. IMD AND IT’S FUNCTIONING Indian meteorological… Continue reading Weather Prediction in India