News: Recently, the Supreme Court has decided that it will examine the issue of ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’ in the Media One channel case. What is ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’? This practice gained much traction in recent years, in this contents or evidences are provided to judges in sealed envelopes, withheld from lawyers appearing against the government,… Continue reading Sealed justice: On sealed cover jurisprudence
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Time for India to redefine its relationship with Russia
News: Russia’s war in Ukraine has decisively shaped international opinion. Indian Diplomacy is facing the question of how to navigate India’s great power relations in the future. Contents1 What has been the impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis? 2 What has been India’s foreign policy so far on such global matters?3 What has been India’s stand on… Continue reading Time for India to redefine its relationship with Russia
Crisis in Sri Lanka
News: Sri Lanka is going through an economic crisis. It’s facing issues like long queues in front of petrol stations, steep rise in prices of essential commodities and frequent blackouts. The Sri Lankan economy has been facing both domestic and foreign debt. In addition, Sri Lanka has been facing a trade imbalance crisis since COVID-19… Continue reading Crisis in Sri Lanka
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – March 25th, 2022
Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more than enough… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – March 25th, 2022
UPSC IAS Prelims 2022 Material| Science and Tech Current Affairs | Biology and Biotechnology – Nov. 2021- 31st March, 2022
Dear Friends, This post is a part of our current affairs series for the UPSC IAS Prelims 2022. In this post, we have covered the Science and tech current affairs of the Biology and Biotechnology section. This post covers current affairs from Dec. 2021 to 15th March 2022. In the 2nd part, we will cover… Continue reading UPSC IAS Prelims 2022 Material| Science and Tech Current Affairs | Biology and Biotechnology – Nov. 2021- 31st March, 2022
Polity Quiz- Polity-March 25-2022
Hello friends,
we are posting today’s prelims marathon. Under Prelims marathon initiative, we on a daily basis are posting 10 MCQs. MCQs are framed based on the predefined syllabus topic.
The idea is to keep the number of MCQ questions to a practicable level so that you do not spend an extra minute than required, and have a maximum output for the UPSC Prelims Exam 2021.
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz |March 24,2022
Hello friends,
We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
National Bank for Financial Infrastructure and Development: Govt sets Rs 1-trillion infrastructure lending target for DFI
What is the News? Government has set a target of about Rs 1 trillion for the National Bank for Financial Infrastructure and Development(NaBFID) for sanctioning loans to the infrastructure sector in the next financial year. What is NaBFID? NaBFID has been set up as a Development Financial Institution(DFI) to support the development of long-term infrastructure… Continue reading National Bank for Financial Infrastructure and Development: Govt sets Rs 1-trillion infrastructure lending target for DFI
The serious public health burden of gender violence
Context: Gender-based violence constitutes one of the serious public health burdens in India. Contents1 What is gender-based violence? 2 Global and National Trends of Gender-Based Violence 3 What are the impacts associated with gender violence? 4 What is the way forward? What is gender-based violence? ‘Gender-based violence’ refers to violence that is directed towards an individual owing to… Continue reading The serious public health burden of gender violence
Dial down the security dilemma that sets vicious cycle in motion
Context: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has given a blow to post-1989 ‘liberal’ international order. What was the post-1989 ‘liberal’ international order? The global order rested on the premise that the world could rely on economic interests to spread prosperity and mitigate conflict. For instance, as the middle and rising powers such as Russia and… Continue reading Dial down the security dilemma that sets vicious cycle in motion
