What are flight duty time limitation norms?

Source: The post is based on the article “Pilot refuses to operate Lucknow-Chennai flight due to fatigue: What are flight duty time limitation norms?” published in Indian Express on 6th July 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Pilot Fatigue?3 What are Flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms?4 What is the responsibility of airlines?… Continue reading What are flight duty time limitation norms?

RBI panel recommendations for internationalization of rupee

Source: The post is based on the article “RBI panel recommends measures for internationalization of rupee” published in Indian Express on 6th July 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 About RBI Inter-Departmental Group(IDG):3 What is Internationalization of the rupee?4 What are the benefits of Internationalization of the rupee according to Inter-Departmental Group (IDG)?5 What are… Continue reading RBI panel recommendations for internationalization of rupee

Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?

Source: The post is based on the article “Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?” published in Indian Express on 3rd July 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Deep Sea Mining?3 How is Deep Sea Mining regulated now?4 Why is there a pressure on ISA to… Continue reading Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?

Zo peoples of Manipur and Mizoram: ethnicity, religion, a shared history.

Source: The post is based on the article “Ethnicity, religion, a shared history: ties that bind the Zo peoples of Manipur & Mizoram” published in Indian Express on 5th July 2023. What is the News? Mizoram’s Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) has called for a reunification of the Zo people in view of the continuing ethnic… Continue reading Zo peoples of Manipur and Mizoram: ethnicity, religion, a shared history.

Why Govt is going after ‘dark patterns’

Source: This article has been framed based on India Express article “Why Govt is going after ‘dark patterns”, published on 4th July. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2– Government policies for the various sectors News: The article discusses the concept of “dark patterns” and the Indian government’s initiative to curb their use on e-commerce platforms. Dark… Continue reading Why Govt is going after ‘dark patterns’

For science to flourish: National Research Foundation plugs a policy gap

Source: This article has been framed based on India Express article “For science to flourish: National Research Foundation plugs a policy gap”, published on 4th July. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3, News: The article discusses the establishment of the National Research Foundation (NRF) in India, which has been approved by the Union Cabinet. The NRF… Continue reading For science to flourish: National Research Foundation plugs a policy gap

How the QS World University Rankings reinforce elitism and caste bias

Source: The post is based on an article “How the QS World University Rankings reinforce elitism and caste bias” published in The Indian Express on 4th July 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Issues Related with the Education System Relevance: About the QS World University Ranking 2024 News: Recently, the QS World University Ranking 2024 was released. What… Continue reading How the QS World University Rankings reinforce elitism and caste bias

Eradicating sickle cell disease, securing the future of India’s tribal communities

Source: The post is based on the article “Eradicating sickle cell disease, securing the future of India’s tribal communities” published in “Indian Express” on 4th July 2023. Syllabus: GS 2- Issues related to Health News: Recently, PM Modi launched the Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission. What is Sickle cell disease? Sickle cell is a genetic… Continue reading Eradicating sickle cell disease, securing the future of India’s tribal communities

Hul Diwas: Remembering the Santal rebellion against the British

Source: The post is based on the article “Hul Diwas: Remembering the Santal rebellion against the British” published in Indian Exprss on 3rd July 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Hul Diwas or Santhal Rebellion?3 What was the reason for the Santhal Rebellion?4 Who were the leaders in the revolution?5 What was the… Continue reading Hul Diwas: Remembering the Santal rebellion against the British

Scientists detect the universe’s ‘noisy’ gravitational wave background: What it means and why you should care about it

Source: The post is based on the article “Scientists detect the universe’s ‘noisy’ gravitational wave background: What it means and why you should care about it” published in Indian Express on 3rd July 2023 What is the News? Scientists have said that they have found evidence to suggest that the universe is filled with low-frequency… Continue reading Scientists detect the universe’s ‘noisy’ gravitational wave background: What it means and why you should care about it

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