Contents1 What is the news?2 What is Public Order?3 Who has powers to legislate on Public Order?4 How has public order been interpreted by courts?5 How is the public order issue related to the Hijab Ban? What is the news? Karnataka High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of the state government’s ban… Continue reading Public order: A constitutional provision for curbing freedom
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Explained: What is Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
What is the news? Legendary singer-composer Bappi Lahiri died due to obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). What is Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)? Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a disorder in which a person’s breathing stops and starts repeatedly in their sleep. This occurs when muscles in the throat and upper airway relax intermittently during sleep and… Continue reading Explained: What is Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
The significance of EU-India partnership in the Indo-Pacific
News: Ministerial Forum is going to be held in Paris under France’s ongoing presidency of the EU. Foreign affairs ministers from EU member states and 30 Indo-Pacific countries, including India are going to join it. What are the focus area of the meeting? Security and defence : Indo – Pacific and related issues Connectivity and infrastructure:… Continue reading The significance of EU-India partnership in the Indo-Pacific
After the Harvest
News According to Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare’s Second Advance Estimates of Production of Foodgrains for 2021-22 India’s agriculture sector is all set to create an all-time high production record this year. What has been the agricultural production trajectory in the last decade? Food grain production has gone up from 252 million tonnes in… Continue reading After the Harvest
UAE treaty could give a fillip to Indian exports to the Gulf and Africa, benefit pharma and MSME sector
News: After its exit from RCEP, India and Mauritius signed a Comprehensive Economic Co-operation and Partnership Agreement. Interim trade agreements with the UK, Canada and Australia are in the pipeline. India recently announced trade deal with UAE also. Read here: India, UAE sign comprehensive trade pact What are the key outcomes of the India-UAE trade treaty? The… Continue reading UAE treaty could give a fillip to Indian exports to the Gulf and Africa, benefit pharma and MSME sector
Presidential Fleet Review: what Navy displays, and its significance
What is the News? The President will take part in the Indian Navy’s 12th Presidential Fleet Review. What is the President’s Fleet Review? President’s Fleet Review is the country’s President taking stock of the Navy’s capability. It showcases all types of ships and capabilities the Navy has. The President is taken on one of the… Continue reading Presidential Fleet Review: what Navy displays, and its significance
What data tells us about the lives of young Indians
What is the news? The book titled ‘Whole Numbers and Half Truths’ analyses data from various sources like census, National Statistical Office, National Family Health Survey, National Crime Records Bureau to analyse lives of Indians. India is the second-most populated country on the planet and also a young person’s country, average age of India is 28.4… Continue reading What data tells us about the lives of young Indians
Government notifies Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
What is the news? The government has notified the Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. The guidelines will come into effect from 1st July 2022. What are the salient points mentioned in the EPR on plastic packaging? Specify three categories of plastic packaging: –Category I: Rigid… Continue reading Government notifies Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
Beyond the hype of blockchain, a look at its reality
News: Blockchain is an elegant concept whose properties and potential require careful research, but treating it as a solution for all problems without thinking things through is techno-determinism. Techno-determinism: It states that media technology shapes how individuals in a society think, feel, act, and how our society operates as we move from one technological age… Continue reading Beyond the hype of blockchain, a look at its reality
Supreme Court sets aside HC order staying 75% quota for Haryana locals in private jobs
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020?3 What were the arguments against this law?4 What has the Supreme Court said on the Haryana Local Reservation law? What is the news? The Supreme Court has set aside the Haryana High Court order staying the Haryana government’s law… Continue reading Supreme Court sets aside HC order staying 75% quota for Haryana locals in private jobs
