News: The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has increased the prices of crude oil, natural gas and fertilizers, highlighting India’s vulnerability to geopolitical sanctions. Therefore, the Union Transport Minister’s statement on hydrogen-powered cars in Parliament has brought the green hydrogen economy into focus. Moreover, hydrogen is an important industrial gas. It is used on a large scale… Continue reading Unlocking the potential of green hydrogen
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Protect the film archive. This can’t be done by handing it to a corporation
News: Recently, the government has merged the Films Division, Children’s Film Society, International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Directorate of Film Festivals, and National Film Archive of India (NFAI) with the NFDC (National Film Development Corporation of India). What are the achievements of the NFAI? Contributed to the growth of our film culture. It has… Continue reading Protect the film archive. This can’t be done by handing it to a corporation
Time to bid goodbye to AFSPA
News: Recently, the Home Ministry has decided to considerably reduce the number of “disturbed areas” under the AFSPA in three States. To fulfil that, the April 1st order significantly reduced disturbed areas in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur. Though it is a welcome step, the government does not consider repealing the AFSPA. About AFSPA Read here:… Continue reading Time to bid goodbye to AFSPA
Renewable energy has a tariff problem. Here’s how to fix it
Context: India has stated its target of having a renewable generating capacity of 450-500 GW by 2030. Therefore, there is a need to create a proper environment and ensure adequate returns to invite fresh investments into renewable generation. In this regard, it is important to look at tariff structure for renewables. What are the two… Continue reading Renewable energy has a tariff problem. Here’s how to fix it
Explained: Reforming death penalty
Context: This week, the Bench headed by Justice Lalit agreed to comprehensively examine procedures in death penalty cases. It is to ensure that judges who have to choose between life imprisonment and the death sentence have comprehensive sentencing information. Contents1 What has caused the SC to examine practices in death penalty sentencing?2 How are judges… Continue reading Explained: Reforming death penalty
Explained: What does including Tripura’s Darlong community in ST list mean?
What is the News? Lok Sabha has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022. The bill sought to include the Darlong community as a subtribe of the Kuki tribal community in the list of Scheduled Tribes(STs). About Darlong Community Darlong is a tribal community of Tripura, which has a population of 11,000. They are… Continue reading Explained: What does including Tripura’s Darlong community in ST list mean?
Explained: Why has Punjab staked claim on Chandigarh?
Contents1 What is the News?2 How did Chandigarh become the capital of Punjab?3 When was Punjab reorganized and Chandigarh became a Union Territory?4 Chandigarh Issue in Punjab and Haryana5 What has been the Central Government’s stand on Punjab? What is the News? Punjab’s chief minister moved a resolution in the Assembly, seeking the immediate transfer… Continue reading Explained: Why has Punjab staked claim on Chandigarh?
Explained: What is a look out notice, and when is it issued?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Look Out Circular(LOC)?3 Who can issue the LOC?4 Does an LOC lead to arrest? What is the News? A Journalist was stopped at Mumbai Airport based on a Look out Circular(LOC) issued by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) which is investigating her in a case of alleged money laundering. What… Continue reading Explained: What is a look out notice, and when is it issued?
FASTER Platform: CJI launches software to transmit court orders swiftly
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a FASTER Platform?3 How will the FASTER Platform work?4 What is the significance of the FASTER Platform? What is the News? The Chief Justice of India has launched the FASTER (Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records) platform. What is a FASTER Platform? Purpose: It is a digital… Continue reading FASTER Platform: CJI launches software to transmit court orders swiftly
Explained: The complete human genome, and what it tells us
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Genome and why Human Genome matter?3 When was the Human Genome Sequencing done and what was missing?4 Why was heterochromatin not sequenced?5 What has been done now? What is the News? In 2003, Scientists had published the map of the human genome for the first time. However, this… Continue reading Explained: The complete human genome, and what it tells us
