Source: The post is based on the article “No scientific data to oppose same-sex marriage, says psychiatrists’ body” published in The Hindu on 10th April 2023 What is the News? The Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), the professional organization of psychiatrists in India has said that there is no scientific basis for the belief that same-sex… Continue reading No scientific data to oppose same-sex marriage, says psychiatrists’ body
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The population bomb that never was
Source: The post is based on the article “The population bomb that never was” published in The Hindu on 10th April 2023 What is the News? Researchers from the Earth4All Initiative have released a report titled ‘People and Planet, 21st Century Sustainable Population Scenarios and Possible Living Standards Within Planetary Boundaries’. The report published their… Continue reading The population bomb that never was
Indian-American C.R. Rao wins Nobel Prize equivalent in statistics
Source: The post is based on the article “Indian-American C.R. Rao wins Nobel Prize equivalent in statistics” published in The Hindu on 10th April 2023 What is the News? Indian-American statistician Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao has been awarded the 2023 International Prize in Statistics often referred to as the Nobel Prize of Statistics. What is the… Continue reading Indian-American C.R. Rao wins Nobel Prize equivalent in statistics
Language Friendship Bridge Project: India to bridge language gap with neighbours
Source: The post is based on the article “India to bridge language gap with neighbours” published in The Hindu on 10th April 2023 What is the News? The Indian Council for Cultural Relations(ICCR) has planned a special project called ‘The Language Friendship Bridge’. What is the Language Friendship Bridge Project? Aim: To create a pool of… Continue reading Language Friendship Bridge Project: India to bridge language gap with neighbours
New amendment rules on intermediary guidelines amount to censorship
Source: The post is based on the following articles “Intermediary oversight should never be opaque” published in the Livemint on 10th April 2023. “New amendment rules on intermediary guidelines amount to censorship” published in The Hindu on 10th April 2023 Syllabus: GS – 3: role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges. Relevance: About amendments… Continue reading New amendment rules on intermediary guidelines amount to censorship
Some advice to India on the IFA negotiations
Source– The post is based on the article “Some advice to India on the IFA negotiations” published in “The Hindu” on 8th April 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Economy. GS2- Important international institutions Relevance– Issues related to WTO working. News– World Trade Organization is working on investment facilitation agreement (IFA). It is backed by more than 100… Continue reading Some advice to India on the IFA negotiations
Drugmakers get more time to join ‘Track and Trace’ system for exports
Source: The post is based on the article “Drugmakers get more time to join ‘Track and Trace’ system for exports” published in The Hindu on 8th April 2023 What is the News? The Central government has extended the date for implementation of the track and trace system for exports of drug formulations till August 1,2023.… Continue reading Drugmakers get more time to join ‘Track and Trace’ system for exports
Efforts on to get satellite radio collar for ‘Arikompan’ before translocation
Source: The post is based on the article “Efforts on to get satellite radio collar for ‘Arikompan’ before translocation” published in The Hindu on 8th April 2023 What is the News? A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has ordered that the wild elephant Arikompan roaming at Santhanpara and Chinnakkanal in the Idukki district… Continue reading Efforts on to get satellite radio collar for ‘Arikompan’ before translocation
E-monitoring roads: unpaid fines driving govt. Rethink
Source: The post is based on the article “E-monitoring roads: unpaid fines driving govt. Rethink” published in The Hindu on 8th April 2023 What is the News? The Government of India has accepted in the Supreme Court that its implementation of Section 136 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has many problems and required mending.… Continue reading E-monitoring roads: unpaid fines driving govt. Rethink
Mission to map rural India’s cultural assets covers over one lakh villages
Source: The post is based on the article “Mission to map rural India’s cultural assets covers over one lakh villages” published in The Hindu on 8th April 2023 What is the News? The government has identified and documented distinctive features of more than one lakh villages across the country. This entire exercise has been carried… Continue reading Mission to map rural India’s cultural assets covers over one lakh villages
