Source: The post is based on the article “Kalanamak rice, ‘Buddha’s gift to people’, is now small, strong” published in The Hindu on 31st October 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Kalanamak?3 What are the problems faced by Kalanamak rice?4 What has been developed by scientists? What is the News? Indian Agriculture Research… Continue reading Kalanamak rice, ‘Buddha’s gift to people’, is now small, strong
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The death penalty and humanising criminal justice
Source: The post is based on an article “The death penalty and humanising criminal justice” published in The Hindu on 29th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Governance News: The three-judge bench that included the Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice U.U. Lalit has taken constructive steps to correct issues related to the death penalty law. The findings of… Continue reading The death penalty and humanising criminal justice
At COP27, move the needle on climate action
Source– The post is based on the article “At COP27, move the needle on climate action” published in The Hindu on 29th October 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Environment Relevance– Climate change News- The article explains the issues related to climate change. It suggests the way forward to the low carbon path. What are the core issues… Continue reading At COP27, move the needle on climate action
Coinage with images of gods and goddesses dates back to Kushans
Source: The post is based on the article “Coinage with images of gods and goddesses dates back to Kushans” published in The Hindu on 29th October 2022 What is the News? Delhi Chief Minister has appealed to the Union government and the Prime Minister to print images of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh on new… Continue reading Coinage with images of gods and goddesses dates back to Kushans
PM Modi moots one nation, one police uniform
Source: The post is based on the article “PM Modi moots one nation, one police uniform” published in The Hindu on 29th October 2022 What is the News? The Prime Minister has mooted the idea of “one nation, one police uniform”. He was addressing the State Home Minister’s conference on internal security issues in Faridabad,… Continue reading PM Modi moots one nation, one police uniform
Global TB report – 2022: 21.4 lakh TB cases notified in India in 2021, 18% higher than 2020: Health Ministry
Source: The post is based on the article “21.4 lakh TB cases notified in India in 2021, 18% higher than 2020: Health Ministry” published in The Hindu on 29th October 2022 What is the News? The World Health Organization(WHO) has released the Global TB report – 2022. What are the key findings of the Global… Continue reading Global TB report – 2022: 21.4 lakh TB cases notified in India in 2021, 18% higher than 2020: Health Ministry
The dismal case of slashing schemes and cutting funds
Source: The post is based on an article “The dismal case of slashing schemes and cutting funds” published in The Hindu on 28th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Government Policies Relevance: concerns associated with the decline in the number of schemes News: Around 50% of central government sponsored scheme have been discontinued, subsumed, revamped or rationalised into other… Continue reading The dismal case of slashing schemes and cutting funds
Should governments sell liquor and run lotteries?
Source– The post is based on the article “Should governments sell liquor and run lotteries?” published in The Hindu on 28th October 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Economy GS2- Government policies and interventions Relevance– Government intervention in market News- The article explains the government involvement in selling of sin goods. Contents1 What are different viewpoints about the… Continue reading Should governments sell liquor and run lotteries?
In 2020, over 3,30,000 people died in India due to exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel combustion: Lancet
Source: The post is based on the article “In 2020, over 3,30,000 people died in India due to exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel combustion: Lancet” published in The Hindu on 25th October 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 About the Lancet report on Health and Climate Change3 What are the key findings of… Continue reading In 2020, over 3,30,000 people died in India due to exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel combustion: Lancet
States should have a uniform policy on law and order: Home Minister
Source: The post is based on the article “States should have a uniform policy on law and order: Home Minister” published in The Hindu on 27th October 2022 What is the News? The Union Home Minister addressed the inaugural session of the 2-day Chintan Shivir in Surajkund, Haryana. What are the key highlights of the… Continue reading States should have a uniform policy on law and order: Home Minister
