Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Sagittarius A*(SgrA*)?3 Is this the first-ever image of a black hole?4 How is Sagittarius A* different from M87*?5 What is an Event Horizon Telescope?6 What is the significance of this discovery? What is the News? Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope(EHT) facility have revealed the first image of… Continue reading Astronomers reveal first image of black hole at the heart of Milky Way galaxy
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Supreme Court puts colonial sedition law on hold
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Sedition Law?3 What was the issue about?4 What are the directions issued by the Supreme Court on Section 124A?5 What is the significance of this judgment? What is the News? The Supreme Court has suspended pending criminal trials and court proceedings under Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian… Continue reading Supreme Court puts colonial sedition law on hold
Shallow and deep ecologism
News: India continues to face with the unrelenting heatwave. Although, heat waves are known to have been a reality for hundreds of years. But more extreme, frequent and prolonged heat waves in recent has exposed the long-term effects of climate change which have exacerbated them. Concept of Ecologism The concepts emerged in the 1970s,… Continue reading Shallow and deep ecologism
Time to solve a solvable encroachment problem
News: Recently, illegal structures on public land in National Capital Regional of Delhi were razed using bulldozers. This has brought into forefront the major issues of encroachment in the urban areas. What are the major issues in urban areas? Traffic The urban spaces are plagued with the problem of vehicular saturation. There is scarcity of… Continue reading Time to solve a solvable encroachment problem
Still a long way for termination as an unconditional right
News: Recently, the issue of abortion was in the news internationally. This brings into picture the legal status of abortions in India. Legal Status of abortion in India Under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), voluntarily causing (if not caused in a good faith) a woman to miscarry is an offence attracting a jail term of… Continue reading Still a long way for termination as an unconditional right
The bitter dispute over India’s pandemic mortality
News: How many people died in India as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic? This question has become the subject of a heated argument after the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated India’s pandemic excess deaths at around 4.7 million. The Government of India issued a strongly worded response, while media houses and editors also jumped… Continue reading The bitter dispute over India’s pandemic mortality
From Bharat to India
Context: Article describes the views of Prof Oommen and Dr BR Ambedkar in constructing a Bharat. Prof Oommen is a eminent sociologist and former president of the International Sociological Association. What are the views of Prof Oommen? Principal challenges to the evolution of a nation lie in minimising disparity, eradicating discrimination, and avoiding alienation. He… Continue reading From Bharat to India
SC seeks Centre, State governments’ reply on making ‘physical literacy’ a fundamental right
What is the News? The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and States to respond to a report recommending sports to be expressly made a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Note: The report was submitted by the court’s amicus curiae (friend of the court). What was the case about? A Public Interest… Continue reading SC seeks Centre, State governments’ reply on making ‘physical literacy’ a fundamental right
Puja event at ASI-protected Martand Temple in Kashmir stokes controversy
What is the News? The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor participated in a religious ceremony held in the ruins of the 8th century Martand Sun temple, a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India. This temple has been recognised as a “Site of national importance”. What is Martand Sun Temple? The Martand Sun Temple… Continue reading Puja event at ASI-protected Martand Temple in Kashmir stokes controversy
The grim forewarnings of a global study on birds
Source: This post is based on the article “The grim forewarnings of a global study on birds” published in The Hindu on 11th May 22. Syllabus: GS3 – Environment and Ecology Relevance: State of the World’s Birds report Context: The State of the World’s Birds, an annual review of environmental resources, has revealed that the… Continue reading The grim forewarnings of a global study on birds
