What are the recent developments in India-Sri Lanka relations? India helped Sri Lanka overcome an unprecedented economic crisis. India had earlier given offshore patrol vessels to the Sri Lankan coast guards. India has also agreed to help Sri Lanka to launch a digital identity project along the lines of Aadhaar. Sri Lanka is ready to… Continue reading Colombo and Delhi get closer, but failure to move on the Tamil question will dampen the enthusiasm
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Judges mustn’t be swayed in favour of death penalty: Supreme Court
What is the news? In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court (SC) has commuted the death sentence of a man to life imprisonment. The man was convicted in the rape and murder of a seven-year-old. This judgement may become a significant precedent to the anti-death penalty cause. What are the key highlights of the SC’s… Continue reading Judges mustn’t be swayed in favour of death penalty: Supreme Court
It’s time to take a relook at privatisation
News: This article discusses that privatization and the short-term gain associated with it should not overshadow the long-term interest. Hence, there is need to take a relook at privatization. Why privatization is being considered as panacea? India’s fiscal deficit (for the Centre) in FY22 is expected to be at 6.8% of the GDP and with… Continue reading It’s time to take a relook at privatisation
Govt. issues new media accreditation guidelines
What is the news? The Central government has released the Central Media Accreditation Guidelines-2022. What is media accreditation? Media accreditation issued by PIB allows journalists access to government offices and official functions.It can be seen as a media pass that allows entry into government offices including Parliament and events which wouldn’t be possible without it.… Continue reading Govt. issues new media accreditation guidelines
Quad Ministers set to meet in Australia
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is Quad?3 What is the purpose of the Quad Foreign Ministers meeting?4 What was China’s response on the Quad’s agenda? What is the news? The External Affairs Minister will begin a visit to Australia to attend a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Quad (India, Australia, United States,… Continue reading Quad Ministers set to meet in Australia
Suicides due to unemployment highest in Covid hit 2020
What is the news? A reply from Ministry of home affairs to a question in Rajya Sabha has revealed that Over 16,000 people committed suicide due to bankruptcy or indebtedness while 9,140 people ended their lives due to unemployment between 2018 and 2020. How has pandemic led to this problem? The highest number of… Continue reading Suicides due to unemployment highest in Covid hit 2020
More women got maternity benefit
What is the News? The number of beneficiaries who enrolled for the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has exceeded the government’s target of 51.7 lakh per year in each of the last three years. What is Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)? Nodal Ministry: Ministry for Women and Child Development Purpose: It provides a… Continue reading More women got maternity benefit
Over 40% of teaching posts in IITs are vacant: govt.
What is the News? According to data provided by the Ministry of Education, Over 40% of teaching posts in all 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are vacant. What are the key highlights from the data on vacancies in IIT? Faculty from Reserved Categories Only 12% of the teaching staff are from Scheduled Castes (SC),… Continue reading Over 40% of teaching posts in IITs are vacant: govt.
‘NEET is discriminatory,against social justice’
News: Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in his speech argued about the negatives of NEET and its impact on the future of students. Contents1 Constitutionality of NEET2 Why the Tamil Nadu state is opposing the NEET exam?3 What is the purpose of introducing the NEET exemption bill?4 What is the observation of the Supreme Court? Constitutionality… Continue reading ‘NEET is discriminatory,against social justice’
Rights of the weak, duties of the powerful
News: Rights and duties of the citizens are correlative to each other, which means that rights have real meaning if individuals perform duties. What is the relationship between rights and duties? Rights and duties are complementary. If a person has a right to something, it necessarily implies that someone else has a corresponding duty. For example,… Continue reading Rights of the weak, duties of the powerful
