News: Supreme Court has allowed the commencement of counselling for postgraduate medical admissions under All India Quota scheme. What is the background of the development? Read here: Income Criteria for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in India – Explained, pointwise What is the decision made by the Supreme Court? The court has upheld the 27% quota… Continue reading Unchanged: On EWS quota income norm
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Control rather than Privacy
News: The Puttaswamy judgment and the Justice B.N. Srikrishna committee report led to the introduction of the Personal Data Protection Bill of 2019. The bill was sent to a joint parliamentary committee for further scrutiny, which has now submitted its report. Although there are some concerns regarding the same. What are the concerns regarding… Continue reading Control rather than Privacy
NEET counselling can begin under existing EWS criteria: Supreme Court
What is the News? The Supreme Court has allowed the commencement of the counselling process for NEET-PG and NEET-UG for 2021-22 admissions on the basis of the existing 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the All India Quota(AIQ). What was the issue? A petition was… Continue reading NEET counselling can begin under existing EWS criteria: Supreme Court
Instability in Kazakhstan will resonate in regional geopolitics
News: Violent unrest has been taken in Kazakhstan after the increase in fuel prices. Contents1 What are the reasons for the crisis in Kazakhstan?2 What are the consequences of the protest?3 Importance of Kazakhstan4 How is the Kazakhstan government handling the crisis? What are the reasons for the crisis in Kazakhstan? 1) Rise in LPG prices… Continue reading Instability in Kazakhstan will resonate in regional geopolitics
Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT): HAL jet trainer demonstrates its prowess
What is the News? The Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) has successfully demonstrated the ability to perform six turn spins on both the left hand and right-hand sides. Note: The capability to enter and recover from spin is important for a trainer aircraft, to enable the trainee pilot to recognise departure from controlled flight and the… Continue reading Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT): HAL jet trainer demonstrates its prowess
Applications of drones: Use Drones more effectively: Civil Aviation Ministry
What is the News? The Ministry of Civil Aviation has called on other ministries to utilise the use of drones more effectively in their specific domains. Note: The government of India has recently released the Drone Rules,2021 to make India a global hub for drones. What are the applications of drones in different domains? Ministry… Continue reading Applications of drones: Use Drones more effectively: Civil Aviation Ministry
Reovirus wreaks havoc on wild crab cultivation in Andhra Pradesh
What is the News? Mud Crab Reovirus (MCRV) has been found to be the reason for the mass mortality of wild crab in Andhra Pradesh State. What is Mud Crab Reovirus (MCRV)? Mud Crab Reovirus (MCRV) is also known as Sleeping Disease. The virus belongs to the “Reoviridae” family. Note: Reoviridae is a family of… Continue reading Reovirus wreaks havoc on wild crab cultivation in Andhra Pradesh
Extinguishing the tobacco industry’s main narrative
News: Tobacco’s detrimental impact on public health is well documented. It kills more than 13 lakh Indians every year, while casting an annual economic burden of more than 1% of GDP. Yet there’s been no significant tax increases on any of the tobacco products for the past four years since the introduction of GST in… Continue reading Extinguishing the tobacco industry’s main narrative
Muslim personal laws: Is it right to increase the age of marriage of women to 21?
News: Recently, the government introduced the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, to raise the age of marriage for women from 18 years to 21 years. Some Muslim MPs in Parliament have called the Bill an attack on personal laws because it proposes that it will override the personal laws of Muslims, Parsis, Hindus… Continue reading Muslim personal laws: Is it right to increase the age of marriage of women to 21?
Water Bird Status Survey-2022: 10.74 lakh birds flock to Chilika, largest wintering ground in Indian subcontinent
What is the News? According to the Water Bird Status Survey-2022, Chilika Lake saw a million birds including an uncommon Mongolian gull visiting the waterbody this year. Note: Chilika lake hosts birds migrating from thousands of miles away from the Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Aral Sea, remote parts of Russia, Kirghiz steppes of Mongolia, Central… Continue reading Water Bird Status Survey-2022: 10.74 lakh birds flock to Chilika, largest wintering ground in Indian subcontinent
