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Judicial Evasion and Judicial Ambiguity Context: The article discusses the actions of judicial evasion and judicial ambiguity. Judicial Evasion: It is the occurrence of delay in adjudication of sensitive cases by courts which leads to undermining of justice delivery system. The court avoids deciding a thorny and time-sensitive question, but its very refusal to decide… Continue reading Judicial Evasion and Judicial Ambiguity

The Trump retrenchment News: The article analyses the effects of Trump’s announcement to pull out American forces from Afghanistan and future role of regional players. Facts: Trump has announced withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, reducing their number to just 7000. American pullout raises concerns of insecurity in the region i.e. Afghanistan, South and Central… Continue reading The Trump retrenchment

A solution in search of a problem: on 10% reservations Article: Sonalde Desai director at National Data Innovation Centre discuss about implications of the EWS quota Bill. Important Analysis: Recently, Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019, creating a 10% quota for the economically weaker sections (EWS) has been passed. It is in the view that, the… Continue reading A solution in search of a problem: on 10% reservations

Cabinet approves 3 new AIIMS in J&K, Gujarat News: Union Cabinet approved the setting up of three All India Institutes of Medical Sciences in Jammu and Kashmir and Gujarat. Facts: Three AIIMS will be setup at Samba in Jammu, Pulwama in Kashmir and in Rajkot, Gujarat. The institutes will be set up under the Pradhan… Continue reading Cabinet approves 3 new AIIMS in J&K, Gujarat

The space race: on China’s moon mission News: China’s recent moon mission could trigger rivalry with the U.S. in outer space. Important Facts: Why China and U.S are competing. Potential for Fuel reserve – Unlike earth, the moon has an abundance of helium-3. In the far future, this can serve as the ideal fuel to… Continue reading The space race: on China’s moon mission

Lab to land: Addressing Indian agriculture’s weakest link — Extension News: Article discuss about significance of agriculture extension to enhance income from farming sector. Important Facts: Issues with planning and implementation of agriculture development programs: The earlier mechanism of planning and implementation of agriculture and allied development programmes was centralized in nature. The approach was… Continue reading Lab to land: Addressing Indian agriculture’s weakest link — Extension

A ‘bio-safe’ way to fight mosquitoes News Researchers at the University of Arizona have discovered a protein that prevents mosquitoes from hatching, thus taking a major step toward developing a “mosquito birth control” drug Important facts Scientists selectively blocked the activity of the protein – which they named Eggshell Organizing Factor 1, or EOF-1 –… Continue reading A ‘bio-safe’ way to fight mosquitoes

Why is India’s no first use policy under so much strain News: India’s no first use policy has diluted due to India’s access to better technology and Pakistan’s clever use of terrorist. Important Facts: India’s new political discourse on revisiting its nuclear doctrine has once again attracted transnational debate on the efficacy of no first… Continue reading Why is India’s no first use policy under so much strain

Korean consensus on Kim Jong-un’s visit to China News: North Korea Leader Kim Jong Visits China for Summit with Xi Jinping. Important Facts: Reason for Visiting China: The summit with Chinese President comes as Kim and President Donald Trump are negotiating over the location for a second summit meeting over denuclearization and economic sanction issues.… Continue reading Korean consensus on Kim Jong-un’s visit to China

What a Harappan grave says about marriage News First anthropologically confirmed joint burial of a couple has been excavated in a Harappan cemetery. Important facts The ‘couple’s grave’ was found in the Harappan settlements excavated at Rakhigarhi in Haryana, some 150km northwest of Delhi Archaeologists say that the evidence points to the fact that the… Continue reading What a Harappan grave says about marriage