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The recent cases of fire outbreak in Rajkot’s Game Zone and the short circuit-induced blast of oxygen cylinders in a paediatric hospital in Vivek Vihar in New Delhi has drawn our attention to the ignored issue of Urban Fire Safety In India. In densely packed urban areas of India, devastating urban fires have emerged as… Continue reading Urban Fire Safety in India- Explained Pointwise

Recently, an application was presented to a pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants against five individuals linked to the conflict in Gaza. The five individuals are- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri (Deif) and Ismail… Continue reading International Criminal Court- Functioning and achievements

Recently, the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved a Rs. 2.11 lakh crore surplus or dividend transfer to the Central Government for the accounting year 2023-24. There has been an increase in surplus transfer to the tune of 141% over the last year’s (2022-23) dividend transfer of Rs 87,416 crore. Additionally,… Continue reading RBI Surplus Transfer to Government-Explained Pointwise

The delay on the part of Election Commission of India (ECI) in uploading the final voter turnout data and the issue of low Voter Turnout, has gained prominence during the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. A 3-Judge Supreme Court (SC) bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud is slated to a petition filed by… Continue reading The Issue of Voter Turnout in Indian Elections

The closing ceremony for the International Year of Millets was held by the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Rome on March 29 this year. The ceremony was closed on a positive note of sustaining the momentum built on the back of a successful International year of millet programme. It was in March 2021, at the… Continue reading International Year of Millets – Achievements and Shortcomings

On May 19, 2024, the fatal crash of a Bell 212 helicopter, flying the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, and Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, has drawn our attention towards helicopter crashes. The fatal crash of the Iranian president’s helicopter is the latest in a series of helicopter crashes involving politicians and other high-ranking officials, over… Continue reading VIP Helicopter Crashes- Reasons and Guidelines- Explained Pointwise