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The Mediation Bill, 2021

Context The Mediation Bill, 2021 was introduced in Parliament in December 2021. It seeks to ‘promote mediation (including online), and provide for enforcement of settlement agreements resulting from mediation’. Need to popularise mediation The Chief Justice of India (CJI), N.V. Ramana, had said that mediation should be made mandatory as a first step in dispute… Continue reading The Mediation Bill, 2021

Confrontation between the Governors and the State governments

Context Recent media reports about the confrontation between the Governors and the State governments, in Maharashtra and Kerala, have turned the spotlight on the rather delicate relationship between the constitutional head of the State and the elected government. Recent incidents of confrontation  In Maharashtra, the Governor refused to accept the date of election of the… Continue reading Confrontation between the Governors and the State governments

Uniform Civil Code

The Centre has informed the Delhi HC that it was awaiting the report of the Law Commission of India, which is examining various issues relating to the Uniform Civil Code. What is a Uniform Civil Code? A Uniform Civil Code is one that would provide for one law for the entire country, applicable to all… Continue reading Uniform Civil Code

Omisure: India’s first RT-PCR kit to identify Omicron strain

Omisure — India’s first home-grown testing kit has recently received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India. About Omisure Omisure is an omicron detecting RT-PCR kit developed by the Mumbai-based Tata Medical and Diagnostics Ltd (TATA MD) in partnership with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). It can differentiate the omicron strain of… Continue reading Omisure: India’s first RT-PCR kit to identify Omicron strain

Exercise Sea Dragon 22

India is among the six Indo-Pacific nations participating in Exercise Sea Dragon 22. Sea Dragon 22 It is a multi-lateral anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Pacific Ocean hosted by the US. The exercise includes the navies of India, Australia, Canada, Japan, the US and South Korea. India, Japan, Australia and America are also part of… Continue reading Exercise Sea Dragon 22

[Burning Issue] Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Quota

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) The Union government has approved reservations for the OBC and EWS (Economically Weaker Section) categories within the All India Quota (AIQ) for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), the uniform entrance examination for medical and dental colleges across the country. What is NEET? The… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Quota

CSTO troops deployed in Kazakhstan

A Moscow-led military alliance called Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) dispatched troops to help quell mounting unrest in Kazakhstan. Ongoing situation in Kazakhstan Long seen as one the most stable of the ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia, energy-rich Kazakhstan is facing its biggest crisis. There are ongoing protests over rising fuel prices escalated into widespread… Continue reading CSTO troops deployed in Kazakhstan

What are Scheduled Banks?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that Airtel Payments Bank Ltd. has been categorized as a Scheduled Bank. Why such a move? With this, the bank can now pitch for government-issued Requests for Proposals (RFP) and primary auctions. It can undertake both Central and State Government businesses participating in government-operated welfare schemes. What… Continue reading What are Scheduled Banks?

Traditional vaccines just as effective, say US Scientists

Vaccines like Biological E’s Corbevax and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin that are made by traditional methods are “just as effective” as the latest mRNA technology-based vaccines a/c to US scientists. What are Vaccines? A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease. It typically contains an agent that resembles… Continue reading Traditional vaccines just as effective, say US Scientists

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