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Highlights of the Democracy Report 2022

A Sweden-based institute has said that India is no longer an ‘electoral democracy’, classifying the country as an ‘electoral autocracy’ instead. About the report The study, titled ‘Democracy Report 2022: Autocratisation Changing Nature?’ states that more than twice as many countries are undergoing Autocratisation as are witnessing democratization. The conceptual scheme takes into account not… Continue reading Highlights of the Democracy Report 2022

Tiger Density in India

Preliminary findings of a study by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) suggest that the density of tigers in the Sunderbans may have reached the carrying capacity of the mangrove forests, leading to frequent dispersals and a surge in human-wildlife conflict. Tiger Density of India In the Terai and Shivalik hills habitat — think Corbett… Continue reading Tiger Density in India

Ex Vayu Shakti 2022

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to postpone its firepower demonstration, Ex Vayu Shakti, scheduled in the Pokhran ranges in Rajasthan. Exercise Vayu Shakti It is conducted once in three years which is participated by fighters, helicopters, force enablers and support systems. The aim of the exercise is to detect and identify targets and… Continue reading Ex Vayu Shakti 2022

[Burning Issue] Age of Cyber Warfare

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context The war between Russia and Ukraine is not only being fought on the ground, but also in cyberspace. Cyberattacks on state-owned digital assets, including websites and banking services, have gradually increased in both frequency and sophistication, beginning with Distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Age of Cyber Warfare

Kavach: the Indian technology that can prevent collision of Trains

Kavach, this indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection System is earmarked for aggressive rollout on 2,000 km in 2022-23, according the Budget proposals. What is Kavach? It is India’s very own automatic protection system in development since 2012, under the name Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), which got rechristened to Kavach or “armour”. Simply put, it… Continue reading Kavach: the Indian technology that can prevent collision of Trains

What is Agni Kandakarnan Theyyam?

Ritual dance Agni Kandakarnan Theyyam performing at the Kaliyattam festival has begun in Kannur, Kerala. What is Theyyam? Theyyam is a popular thousand-year-old ritual form of dance worship in Kerala and Karnataka, India. The people of these districts consider Theyyam itself as a channel to a god and they thus seek blessings from Theyyam. There… Continue reading What is Agni Kandakarnan Theyyam?

What is WHO’s Pandemic Treaty?

Members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) held the first round of negotiations towards the pandemic treaty on February 24, 2022. What is the Pandemic Treaty? In December 2021, the World Health Assembly agreed to start a global process to draft the pandemic treaty. The need for an updated set of rules was felt after… Continue reading What is WHO’s Pandemic Treaty?

New Rules for Deputation of DIGs

After its proposal to amend the All India Service Rules that would allow it to call any IAS, IPS or IFoS officer on central deputation with or without the state’s consent, the Centre has issued another order on central deputation of Deputy Inspector General-level IPS officers. What is the order? The Department of Personnel and… Continue reading New Rules for Deputation of DIGs

Back in news: Visva-Bharati University

The stalemate continues in Visva-Bharati University as students demand the reopening of hostels and conducting of online examinations. Visva-Bharati Visva-Bharati is a central research university and an Institution of National Importance located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it Visva-Bharati, which means the communion of the world with… Continue reading Back in news: Visva-Bharati University

Kuki Insurgency in Manipur

Just before the first of the two phases of the Assembly Elections went underway in Manipur, all insurgent groups associated with the Kuki tribes in Manipur said they will vote for a particular political party. Who are the Kukis? The Kukis are an ethnic group including multiple tribes originally inhabiting the North-Eastern states of India… Continue reading Kuki Insurgency in Manipur

Controversy around the $500 million MCC grant to Nepal

Nepal’s House of Representatives has ratified 500 million US Dollar grant assistance-Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) pact along with the “interpretative declaration”. What is Millenium Challenge Corporation? The MCC was founded in 2004 as a US foreign aid agency that acts in accordance with governments that have demonstrated a commitment to good governance, economic freedom, and… Continue reading Controversy around the $500 million MCC grant to Nepal

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