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Issues with India’s GDP data

Context There are three major reasons why the GDP data, and hence any narrative of economic recovery based on it, are questionable. Background The NSO released the current GDP series in 2015, using 2011-12 as its base year. Some have argued that the problem in the new series is the real growth rate. This is… Continue reading Issues with India’s GDP data

Places in news: Darvaza Gas Crater

Turkmenistan President has ordered experts to find a way to extinguish a fire in a huge natural gas crater, the Darvaza gas crater also known as the ‘Gateway to Hell’. Darvaza Gas Crater Located in the Karakum desert, 260 kilometres away from Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, the crater has been burning for the last 50 years.… Continue reading Places in news: Darvaza Gas Crater

Red Sanders falls back in IUCN’s ‘endangered’ category

Red Sanders (Red Sandalwood) has fallen back into the ‘endangered’ category in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List. A recently released and trending Telugu movie plot provides a fictional account of red sandal smuggling. About Red Sanders The species, Pterocarpus santalinus, is an Indian endemic tree species, with a restricted geographical… Continue reading Red Sanders falls back in IUCN’s ‘endangered’ category

The Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) to review

Context The report of the Standing Committee on External Affairs on ‘India and bilateral investment treaties (BITs)’ was presented to Parliament last month. Factor’s that necessitated the review of India’s BITs Investor’s started suing India frequently: Since 2011, when India lost its first investment treaty claim in White Industries v. India, foreign investors have sued India around… Continue reading The Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) to review

Punishing Online Abusers of Women

Taking cognizance of multiple complaints that photographs of women had been posted on a mobile app (with a very informal slang name) for fake auctions, the police in Delhi and Mumbai have registered cases. What is the controversy? Hundreds of women in India including journalists, social workers, and other prominent personalities found their images and… Continue reading Punishing Online Abusers of Women

Draft Regional Plan 2041 for NCR

Many environment analysts and activists has offered objections to the Draft Regional Plan-2041 for National Capital Region (NCR). Draft Regional Plan 2041 The National Capital Region Planning Board had sought objections and suggestions to the Draft RP-2041 from public. Under the NCRPB plan, Delhi, two districts of Rajasthan, eight districts of Uttar Pradesh and 14… Continue reading Draft Regional Plan 2041 for NCR

Places in news: Orang National Park

The Assam government has recently issued a preliminary notification for adding 200.32 sq. km to the 78.82 sq. km Orang National Park, the State’s oldest reserve, about 110 km northeast of Guwahati. The government had in September 21 dropped the ‘Rajiv Gandhi’ prefix to Orang given by the government in 1992. Orang National Park Orang… Continue reading Places in news: Orang National Park

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

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