Table Of Contents COLLEGIUM SYSTEM CMS 01 SATELLITE POSITIVE PAY NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK CABINET COMMITTEE ON SECURITY INSTITUTE OF EXCELLENCE WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA (WII) SUMMONING OF PARLIAMENT AMUR FALCON SPECTRUM AUCTION HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI) 1. COLLEGIUM SYSTEM Subject : Polity Context : The Supreme Court Collegium on Wednesday announced its […]
Subject : International Report Context : India ranked 131 among 189 countries on the Human Development Index (HDI) for 2019, slipping two places from the previous year, according to the Human Development Report (HDR) 2020 released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Concept : If the Index were adjusted to assess the planetary pressures […]
Subject : Governance Context: The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications to conduct spectrum auction through which spectrum will be assigned to the successful bidders for providing commercial mobile services. Concept : The auction will be for spectrum in 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 […]
Subject : Environment Context: An Amur falcon was sighted earlier this week on the campus of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) at Kodiakkarai, abutting the Point Calimere Sanctuary. Concept : The Amur Falcon is a long-distance Migratory bird. It is a small raptor of the falcon family Breeding: It breeds in south-eastern Siberia and […]
Subject: Polity Context: In response to a letter from the Congress leader in Lok Sabha seeking a short session of Parliament to discuss the new farm laws, Parliamentary Affairs Minister has said that some opposition parties “have expressed concerns about the ongoing pandemic and opined of doing away with winter session”. Concept : The power […]
Subject : Environment Context: Two years after the controversial shooting of Pandharkawda tigress T1, nicknamed Avni, authorities are set to release into the wild her female cub after successfully radio-collaring her by WII. Concept : The three-year-old cub, named T1C2, is currently under observation in a five-hectare enclosure at Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR), where she […]
Subject : Governance Context : An eight-member committee appointed by the government for suggesting measures for effective implementation of reservation in students admissions and faculty recruitment in IITs has recommended that the 23 engineering schools should be exempted from reservations under CEI Act, 2019. Concept : Among two sets of recommendations made by the committee, […]
Subject : Polity Context: The Cabinet Committee on Security approved the setting up of a new National Security Directive on telecommunication sector with an intent to classify telecom products and their sources under the ‘trusted’ and ‘non-trusted’ categories. Concept : The move could potentially make it more difficult for Chinese telecom equipment vendors like Huawei […]