Anti-Google Law Subject –Science and Tech Context – South Korea is likely to bar Google and Apple from requiring software developers to use their payment systems, effectively stopping them from charging commissions on in-app purchases, the first such curbs on the tech companies by a major economy. Concept – Antitrust law, also referred […]
Brownfiled vs Greenfield projects Subject – Economy Context – The government unveiled a four-year National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) worth an estimated Rs 6 lakh crore. It aims to unlock value in brownfield projects by engaging the private sector, transferring to them revenue rights and not ownership in the projects, and using the funds so generated […]
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 Subject – Governance Context – Attorney General K KVenugopal urged the Supreme Court to reverse the Bombay High Court ruling which held that if there is “no direct physical contact, i.e. skin to skin”, no offence of sexual assault under Protection of Children from […]
Light Pollution Subject – Environment Context – light pollution disorients ecosystems. Concept – Light pollution is an unwanted consequence of outdoor lighting and usually occurs due to excessive and inappropriate artificial light. There are five overlapping components of light pollution: Urban sky glow, light trespass, glare, uplight and clutter. Urban sky glow refers […]
UNHRC Subject – IR Context – Modi, Putin discuss Afghanistan; India flags terror concern at UNHRC Concept – The UN Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the world. The Council was created by the United Nations […]
BRICS Subject – IR Context – Modi, Putin discuss Afghanistan; India flags terror concern at BRICS. Concept – BRICS is an acronym for the grouping of the world’s leading emerging economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The BRICS Leaders’ Summit is convened annually. BRICS does not exist in form of […]
E-Shram Portal Subject – Economy Context – The government will launch the e-Shram portal, a database of unorganised sector workers. Concept – The government aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers will be issued an e-Shram card containing […]
Havana Syndrome Subject – Science and Tech Context – US Vice-President Kamala Harris’s trip to Hanoi in Vietnam was delayed on Tuesday due to a possible case of the “Havana Syndrome”. Concept – Back in 2016, reports first emerged of US diplomats and other employees of the government falling ill in Havana, the […]
Clinical Trials Subject – Science and Tech Context – India’s indigenously-developed mRNA vaccine has received regulatory nod for Phase II and III clinical trials. Concept – A clinical trial is a systematic study to generate data for discovering or verifying the clinical and pharmacological profile (including pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic) or adverse effects of […]
Guru Granth Sahib Subject – Art and Culture Context – Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and others have carried on their heads saroops of the Guru Granth Sahib flown in from Afghanistan. Concept – Saroop is a physical copy of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, also called Bir in Punjabi. Every Bir has 1,430 […]