NCPCR portal ‘Bal Swaraj’ Subject – Polity Context – Help children left homeless by pandemic: SC Concept – The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), in furtherance to its function as a monitoring authority under section 109 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and in view of the growing problem related […]
Central Asian Nations Subject – IR Context – Central Asian leaders invited for R-Day Concept – The Central Asia region (CA) comprises the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Glaciers Subject – Geography Context – Glacier loss pushing India’s mountain region towards water insecurity Concept – Glacier Location Parkachik Glacier Kargil, Ladakh Kolahoi Glacier Kashmir Machoi Glacier Drass, Ladakh Thajiwas Glacier (Sonamarg) Kasmir valley Gangotri Glacier Uttarakhand Nanda Devi Glacier Uttarakhand
Climate Change-Related Discussions at the UN Security Council Subject – Environment Context – India on Monday voted against a draft resolution seeking to create a formal space for climate change-related discussions at the UN Security Council. Concept – India and Russia were the only countries to have opposed the draft resolution; China abstained. […]
Pension for Judges Subject – Polity Context – Rajya Sabha approves Bill on enhanced pension for retired judges Concept – The High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954, and the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958 regulate the salaries and conditions of service of the judges […]
Energy Conservation Day Subject – Environment Context – In India, National Energy Conservation Day is observed every year on 14th December to raise awareness about the significance of energy and the need of conserving energy by using less energy. Concept – The National Energy Conservation Day is organized on 14th December every year […]
Log4Shell Subject – Defence and Security Context – Log4j vulnerability has tech firms worried Concept – A new vulnerability named Log4Shell is being touted as one of the worst cybersecurity flaws to have been discovered. The vulnerability is based on an open-source logging library used in most applications by enterprises and even government […]
Reforestation Subject – Environment Context – In 2010, India had 31.3Mha of natural forest, extending over 11% of its land area. By 2020, it lost 132kha of the natural forest, equivalent to 67.3Mt of CO₂ of emissions, according to the Global Forest Watch, which monitors forests and provides information on changing patterns worldwide. […]
Exotic Animals Subject – Environment Context – Recent trends suggest that smugglers of exotic wildlife species might be trying to take advantage of the advisory brought out by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to regulate the growing market of exotic animals in the country. Concept – The term exotic […]
Pakke Tiger Reserve Subject – Environment Context – Over two decades since it was first documented in China, a rarely seen butterfly species has been sighted in Arunachal Pradesh. Concept – Name Location Feature Pakke Tiger Reserve, also known as Pakhui Tiger Reserve In the Pakke Kessang district of Arunachal Pradesh. It falls within […]