Proposal for Indian Environmental Service Subject – Environment Context – The Supreme Court has asked the Government if it will create an Indian Environmental Service (IES) as recommended by a committee headed by former Cabinet secretary T.S.R Subramanian in 2014. Concept – The Subramanian committee was set up in August 2014 to review […]
Gujarat’s Deep-Sea Pipeline Scheme Subject – Environment Context – Gujarat’s deep-sea pipeline scheme remains non-starter Concept – In 2020, the government came out with a mega plan to lay the pipeline network to carry industrial effluents directly into the deep sea to save the Sabarmati, Mahisagar, Vishwamitra and Bhadar, which have become critically […]
Tokyo’s Renkoji Temple Subject – History Context – ‘Govt. ignored Tokyo’s Renkoji temple offer’ Concept – Renkō-ji is a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan. It is assumed to be the purported location of the ashes of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom-fighter, which have been preserved since September 18, 1945. The small, well-preserved temple was established […]
Conjugal Rights Subject – Governance Context – Petition on conjugal rights pending for months in SC Concept – Conjugal rights are rights created by marriage, i.e. right of the husband or the wife to the society of the other spouse. A petition questioning a law that forces a woman to return to her husband and denies her sexual autonomy has […]
Holograms Subject – Science and Tech Context – Netaji 3D Hologram statue at India Gate Concept – 3D Hologram technology is not commonly used in India and this statue of Netaji, the Azad Hind Fauj founder, will be one of its kind in the country. This technology uses projectors to create a virtual […]
Statue of Equality Subject – History Context –Sri Ramanuja’s statue to be unveiled by Prime Minister Modi on Feb 5. Concept – The Statue of Equality is a monument in India dedicated to the 11th-century Vaishnavaite Saint Bhagavad Ramanuja, commemorating 1000 years since his birth. It will be inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister […]
State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) Subject – Environment Context – A move by the Union Environment Ministry to implement a ‘star-rating system’ has sparked controversy Concept – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, central Government constituted State Level Environment Impact […]
Subhas Chandra Bose’s relationship with Gandhi Subject – History Context – 125th birth anniversary of SC Bose Concept – In 1915, soon after his return from South Africa Gandhiji became the unquestioned leader of India’s freedom movement and Indian National Congress. Subhas Chandra Bose, ‘the stormy petrel of Indian Renaissance’ younger to Gandhi […]
Subhash Chandra Bose Awards For Disaster Management Subject – Disaster Management Context – PM Confers Subhash Chandra Bose Awards for Disaster Management for 2019-22 Concept – The Centre instituted the annual award to recognise and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by individuals and organisations in India in the field of […]
K-shaped Recovery Subject – Economy Context – Income of poorest fifth plunged 53% in 5 years; those at top surged. This stark K-shaped recovery emerges in the latest round of ICE360 Survey 2021, conducted by People’s Research on India’s Consumer Economy (PRICE), a Mumbai- based think-tank. Concept – A K-shaped recovery occurs when […]