What is Roe v. Wade, which the US Supreme Court has overturned — and why is it significant? Subject :Polity Section :Rights Context: The landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade judgment that legalised abortion in the US has been struck down by the Supreme Court’s conservative majority What is the position on abortion in […]
‘Hermit’ spyware Subject : Science and Technology Section :Awareness in the filed of technology Hermit is a commercial spyware known to be used by governments, with victims in Kazakhstan, northern Syria and Italy, according to Lookout and Google. The spyware uses various modules, which it downloads from its command and control servers as […]
Bharat NCAP Draft Notification Filed – All Cars To Get Safety Rating Subject: Economy Section: Infrastructure India ranks top in the world in terms of the number of persons killed and third on the injury list. Until now, determining vehicle safety has been wholly courtesy of GNCAP (Global New Car Assessment Programme). Now, […]
Protest against Eco-Sensitive Zones Subject :Environment Section :environment act The Supreme Court has ordered the establishment of 1-km Eco-Sensitive Zones around all protected areas, wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. Farmers in Kerala continue to protest across several high ranges of the state against the Supreme Court’s recent order to establish 1-km Eco-Sensitive Zones […]
National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) App Subject: Science and Technology Section: Awareness in the field of IT The app was launched by the Minister of Rural Development on May, 21 2021. This app is aimed at bringing more transparency and ensuring proper monitoring of the schemes. The NMMS App permits taking real time […]
NASA Announces Launch Delay for Psyche Asteroid Mission Subject: Science and technology Section: Space Psyche asteroid mission Psyche is a planned orbiter mission that will explore the origin of planetary cores by studying the metallic asteroid of the same name under NASA’s Discovery Program. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will manage the project. […]
Daily Prelims Notes 24 June 2022 Table Of Contents Investment through P-notes declines to 86706 cr in May Be prepared for recession WTO Appellate Body Goa’s Sao Joao festival Scientists unpack the influence of black carbon aerosols on rainfall in northeast India How are fireflies affected by light pollution? Multilateral fund offers $5.33 […]
Nexon EV fire incident: Tata Motors says detailed investigation underway Subject : Governance Section: National organization The Centre for Fire Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES), Indian Institute of science and Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam have been asked to probe the circumstances that led to the incident and also suggest remedial […]
Meta Oversight Board report raises concerns Subject : Economy Section: Msc The Board highlighted the lower number of appeals from users in India, a country that has the most number of Facebook and Instagram users. Reasons The lower number of user appeals from outside Europe and the US and Canada could also indicate […]