The Mining Sector Subject : Economy Context Centre has proposed to amend the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 to put a ceiling on mineral-wise and State-wise area limits for each State. Details: All states will have to follow the area limits for various minerals while auctioning resources, and changes would […]

    Orissa High Court judge pronounces 32 judgements in one day Subject : Polity Context : An Orissa High Court  bench delivered judgement in 32 matters, pertaining to mostly civil disputes, in a single day. Concept : The highest among them were writ petitions under Article 226 and 227, with as many as 67,266 […]

    NavIC: India’s homegrown navigation system Subject : Science & technology Context: The Indian government is pushing smartphone makers to enable support for its NavIC navigation system in new devices sold in the country from next year, a move that has spooked the industry due to additional costs and tight time frames Concept : […]

    Surajpuri and Bajjika Dialects Subject: Culture Context: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Education Minister Prof Chandra Shekhar have asked the state education department to set up academies for the promotion of the Surjapuri and Bajjika dialects on the lines of the Hindi and Urdu academies. Concept: Surjapuri Surjapuri is spoken mainly in […]

    Daily Practice Sheet 26 September 2022   Daily Prelims Topics Rohini RH 200 Sounding Rocket Veto Powers at UNSC Neelakurinji Dasara back in ful glory in the city of palaces Sangam age artefacts found near Chennai Monetary Policy General Data Protection Regulation Rejoinder: ‘One CGIAR won’t alter international germplasm collections’ White goods Daily […]