Bill for ST status for Gond in four UP district got Rajya Sabha nod Subject :Polity Context: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed with voice vote the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill-2022, which seeks to give the ST status to the Gond community in four districts of Uttar […]
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on plea for legal nod to same-sex union Subject :Polity Context: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea by a gay couple seeking legal recognition of their marriage in India. More about the issue: The plea was filed by a 46-year-old Indian national who […]
World Bank’s Pension Conceptual Framework Subject :Economy The World Bank provided a Pension Conceptual Framework in 2008 which is adapted from the World Economic Forum. The Five Pillar Framework is the template that the World Bank uses for recommendations regarding reform of country-wide pension systems. The various pension plans for the provisioning of […]
Coal imports Subject :Economy India’s coal imports are expected to grow by 5 per cent y-o-y to 219 million tonnes (mt) in the current financial year. Details: The targets for domestic coal production and imports have been estimated at 911 mt and 219 mt, respectively. Concept: Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries […]
Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Second Amendment Regulations 2022 Subject :Economy FSSAI laid the Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Second Amendment Regulations, 2022. Details: It aims to create fairness in claims and advertisements of food products and make food businesses accountable for such claims /advertisements so as to protect […]
India’s merchandise trade Subject :Economy Context: India’s imports from China rose sharply post the Galwan clash, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. Concept: China is India’s second biggest trading partner after the United States in 2021-22. In 2021-22, India-China bilateral trade stood at $115.83 billion—11.19 per cent of India’s total merchandise trade […]
Public Financial Management System (PFMS) Subject :Economy Context: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) presented a report on the “Implementation of Public Financial Management System [PFMS]. Details: The committee observed that the tasks related to the implementation of the PFMS appeared to have been dealt with a casual approach and there was no proper […]
How gene therapy could cure cancer Subject :Science and Technology Context: Scientists in the United Kingdom testing a new form of cancer therapy, reported success in a teenaged girl, Alyssia, with a form of cancer called T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: T-cells are a class of white blood cells which […]
COP15 Montreal: ‘30×30 will create more militarised Protected Areas’ Subject: Environment Context- The ongoing 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, is pushing for a 30×30 Target to protect and conserve at least 30 per cent of land and ocean biodiversity by 2030 to avoid a crisis. […]
As earth heats up; arctic faces disproportionate impact: NOAA Subject :Environment Context: The once reliably frigid and frozen Arctic is becoming wetter and stormier, with shifts in its climate and seasons that are forcing local communities, wildlife and ecosystems to adapt. 2022 was only the Arctic’s sixth warmest year on record, researchers saw […]