Antiquities abroad: Indian and International Laws Subject : History Section: Art and Culture Concept : About Antiquities The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act (1972), defines “antiquity” as – any coin, sculpture, painting, epigraph or other work of art or craftsmanship; any article, object or thing detached from a building or cave; any article, […]
EC Power to de-register a Political Party Subject: Polity Section: Election Concept : The Election Commission of India has submitted before the Allahabad High Court that it has no Jurisdiction to either ban caste-based rallies organized by political parties in the non-election period or to ban them from contesting subsequent polls. The submission […]
Section 8 (1) (j) of RTI Act Subject: Polity Concept: Activists and Opposition MPs on Monday expressed concern over a proposed amendment to the Right to Information (RTI) Act,2005. The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, which the government may introduce in the Budget Session, removes provisions from Section8(1)(j) that allow public […]
National Disaster Response Fund Subject : Schemes Concept : A committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved additional Central assistance worth ₹1,816.16 crore. It was released under the National Disaster Response Fund to Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Nagaland, which were affected by flood, landslips and cloudburst in 2022. […]
India remains world’s largest importer of arms: SIPRI report Subject : Defense Concept : As per the report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India has remained the world’s largest arms importer between 2018 and 2022 despite there being a drop in imports by around 11% between 2013-2017 and 2018-2022. According […]
Room-temperature Superconductors Subject : Science and technology Section: Physics Concept : A study has reported the discovery of room-temperature superconductivity in nitrogen-doped lutetium hydride at about a thousand atmospheres of pressure. Room-temperature superconductors Recently, scientists at the University of Rochester in the US have reported the discovery of room-temperature superconductivity in nitrogen-doped lutetium […]
NGT appointed committee holds Kochi Corporation responsible Subject : Environment Section: Pollution Concept : The State Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC) on Solid Waste Management appointed by the National Green Tribunal has held the Kochi Corporation responsible for all the fire incidents at the Brahmapuram dump site. SLMC report highlights various defects in the […]
Oscar win for ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ Subject :Environment Section: Species in news Context: Indian documentary The Elephant Whisperers emerged as the winner in the Best Documentary Short category at the 95th Academy Awards, among the five films nominated. More on the News: The documentary shows the lives of Bomman and Bellie, two Indigenous […]
IPES report highlights global hunger crisis amid high debt Subject: Environment Section: International convention and environmental Organisation Context: At least 21 countries including Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Haiti, Lebanon, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Zimbabwe — were nearing catastrophic levels of both debt distress and rising hunger in 2022, according to a new report. […]