Something changed about cyclone formation in the 1990s Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography Context: A new study suggests a shift in the Arabian Sea’s cyclogenesis potential, which may be linked to a shift in the ‘Warm Arctic, Cold Eurasian’ pattern as well as regime shifts and global warming. Cyclones Trend in Arabian Sea A […]
Baiga tribal group gets habitat rights in Chhattisgarh Subject: Geography Section: Human geography Context: The Baiga Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) became the second pvtg to get habitat rights in Chhattisgarh, after the Kamar PVTG. About Baiga The Baiga are an ethnic group in central India. They are one of the Particularly Vulnerable […]
Why are cases against Yunus drawing attention? Subject: Polity Section: Personality Context: In May this year, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against several members of the board of directors of Grameen Telecom, that included Nobel laureate Dr. Mohammad Yunus, over allegations that the board was involved in misusing funds from […]
Concerns About Government’s fact checking unit Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: The Bombay High Court on September 29 reserved its verdict in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023 (IT Rules). The Rules permit a Fact Check Unit (FCU) of […]
The Events Before and After Operation Polo In Hyderabad Subject: History Section: Modern India Context: The newest book to join the corpus is Afsar Mohammed’s ‘Remaking History- 1948 Police Action and the Muslims of Hyderabad’, published by Cambridge University Press in 2023. Afsar’s book looks at the events of ‘Police Action’ through the prism of fiction and nonfiction mostly in Telugu and […]
Importance of bond markets for financing green energy projects Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal Policy What’s Happening? HDFC emphasized the importance of deepening bond markets to efficiently finance India’s energy transition goals and cautioned against relying solely on bank finance for long-gestation projects, citing potential disasters similar to those witnessed in the early 2000s. […]
Devolution of funds to South Indian States Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Why in News? Tamil Nadu has criticized the central government for its unfair treatment of the state regarding the devolution of funds and highlighted the following points: – Comparative Contributions shows Step motherly Attitude: Tamil Nadu contributes more to the central […]
Restrictions imposed on imported Electronic Devices in India Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Why in News? India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has announced that starting from November 1, 2023, it will impose import restrictions on laptops, computers, and their components classified under Harmonised System of Nomenclature (HSN) Code 8471. However, these […]