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SC puts sedition trials on hold until Centre re-examines Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Concept: Edition, which falls under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, is defined as any action that brings or attempts to bring hatred or contempt towards the government of India and has been illegal in India since 1870. Historical […]
Supreme Court slams government claim that only President has power to pardon Subject: Polity Section: President Context: Centre’s claim that the President, and not the Tamil Nadu Governor, has “exclusive power” to decide Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict A.G. Perarivalan’s plea for pardon Background: Rajiv Gandhi Assasination case: https://optimizeias.com/rajiv-gandhi-assasination-case/ SC Stand: Centre’s claim that […]
Bharat Bio consortium gets $19 m to develop ‘variant-proof’ vaccine Subject :Science and Technology Section: Biotech Context: An adjuvant subunit vaccine, designed to provide broad protection against all known SARS-CoV-2 variants Concept: The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) was launched at Davos in 2017 as the result of a consensus that a […]
Rocket-Propelled Grenade Subject: Defence Section: Biotech Context: RPG based on the German Panzerfaust anti-tank weapon Concept: A weapon of Soviet origin. The initials in Russian stand for rucknoypeotivotankovvygranaromyot, which roughly translates into “handheld anti-tank grenade launcher”. It is a portable, shoulder-fired weapon that is easy to operate and can cause widespread damage whether […]
State of the World’s Birds Report Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: The State of the World’s Birds, an annual review of environmental resources led by the Manchester Metropolitan University gives an overview of the changes in the knowledge of avian biodiversity and the extent to which it is imperilled. Concept: Key Findings of […]
Digital India Act Subject: Governance Section: Corporate Governance Context: A new law — Digital India Act — is in works, which would incorporate all aspects covering cyber security, social media, digital services, personal data protection, etc, sources in the government said. Concept: The government plans to further tighten intermediary guidelines for social media […]
India’s population Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography INDIA’S POPULATION remains young, with more than one-fourth aged under 15 years and less than an eighth over 60. There has been only a slight dip in the young population’s share in the last five years: Between the National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-16) and NFHS-5 […]
Tropical cyclones names Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Context: Cyclone Asani, formed in the Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in coming days. The name ‘Asani’ was given by Sri Lanka. Asani or ‘wrath’ in Sinhalese will be the first cyclonic storm of the season. Why name cyclones? […]
Temple Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: After prayers were held at the ruins of the eighth-century Martand Sun Temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag last week, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has expressed its concern to the district administration. More about issue: Puja was conducted on the temple complex of […]
Genetic differences among Elephants Context: Corridors with high human activities may not ease elephant connectivity, study More about the study: In India, where a large extent of elephants lie outside protected areas, elephants occur in the country’s north-western, east-central, north-eastern and southern regions with the latter two holding about 80% of the elephant […]