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Do marriages need to be registered? What happens if they are not? Subject: Polity Sec: Legislation in news Tag: Special Marriage Act, 1954 (SMA). Context: The Supreme Court last week ruled that despite an official marriage certificate, a Hindu couple before the Court had never acquired the status of husband and wife. More […]
Why Vietnam wants US to change its ‘non-market economy’ status Subject: Economy Sec: External Sector Tag: non-market economy Context: Vietnam has been pushing the President Joe Biden administration to quickly change its “non-market economy” classification to “market economy”, in a bid to avoid high taxes imposed by the US on the goods imported […]
Plastic treaty talks conclude in Ottawa with little progress Subject: Environment Sec: Pollution Tag: Plastic treaty Context: The fourth round of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to negotiate a Global Plastics Treaty concluded in Ottawa, Canada, with 192 member countries deliberating on a legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution. Details: The next […]
Coral bleaching grips Indian coasts; Lakshadweep, Andamans are most affected Subject: Geography Sec: Oceanography Tag: Coral bleaching , Lakshadweep, Andamans Coral Bleaching in India: Coral reefs in India, found in regions such as Lakshadweep, Gulf of Kutch, Goa, Maharashtra, and along the eastern coast including the Gulf of Mannar and Tamil Nadu, are […]
How the Widal test clouds India’s sense of its typhoid problem Subject: Science and tech Sec: Health Tag: Widal Test, Typhoid Typhoid Fever: Typhoid fever is an infectious disease caused by Salmonella typhi bacteria, transmitted through contaminated food and water. It manifests symptoms like high fever, stomach pain, weakness, nausea, and potentially severe […]
MDH-Everest row: FSSAI raises default limit for pesticides in spices but will that impact your health? Subject: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: The country’s apex food safety regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has increased the default limit for pesticide residues in spices to 0.1 mg/kg last month, […]
What was the three-phase ceasefire deal that Hamas backed, Israel rejected as ‘soft’? Subject: IR Sec: Places in news Tags: Gaza strip , Israel -Palestine, three-phase ceasefire deal Context: Israeli forces seized the control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing — the sole crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza — on Tuesday. More […]
Why electric vehicles are at the heart of trade frictions between China and Europe Subject: Economy Sec: External sector Context: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday arrived in France on a state visit hosted by Emmanuel Macron where the French leader will seek to push his counterpart on issues ranging from Ukraine to […]
Combating forest fires in focus on Day 1 of UN forum; India Shares Revised National Forest Policy Subject: Environment Sec: Int convention Tag: UN Forum on forest Context: 19th United Nations Forum on Forests held in New York, United States. Details Theme of discussion: Combating forest fires and developing a Model Forest Act. […]
RBI’s Provisioning Norms Affect PSU Banks and Infrastructure Financers Subject: Economy Sec: Monetary Policy Tag: RBI’s Provisioning Norms What Happened: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed tighter norms for project financing, recommending increased standard asset provisioning of up to 5% on loans. This move is anticipated to result in additional provisioning of […]