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Delhi HC sets aside order revoking Sweden-based professor Ashok Swain’s OCI status Subject : Polity Section: Constitution Concept : The Delhi High Court Monday set aside an order passed by the Indian Embassy to Sweden and Latvia revoking Sweden-based Professor Ashok Swain’s Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status. The high court noted that […]
Import of urea will ease by 2025 Subject: Economy Section: Agriculture Concept : Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Manukh Mandaviya, proposed a special package worth ₹3.7 lakh crore for farmers to address unbalanced fertiliser use in the country. The nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium ratio should ideally be 4:2:1, but it currently stands […]
SC asks Centre to respond on plea to protect 2.31 lakh wetlands mapped in country Subject: Environment Section: Ecosystem Context: The Supreme Court on July 10 recorded that the number of wetlands in the country has expanded from 2.01 lakh to 2.31 lakh since 2017, and sought the Centre’s response on a plea […]
SEBI rejects expert committee observations on Beneficial Owners Subject: Economy Section: Capital Market Context: SEBI has submitted its response to the report of the Supreme Court appointed expert committee to probe the Adani-Hindenburg controversy. The response denies that changes to the law governing disclosure of Beneficial Owners (BO), made identification of the beneficial […]
Chandrayaan-3 mission: Why ISRO wants to explore the Moon’s south pole Subject : Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept : Chandrayaan-3 is India’s upcoming lunar mission, which aims to be the world’s first mission to soft-land near the lunar south pole. Chandrayaan-3 is India’s third moon mission and is a follow-up of […]
Marine heatwaves Subject: Geography Section: Physical geography A marine heatwave is defined as when seawater temperatures exceed a seasonally-varying threshold (usually the 90th percentile) for at least 5 consecutive days. Successive heatwaves with gaps of 2 days or less are considered part of the same event. Due to increased greenhouse gas emissions, extended […]
16 killed as heavy rain triggers landslips, floods in North India Subject : Geography Section: Physical geography Concept : At least 16 people were killed in landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rain that lashed several parts of north India over the past 24 hours About Flash Floods Flash Floods are highly […]
New variety of wheat Subject: Science and technology Section: Biotechnology Concept : The Ludhiana-based institution, which played a pivotal role during the Green Revolution to make India surplus in foodgrains by developing high-yielding strains, has bred a new wheat variety with high amylose starch content, known to reduce risks of type-2 diabetes and […]
Types of intelligence Subject : Science and tech Section: Awareness in IT Concept : Super Intelligence A superintelligence is a hypothetical agent that possesses intelligence far surpassing that of the brightest and most gifted human minds. “Superintelligence” may also refer to a property of problem-solving systems (e.g., super intelligent language translators or engineering […]
WTO Dispute settlement Subject : International Relations Section: International organisations Concept : In 2022, the member-countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) resurrected the dispute settlement system (DSS), also called WTO’s ‘crown jewel’, by 2024. Dispute Settlement System (DSS) The Dispute Settlement System (DSS) was established to settle trade disputes between WTO members. […]