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Kerala Bar Council seeks lawyer explanation on charge of bribing judges Subject : Polity Section :Judiciary Concept : Acting on a complaint forwarded from the Union Law Ministry, the Bar Council of Kerala on Monday decided to initiate a probe into the allegation that Kerala High Court Advocates’ Association president Saiby Jose Kidangoor […]
Budget terms Subject: Economy Section :Fiscal Policy Concept: Budget and Revised Estimate Budget Estimates represent the idea of upcoming government projects and their progression. The revised Estimate explains the expenses that are going to happen. Budget estimates work like a critical process and show the transparency work and budget fund of the government. […]
Centre to roll out process to set up 16th Finance Commission soon Subject: Polity Section: National body Concept: The Union Government is expected to initiate the process of establishing the 16th Finance Commission. The Finance Commission is a constitutional body that is tasked with recommending the revenue-sharing model between the Union and the […]
General Assembly divided over UN reforms Subject: International Relations Section: International organization Concept : The UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi during his visit to India said that the reform of the UN Security Council was a member-driven process that would require the members of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to collaborate and […]
Caesium-137 Subject :Science and Technology Context: A tiny radioactive capsule is lost on a highway in Western Australia. More on the News: It was discovered the truck had lost a rather special piece of cargo somewhere along the way: a tiny capsule containing a highly radioactive substance, used in a radiation gauge on […]
SC to examine pleas on electoral bond scheme today Subject :Polity Section : Elections Context: The Supreme Court is going to examine whether petitions challenging the validity of electoral bonds scheme need to be referred to a Constitution Bench. The petitions, which have been in limbo for about eight years, allege that the […]
Attorney General raises serious objections to filing of petitions in SC against States’ religious conversion laws Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Attorney General R. Venkataramani on Monday in the Supreme Court raised serious objections to petitions being filed in the Supreme Court against various States’ religious conversion laws. Details: The case concerns anti-conversion enactments […]
Migratory birds and Earth’s Magnetic field Subject: Environment Section: Msc Context: Disturbances in Earth’s magnetic field may be responsible for stranded migratory birds says the study. More on the News: A new study published by Scientific Reports has found that the Earth’s magnetic field may be partially to blame for birds losing their […]
Student enrolments in higher studies rose by 7.5% in 202021: AISHE data Subject: Scheme Section: Education The Union Education Ministry on Sunday released data from the All India Sur vey on Higher Education (AISHE), 20202021, which showed a 7.5% increase in student enrolments across the country from the 201920 figures, with the total […]
Project 39 A Subject :Polity Section: Constitution According to the Annual Death Penalty Report, 2022 by Project 39A, a criminal reforms advocacy group with the National Law University, Delhi. trial courts awarded 165 death sentences in 2022, the highest in over two decades. Details: In September last year, a three-judge bench headed by […]