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Court vs Court Subject :Polity Context: Recently SC ordered suspending Bombay HC’s acquittal of GN Saibaba Case. The order was stayed at an emergency hearing on Saturday, one day after the former professor and five others had been acquitted for having Maoist links. What is GN Saibaba Case: GN Saibaba, who is 90% […]
Child Marriage Subject :Polity What is Child Marriage: According to Indian laws Child marriage is a marriage where either the woman is below age of 18years or the man is below the age of 21 years. Some Findings about Child Marriage: NFHS-5 data of 2019-20 reported an underage marriage to about 23%, which […]
Pasmanda Muslim Subject :Polity Context: INA first-of-its-kind conference of Pasmanda Muslims was organised in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh by the state BJP’s minority wing. Many prominent Pasmanda Muslim where honoured. Who are Pasmanda Muslim: Pasmanda is a Persian word that means the ‘ones left behind’. The word is used to describe the depressed classes […]
Climate of uncertainty Subject :Environment Context- CLIMATE CHANGE IS altering weather patterns, directly impacting 55 per cent of the country’s inflation basket. There are implications for incomes and the twin deficits too. Take the current year, for example- A debilitating heatwave in March led to rise in wheat prices by 19 per cent, […]
Securing India’s cyberspace from quantum techniques Subject : Science and Technology Context- Last month, there were reports that the Indian Army is developing cryptographic techniques to make its networks resistant to attacks by systems with quantum capabilities. This step builds on last year’s initiative to establish a quantum computing laboratory at the military […]
What is ‘meat’ from plants and is ‘just like’ meat vegetarian? Subject: Science and Technology Context- Last week, meat and seafood retailer Licious forayed into the marketing of “mock” chicken and mutton under a new ‘UnCrave’ brand. Also, various celebrities like M.S. Dhoni, Actor couple Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh, former Indian cricket captain […]
Digital banks Subject :Economy Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated 75 digital banking units to the nation. Details: The Union Budget for 2022-23 proposed to set up 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in 75 districts of the country by Scheduled Commercial Banks. It would further financial inclusion and improve banking experience for the […]
Why is inflation systemic now? Subject : Economy Context: Since May, the Reserve Bank of India has raised the repo rate by 190 basis points yet it hasn’t checked credit growth so far making inflation systemic . Concept: Systemic Inflation It implies higher prices for general goods and services over a longer and […]
Banking sector Subject :Economy Context: The Nobel in Economics has been awarded to Bernanke, Diamond and Dybvig for their “research on banks and financial crises” undertaken in the early 1980s which have formed the foundations of what constitutes most modern banking research. Details: Diamond and Dybvig postulated theoretical models on banks’ role in […]
Scheduled Castes panel cannot initiate inquiry on unsubstantiated complaints Subject : Constitutional Organisations Context : The Delhi High Court has recently ruled that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes cannot initiate an inquiry based on any “specious complaint and unsubstantiated allegations” made by a person belonging to a Scheduled Castes. Concept : NCSC […]