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Spartech waste post-demolition Subject :Environment Section: Pollution Context: Spartech waste post-demolition Details: The Supertech Twin towers in Sector 93A of Noida, Uttar Pradesh were demolished by controlled implosion at 2.30 pm August 28, 2022. Their being located in a residential neighbourhood of Noida makes it even more essential to introduce interventions to mitigate […]
Fed Monetary Policy Subject : Economy Section: External sector The US central bank will continue aggressive monetary tightening for as long as it takes to bring inflation towards the long-term goal of 2 per cent since the core PCE index — used by the Fed to measure inflation — continues to be at […]
CJI tenure Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Context: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, sworn in as the 49th Chief Justice of India on Saturday, will demit office on November 8 with a tenure of 74 days. Article 124 of the Constitution of India, caps the age of retirement for Supreme Court judges at age […]
What is a full court meeting, called by the new CJI soon after taking charge? Subject :Polity Section: Judiciary Within hours of taking over, the new Chief Justice of India U U Lalit called a meeting of the ‘full court’ Saturday where the judges discussed how to deal with issues relating to listing […]
There will be at least one Constitution Bench in Supreme Court throughout the year: CJI-designate U.U. Lalit. Subject :Polity Section: Judiciary A constitution bench consists of at least five or more judges of the court which is set up to decide substantial questions of law with regard to the interpretation of the constitution in […]
Historian urges Delhi and Punjab to secure Bhagat Singh’s files from Pakistan Subject: History Section: Personality Context: As the Governments of Punjab and Delhi have uniquely adopted the late legends Bhagat Singh and B.R. Ambedkar, respectively, as the official icons of their governments, Professor Chaman Lal, a former senate member of Panjab University […]
Are Earth’s natural climatic patterns changing? An uncharacteristic La Nina may be a sign of the ongoing La Nina may become the longest on record. Introduction- Petteri Taalas, secretary-general of WMO said – Human-induced climate change amplifies the impacts of naturally occurring events like La Niña and is increasingly influencing our weather patterns, […]
More Muslim women are opting for khhula- their right to ‘instant divorce’ Subject: History Section : Art and Culture Context: More Muslim marriages end with khhula, the woman’s inalienable right to instant divorce, and not as it’s widely perceived through instant triple talaq, which was set aside by a Supreme Court verdict in […]
Intel agencies seek law on crypto deals Subject: Security Context: Investigation and intelligence agencies of the government are pressing the Centre to distinctly list crypto currency exchanges under the existing regulatory mechanism, thus making it mandatory for the exchanges to proactively share information regarding suspicious transactions with the police or law enforcement authorities. […]
PM Modi spins charkha at ‘Khadi Utsav’ in Ahmedabad Subject: Schemes Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried his hands on the charkha while attending a ‘Khadi Utsav’ event in Ahmedabad on Saturday. 8 different schemes of Khadi & Village Industries are now merged under two heads i.e.‘Khadi Vikas Yojana’ and ‘Gramodyog Vikas Yojana’: […]