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CBSE reinstates 14 languages in draft policy after protests Sub : Schemes Sec: Education Context: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) reinstated several regional languages, including Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, and others, after strong objections were raised about their exclusion from the list of regional languages in a draft policy on Class […]
PKK declares truce with Turkiye after 40 years of conflict Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a call from its jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, urging the group to disband and end its armed struggle. Analysts suggest that a peace deal between […]
23 Ahmadis arrested for offering Friday prayers in Pakistan Sub : IR Sec: Places in news Context: In Punjab, Pakistan, 23 members of the Ahmadiyya community were arrested for offering Friday prayers, a practice prohibited for them under Pakistani law. The incident occurred at a worship place in Daska, Sialkot, located about 100 […]
What were the objections to the new Advocates (Amendment) Bill 2025? Sub: Polity Sec: Judiciary Introduction The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, aimed to amend the Advocates Act, 1961, to address contemporary challenges and align the legal profession with global best practices. The Bill was withdrawn on February 22, 2025, following strong opposition from […]
Special leave petition was supposed to be narrow-slit: Dhankhar Sub: Polity Sec: Judiciary Context: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar highlighted concerns regarding the extensive use of Article 136 of the Indian Constitution and its impact on arbitration. The discussion took place at a colloquium on ‘International Arbitration: Indian Perspective’ organized by the India International […]
Daily Prelims Notes 2 March 2025 Table Of Contents Special leave petition was supposed to be narrow-slit: Dhankhar What were the objections to the new Advocates (Amendment) Bill 2025? 23 Ahmadis arrested for offering Friday prayers in Pakistan PKK declares truce with Turkiye after 40 years of conflict CBSE reinstates 14 languages in […]
Aditya-L1 Mission: Unlocking Solar Flare Secrets Sub : Sci Sec: Space Sector Why in News The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that the Aditya-L1 mission has captured the first-ever image of a solar flare ‘kernel’ using its Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) payload. Key Observations: The SUIT payload aboard Aditya-L1 captured the […]
India Set to Surpass the U.S. in Scientific Publications by 2029 Sub: Sci Sec: IPR Why in News Union Minister for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, announced that India is projected to surpass the United States in the number of scientific publications by 2029. The statement was made during a public function, to […]
Devastating Avalanche in Uttarakhand Sub: Geo Sec: Geomorphology Why in News A massive glacier avalanche struck a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) project site in Mana village, Uttarakhand, leaving 22 workers trapped under ice. The rescue operations, led by the Indian Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), have been hampered by continuous snowfall. Avalanche: […]
SC sets aside dismissal of two women judicial officers Sub: Polity Sec: Judiciary Context: The Supreme Court ruled on February 28, 2025, that the judiciary must be more sensitive to the well-being of women judges. The case involved two women judicial officers from Madhya Pradesh who were dismissed despite one facing personal trauma, […]