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Article 361 provides immunity to the President and Governors from legal proceedings during their term Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: The Supreme Court of India agreed to delve into the provisions of Article 361 of the Indian Constitution, which provides “blanket immunity” to governors from any form of criminal prosecution. More about News: […]
Cotton farmers struggle to deal with Scourge of the pink bollworm Subject: Sci Sec: Biotech Context: The deadly pink bollworm has ravaged cotton crops in the northern states of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan. Cotton cultivation in these states has fallen from around 16 lakh hectares last year to only 10 lakh hectares this […]
Daily Prelims Notes 21 July 2024 Table Of Contents Cotton farmers struggle to deal with Scourge of the pink bollworm Article 361 provides immunity to the President and Governors from legal proceedings during their term Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen ‘in response to attacks’ 1. Cotton farmers struggle to […]
India-Japan Carbon Crediting Mechanism Sub : Env Sec: Climate change Objective: India plans to enter into a carbon trading and carbon credit adjustment mechanism with Japan. Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) with shared emission-reduction credits. Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC): India and Japan plan to sign an MoC to establish the JCM. MoEFCC (Ministry of […]
HC quashes exemption from RTE quota for private schools Subject: Polity Sec: Msc Context: The Bombay High Court quashed the Maharashtra government’s recent notification which had exempted private schools — located within one kilometre radius of a government or government-aided school — from providing a 25% quota for students belonging to “weaker section and disadvantaged […]
Bhil tribe have demanded a separate Bhil Pradesh Subject: Polity Sec: Msc Context: A large number of people from the Bhil tribe recently gathered at a rally in Rajasthan’s Mangarh Dham, where Banswara’s Member of Parliament Rajkumar Roat again raised the “long due” demand for an independent ‘Bhil state’. More about News: “In […]
Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory ‘illegal’: U.N. top court Sub : IR Sec: Places in news Context: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) stated that Israel’s long-term occupation of Palestinian territory is illegal and should end immediately. Details: This advisory opinion, although not binding, comes amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. […]
UPSC chairman Manoj Soni resigns citing ‘personal reasons’ Subject: Polity Sec: Msc Context: Manoj Soni, chairman of UPSC, has resigned for personal reasons before his term ends in May 2029. Soni now wants to focus on “socio-religious activities”. More about News: His resignation is “not in any way connected to controversies and allegations […]
What caused the global Microsoft outage? Sub: Sci Sec: Awareness it and computer Context: A major outage in Microsoft’s cloud services on Friday (July 19) has hit businesses across the world, from airlines and financial services to media groups and healthcare. More on News? It was reported that on late Thursday several users […]
Daily Prelims Notes 20 July 2024 Table Of Contents What caused the global Microsoft outage? UPSC chairman Manoj Soni resigns citing ‘personal reasons’ Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory ‘illegal’: U.N. top court Bhil tribe have demanded a separate Bhil Pradesh HC quashes exemption from RTE quota for private schools India-Japan Carbon Crediting Mechanism […]