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Record inflation in Argentina Subject: IR Section :Places in news Inflation in Argentina has jumped to its highest level in three decades, Compared to a year ago, inflation has accelerated to 138.3%. That’s the highest level since the early 1990s when Argentina was exiting hyperinflation. Argentina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) face […]
The protection of hospitals during armed conflicts Subject: IR Section :International Convention What the law says: According to International humanitarian law (IHL), health establishments and units, including hospitals, should not be attacked. This protection extends to the wounded and sick as well as to medical staff and means of transport. The rule has […]
HC says surrogacy using donor gametes can’t be prohibited as a condition in consent form Subject: Polity Section: Laws in news Context: The High Court of Karnataka observed that disallowing surrogacy using donor gametes as a condition in the consent form for seeking permission to undergo the process is contrary to the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021. What is Surrogacy? Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman (the surrogate) agrees to carry and give birth to […]
Tribal activists hail compensation for land regularized under FRA Subject: Polity Section: Laws in news Context: Tribal rights activists expressed satisfaction with the compensation awarded for land regularised under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006 (FRA) in connection with the 464km Bharatamala Road project linking Raipur and Visakhapatnam. About Forest Rights Act 2006: FRA enacted in 2006 recognises the rights of forest-dwelling tribal communities and other traditional forest dwellers to forest resources on […]
Out of jail on furlough, Ram Rahim heads to U.P. ashram, addresses his followers Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Context: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, chief of Dera Sacha Sauda and a rape convict, on Tuesday walked out of Rohtak’s Sunaria jail on a 21 day furlough. What is furlough? Furlough is given in cases of long-term imprisonment. A prisoner’s sentence is considered to be remitted […]
International Tropical Timber Council concludes with major decisions, including its extension Subject :Environment Section: International Conventions Context: The 59th International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC), a group that meets at least once a year to discuss a wide-ranging agenda aimed at promoting sustainable tropical forest management and the trade of sustainably produced tropical timber, […]
Emissions Gap Report: Only 14% chance of limiting global warming to 1.5°C even in most optimistic scenarios Subject :Environment Section: International Organisation Context: UNEP has published the 14th Emission Gap Report 2023. Findings of the report: There is only a 14 per cent chance of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius over […]
The OECD report on climate finance Subject :Environment Section: Climate change Context: A new report, published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), showed that economically developed countries fell short of their promise to jointly mobilise $100 billion a year, towards the climate mitigation and adaptation needs of developing countries, in […]
The other oil imports India needs to worry about Subject : Economy Section: External sector Context: India’s edible oil imports have risen almost 1.5 times and more than doubled in rupee value terms during the last 10 years. Details: Imports of vegetable oils touched a record 16.5 million tonnes (mt) in the year […]
Saving India’s only ape, the hoolock gibbon Subject :Environment Section: Species in news In the news: The Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary (HGS), a habitat of the endangered Western hoolock gibbon in Assam, is fragmented by a railway track that goes through the sanctuary. At HGS, the gibbon population comprising 125 individuals (in 26 groups) […]